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.Andy31 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2026 12:49 amThe 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.
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tawac wrote: ↑Mon Apr 13, 2026 5:02 amI 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.Andy31 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2026 12:49 amThe 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.
GM found a way to extract the profit from ZC, so that his folks will get the match fees and the payments instead of someone else.
Gotta give him some credit though for what he has done for cricket in Zimbabwe.
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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.
There was a time when Zimbabwe's T20 ranking went as low as 14th, so this is a decent recovery.
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I've long maintained tests are our best format.sam_ahm wrote: ↑Sat May 02, 2026 2:11 pmZimbabwe 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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I believe we only are 10th because Ireland and Afghan didn't play enough games.eugene wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2026 1:05 amI've long maintained tests are our best format.sam_ahm wrote: ↑Sat May 02, 2026 2:11 pmZimbabwe 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 do agree tests is our best format
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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.Andy31 wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2026 1:21 amI believe we only are 10th because Ireland and Afghan didn't play enough games.eugene wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2026 1:05 amI've long maintained tests are our best format.sam_ahm wrote: ↑Sat May 02, 2026 2:11 pmZimbabwe 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 do agree tests is our best format
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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