New Zealand confirms Zim tour

Zimbabwe Cricket this week confirmed dates for the upcoming series and warm-up matches against New Zealand, which will see the visitors complete their 2011 overseas tour.

Ross Taylor
Ross Taylor

ZC said Ross Taylor's team would play two Twenty20 Internationals, three One Day Internationals and a Test match between 15 October and 5 November in Zimbabwe.

The Twenty20 series and first two ODI's will be contested in Harare with the final ODI and Test match scheduled for Bulawayo. A two-day warm-up match just prior to the Test will be played in Bulawayo on October 28.

In addition to the two-match Test series announced earlier, the Black Caps, as new Zealand are also known, will play warm-up matches in Sydney and Brisbane. The first will be a three-day fixture against a New South Wales XI on November 18 with a four-day match against Australia A starting on November 24. The first Test match starts in Brisbane on 1 December 1, with the second match getting underway in Hobart on December 9.

New Zealand will be third country to tour Zimbabwe after Bangladesh and Pakistan.

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