Zimbabwe kick-off Bangladesh tour

Zimbabwe kick-off Bangladesh tour

TOUR: Zimbabwe skipper Prosper Utseya and Hamilton Masakadza in squad

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Posted to the web: 05/01/2009 20:16:51
ZIMBABWE’S cricket team arrived in Bogra on Sunday at the start of their three-week tour of Bangladesh.

A 14-man squad led by captain Prosper Utseya arrived in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka mid-morning and was joined an hour later by opening batsman Vusimuzi Sibanda who flew in from his club-base in Australia. The travelling party took a four-hour road trip to the northern city.

The three-week tour begins with a three-day match against the GP-Bangladesh Cricket Board National Cricket Academy team at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra. The match begins on Tuesday.

Zimbabwe will then return to the Bangladesh capital to take part in the GrameenPhone Tri-nation Cup, at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

They open their account in the One-Day International (ODI) triangular series with a match against the hosts on Saturday before playing the third side in the tournament, Sri Lanka, on Monday. Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will play on January 14 and then the top two sides meet in the final two days later.

After the tri-nation tournament, Zimbabwe will play three ODI matches against Bangladesh. The matches are on the 19th, 21st and 23rd of January, at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

Zimbabwe Squad:
Prosper Utseya (captain), Elton Chigumbura, Graeme Cremer, Keith Dabengwa, Hamilton Masakadza, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Christopher Mpofu, Tawanda Mpofu, Forster Mutizwa, Raymond Price, Edward Rainsford, Vusimuzi Sibanda, Tatenda Taibu, Malcolm Waller and Sean Williams

Technical Team: Givemore Makoni, manager; Walter Chawaguta, coach; Douglas Hondo, assistant coach; Anesu Kafesu, match analyst; Lorraine Chivandire, fitness trainer; Amato Machikicho, physiotherapist; Kenyon Ziehl, selector-on-tour
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