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Australia to tour Zimbabwe for ODI series in September
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Zimbabwe national cricket team will host Australia national cricket team for a three-match One Day International (ODI) series in September, with all fixtures scheduled at Harare Sports Club.
The matches will be played on 15, 18 and 20 September, all starting at 9:30am local time.
This will mark Australia's first ODI tour of Zimbabwe in more than a decade, with the last visit in this format coming during a triangular series in 2014 that also involved South Africa.
The series forms part of Zimbabwe's preparation for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027, which the country will co-host alongside South Africa and Namibia.
Zimbabwe Cricket managing director Givemore Makoni said the tour is an important opportunity for the national side to test itself against top-level opposition ahead of major global tournaments.
He added that fixtures of this calibre are crucial for development and will also give local fans a chance to watch elite international cricket at home.
The announcement follows confirmation of another major home series earlier in the year, with India also set to tour Zimbabwe for a T20I series in July.
The matches will be played on 15, 18 and 20 September, all starting at 9:30am local time.
This will mark Australia's first ODI tour of Zimbabwe in more than a decade, with the last visit in this format coming during a triangular series in 2014 that also involved South Africa.
Zimbabwe Cricket managing director Givemore Makoni said the tour is an important opportunity for the national side to test itself against top-level opposition ahead of major global tournaments.
He added that fixtures of this calibre are crucial for development and will also give local fans a chance to watch elite international cricket at home.
The announcement follows confirmation of another major home series earlier in the year, with India also set to tour Zimbabwe for a T20I series in July.
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