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Afghanistan Tour of Zimbabwe | December 9 - January 6 |
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2024 1:57 pm
by Marshmallow
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has announced it will host Zimbabwe’s first Boxing Day Test at home in 28 years and the country’s first ever New Year’s Test this festive season, both scheduled for Bulawayo.
The historic matches are part of a full tour by Afghanistan that also includes a limited-overs series.
Zimbabwe and Afghanistan will first meet in three T20 international matches set for 9, 11 and 12 December at Harare Sports Club.
After that, they will face off in as many one-day internationals pencilled in for 15, 17 and 19 December at the same venue.
Action will then move over to Bulawayo for the Test series, with the first one scheduled for 26-30 December and the second being played from 2-6 January.
Re: Afghanistan Tour of Zimbabwe | December 9 - January 6 |
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2024 2:44 pm
by secretzimbo
Great for the fans but I would imagine plenty of the players will be fuming about having to spend Christmas Day in Bulawayo!!
Re: Afghanistan Tour of Zimbabwe | December 9 - January 6 |
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2024 2:55 pm
by Marshmallow
If you're a professional sports man you should sacrifice some family time or whatever personal things
Re: Afghanistan Tour of Zimbabwe | December 9 - January 6 |
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2024 3:02 pm
by andrea lanzoni
secretzimbo wrote: ↑Tue Oct 29, 2024 2:44 pm
Great for the fans but I would imagine plenty of the players will be fuming about having to spend Christmas Day in Bulawayo!!
A question from an outsider who has never been there: what's wrong with Bulawayo?
Re: Afghanistan Tour of Zimbabwe | December 9 - January 6 |
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2024 5:21 pm
by Pat_Bee
Christmas is a family time
that’s why. I’m sure some comfort will be found at the strip club however.
Re: Afghanistan Tour of Zimbabwe | December 9 - January 6 |
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2024 5:29 pm
by Googly
andrea lanzoni wrote: ↑Tue Oct 29, 2024 3:02 pm
secretzimbo wrote: ↑Tue Oct 29, 2024 2:44 pm
Great for the fans but I would imagine plenty of the players will be fuming about having to spend Christmas Day in Bulawayo!!
A question from an outsider who has never been there: what's wrong with Bulawayo?
Re: Afghanistan Tour of Zimbabwe | December 9 - January 6 |
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2024 9:10 pm
by Donald
Back in 2015 I remember Zimbabwe starting a one day series against Afghanistan on Christmas day
Re: Afghanistan Tour of Zimbabwe | December 9 - January 6 |
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2024 10:10 pm
by secretzimbo
Donald wrote: ↑Tue Oct 29, 2024 9:10 pm
Back in 2015 I remember Zimbabwe starting a one day series against Afghanistan on Christmas day
Good memory!
Going abroad is different I suppose.
But ZC really could have put this first Test in Harare so 95% of the players could spend Christmas Day with family. If I was a player I would be pretty annoyed.
Re: Afghanistan Tour of Zimbabwe | December 9 - January 6 |
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2024 4:15 am
by TapsC2
Looks like we are going to have play quite a few test matches over the next 12 months. No way they cancel games against NZ and SA but host Afghanistan for 2 tests. That would be crazy.
Williams playing in the Logan Cup suggests that too. I wonder if Raza will try get a few games in. I'm sure he wants to play in the bigger test matches.
Re: Afghanistan Tour of Zimbabwe | December 9 - January 6 |
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2024 4:34 am
by Kriterion_BD
Looking forward to this series. Used to love watching this derby every year albeit in ODIs only but now they play way too infrequently.
