Zimbabwe cricket team captain Graeme Cremer has been named in a strong A side to face Canada in three one-day matches in Harare next week. The 18-man squad, named for the limited-overs series, was selected with Zimbabwe’s upcoming tours to Scotland, the Netherlands and Sri Lanka in mind. Cremer headlines a side that includes fellow seasoned
internationals Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza Butt, Chamunorwa Chibhabha, Tinashe Panyangara, Malcolm Waller, Tendai Chatara, Solomon Mire and Elton Chigumbura as ZC looks to give their players some game time ahead of their tour to Sri Lanka next month.
The Canadians are expected to arrive in Harare today.
The three one-day matches will all be at Harare Sports Club starting next Tuesday with the other two matches falling on Thursday and Friday.
The Canadians will, however, first face a High Performance Centre side in a warm-up game, also at Harare Sports Club tomorrow.
Canada last toured Zimbabwe in January 2015 for a 50-over series which Zimbabwe A won 3-1.
The Zimbabwe A side last week whitewashed Namibia 4-0 in another one-day series played in Windhoek.
Meanwhile, Cricket Canada national selection panel has named the Canada squad for the ICC WCL Division 3, Uganda from 21st — 31st May.
Zimbabwe A Squad
Graeme Cremer, Regis Chakabva, Chamunorwa Chibhabha, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza Butt, Peter Joseph Moor, Malcolm Waller, Timycen Maruma, Wellington Masakadza, Tendai Chatara, Donald Tiripano, Nathan Waller, Christopher Mpofu, Elton Chigumbura, Tinashe Panyangara, Tinotenda Mutombodzi, Solomon Mire, Innocent Kaia
Canada Squad
1. Nitish Kumar — Captain, 2. Bhavindu Adhihetty 3. Cecil Pervez 4. Dhanuka Pathirana 5. Durand Soraine 6. Hamza Tariq 7. Jimmy Hansra 8. Junaid Siddiqui 9. Mark Montfort
10. Navneet Dhaliwal 11. Nikhil Dutta 12. Rizwan Cheema
13. Saad Zafar 14. Satsimranjit Dhindsa
Reserves
15. Srimanta Wijeyeratne 16. Varun Sehdev
Management
1. Henry Osinde — Coach
2. Daulat Khan — Asst. Coach
3. Ingleton Liburd — Manager
Zimbabwe A Squad Against Canada declared
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Re: Zimbabwe A Squad Against Canada declared
Haven't seen Zimbabwe Selectors to pick a side for Zimbabwe A that really looked like " A " team. Other nations even Afghanistan selects their uncapped domestic cricket performers in their A games to provide the amateurs some experiences of international stage whereas Zimbabwe always picks their international players instead of domestic cricket performers, because of less exposures despite performing these players hence run away to other nations.
Its Started with South Africa A series where they picked A side keeping in mind New Zealand Test Series, then against Sri Lankan High Performance side and Pakistan A keeping in mind that tri series, against Afghans A, for making players ready for Afghanistan Odi series and now against Namibia and Canada keeping Scotland, Netherland and Sri Lanka series in mind.
Elton again ? Has been out of form since 2015, still getting picked.
Its Started with South Africa A series where they picked A side keeping in mind New Zealand Test Series, then against Sri Lankan High Performance side and Pakistan A keeping in mind that tri series, against Afghans A, for making players ready for Afghanistan Odi series and now against Namibia and Canada keeping Scotland, Netherland and Sri Lanka series in mind.
Elton again ? Has been out of form since 2015, still getting picked.
Robo to rule
Re: Zimbabwe A Squad Against Canada declared
We should have organized games against SA 'A' if we were looking for some competitive warm ups.. this is going to be ridiculously one sided. Where is Craig ervine? Is his injury that bad? They need to mentally prepare us if he isn't going to feature in the upcoming tours especially in Sri Lanka
Re: Zimbabwe A Squad Against Canada declared
TapsC wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2017 4:50 amWe should have organized games against SA 'A' if we were looking for some competitive warm ups.. this is going to be ridiculously one sided. Where is Craig ervine? Is his injury that bad? They need to mentally prepare us if he isn't going to feature in the upcoming tours especially in Sri Lanka
A team games are for exposing new talents, not a stage of preparation for an international tour.
Robo to rule
Re: Zimbabwe A Squad Against Canada declared
We should have organized games against SA 'A' if we were loo
A team games are for exposing new talents, not a stage of preparation for an international tour.
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... Great squad..Panya & Elton should not have been selected
A team games are for exposing new talents, not a stage of preparation for an international tour.
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... Great squad..Panya & Elton should not have been selected