1 Test, 5 ODIs vs Bangladesh at home in August, 2 day/night ODIs
1 Test, 3 ODIs, 2 T20Is Vs Pakistan at home in September
3 ODIs and 2 T20Is Vs South Africa at home in September / October
1 Test, 3 ODIs, 2 T20Is Vs New Zealand at home in October / November
A side series Vs South Africa A and Australia A in July
Plenty of cricket to look forward to...
The Zimbabwe national cricket team will have a busy schedule this year after the 2011 International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup in India with three Tests lined up.
The new year will see Zimbabwe making a gradual return to Test cricket with home matches against Bangladesh, Pakistan and New Zealand between August and October, a development that is expected to give the players more exposure at the top level.
Zimbabwe last played a Test against India in Harare in September 2005 but this year will see the country making their first tentative steps towards a return to reclaiming their status as a Test cricket nation.
Initial reports had suggested that Zimbabwe would play Bangladesh in May but according to the 2011-2012 schedule released by Zimbabwe Cricket last week and approved by the ICC, the one-off Test match at Harare Sports Club and five one-day internationals (ODIs) will run from August 1 to 21.
The series against Bangladesh will also see the country hosting their first day/night ODIs in Harare on August 12 and 16.
Zimbabwe will have a good opportunity to prepare for the series against Bangladesh when the Zimbabwe XI host the Australian and South African A sides for a triangular series from July 1-10.
The Australian A side will remain behind for two four day games against the Zimbabwe XI side from July 13 to 23.
A week after the Bangladesh team departs the Pakistan national cricket team will arrive for another one-off Test match, three ODIs and two Twenty20 matches.
The Test match is scheduled for September 1 to 5 and the first ODI will be played at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo before the rest of the series moves to Harare.
The South Africans will also tour the country for a series of three ODIs and two Twenty20 matches from September 21 to October 3 in Harare.
Queens Sports Club will host its second successive Test match when the New Zealand team tours Zimbabwe for a Test match, three ODIs and two Twenty20 matches from October 21 to November 14.
which is no bad thing, Harare will make more money on one dayers. Getting 20 South African wickets is probably beyond us at the moment so I understand that decision.