Zimbabwe name World T20 final squad – Cricket News Update
Zimbabwe cricket selectors on Thursday named their 15-man final squad for this year’s World T20 Championship, to be held in Sri Lanka, between September 18 and October 7.
Brendon http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 has been reinstated as Rhodesians’ skipper for the marquee tournament. Veteran left-arm spinner Ray Price, who missed the unofficial tri-nation T20 series against South Africa and Bangladesh in June due to an injury,
has also been recalled into the squad.
Medium-pace bowler Richard Muzhange is the only new face in the touring party. The 21-year old http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mid-West-Rhinos-c816 speedster has do date played 11 Twenty20 matches claiming nine wickets at an average of 30.11. Left-arm fast bowler, Brian
Vitori, is the only other member named in the touring party who is yet to play a T20 international, although he has already played three Tests and six ODIs for his country.
The Zimbabwe bowling coach, Heath Streak, said that they have kept faith in most of the players from the squad that played in the tri-series in June, and hoped them to do well in the high-profile tournament.
"This is one of the hardest squads we've had to pick for a while because we had quite a few players competing for places," http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 bowling coach, told ESPNcricinfo. "Most of these guys are the ones that played against
South Africa and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 in the tri-series. They did well there and we hope they will do well at the World Twenty20. We are in camp now and we will be playing some warm up matches there."
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/S-Matsikenyeri-c2395 will share the bulk of the run-scoring responsibility, while 26-year-old right-arm medium-pacer Chris Mpofu will spearhead the pace attack.
The latest edition of the esteemed T20 tournament will see 12 teams, divided into four groups of the three each, competing for the coveted Trophy. Zimbabwe have been placed in Group C, along with hosts http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 and African neighbours,
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757. The Rhodesians will play their tournament opener against Sri Lanka in Hambantota, on September 18.
Zimbabwe squad for World T20: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kyle-Malcolm-Jarvis-c71974, Richard
Muzhange, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/P-Utseya-c2145
Non-travelling Reserves: Tendai Chatara, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shingirai-Winston-Masakadza-c90028
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