2023-2031 FTP news, updates, etc

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Andy31 wrote:
Sun Apr 12, 2026 12:49 am
The A team will touring Bangladesh July
South Africa and Ireland A may be touring at some point.

The academy will be touring South Africa at some point

The high performance run by Houghton will be touring England again.

I believe the academy and high performance are seperate sides.
I wonder how the Makonis are still making the academy side. The other fela recently got an FC cap. At this rate is a matter of time till we see them in national colours.
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tawac wrote:
Mon Apr 13, 2026 5:02 am
Andy31 wrote:
Sun Apr 12, 2026 12:49 am
The A team will touring Bangladesh July
South Africa and Ireland A may be touring at some point.

The academy will be touring South Africa at some point

The high performance run by Houghton will be touring England again.

I believe the academy and high performance are seperate sides.
I wonder how the Makonis are still making the academy side. The other fela recently got an FC cap. At this rate is a matter of time till we see them in national colours.

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Zimbabwe have regained 10th rank in ICC test rankings while they stand 11th in both ODIs and T20s, ahead of Ireland in all the formats, and ahead of Afghanistan in tests.

There was a time when Zimbabwe's T20 ranking went as low as 14th, so this is a decent recovery.

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sam_ahm wrote:
Sat May 02, 2026 2:11 pm
Zimbabwe have regained 10th rank in ICC test rankings while they stand 11th in both ODIs and T20s, ahead of Ireland in all the formats, and ahead of Afghanistan in tests.

There was a time when Zimbabwe's T20 ranking went as low as 14th, so this is a decent recovery.
I've long maintained tests are our best format.
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eugene wrote:
Wed May 06, 2026 1:05 am
sam_ahm wrote:
Sat May 02, 2026 2:11 pm
Zimbabwe have regained 10th rank in ICC test rankings while they stand 11th in both ODIs and T20s, ahead of Ireland in all the formats, and ahead of Afghanistan in tests.

There was a time when Zimbabwe's T20 ranking went as low as 14th, so this is a decent recovery.
I've long maintained tests are our best format.
I believe we only are 10th because Ireland and Afghan didn't play enough games.

I do agree tests is our best format

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Andy31 wrote:
Wed May 06, 2026 1:21 am
eugene wrote:
Wed May 06, 2026 1:05 am
sam_ahm wrote:
Sat May 02, 2026 2:11 pm
Zimbabwe have regained 10th rank in ICC test rankings while they stand 11th in both ODIs and T20s, ahead of Ireland in all the formats, and ahead of Afghanistan in tests.

There was a time when Zimbabwe's T20 ranking went as low as 14th, so this is a decent recovery.
I've long maintained tests are our best format.
I believe we only are 10th because Ireland and Afghan didn't play enough games.

I do agree tests is our best format
Yeah I think ZIM are still behind Ireland at 11th. They haven't played enough games to make the main table. Afghanistan are dead last.

Based on recent results, T20s would be Zim's best format. Hard to pick between Tests and ODIs because they have hardly played any ODIs since the 2023 world cup.
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We have certainly got a lot better at T20s, it was always our worst format by far. Raza, Bennett, and Muzarabani have really been game changers for us.
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