{ "id": "178738", "author": "23", "cnmid": "1144828", "title": "Zimbabwe To Host Afghanistan For One-off Test And Three T20Is In Harare", "lang": "en", "series": "1", "cup_year": "0000", "article_type": "General", "excerpt": "ZC Managing Director Givemore Makoni: Zimbabwe will host Afghanistan for a one-off Test match and three T20Is, with all fixtures scheduled to be played at Harare Sports Club later this month, said Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) on Wednesday. The one-off Test will be played from October 20-24, marking this as Zimbabwe\u2019s 10th Test of a busy 2025 that has already seen them face Ireland, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, and New Zealand in the format. It is followed by three T20Is to be played on October 29, 31, and November 2.", "subtype": null, "editor1": "ZC Managing Director Givemore Makoni: Zimbabwe will host Afghanistan for a one-off Test match and three T20Is, with all fixtures scheduled to be played at Harare Sports Club later this month, said Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) on Wednesday. The one-off Test will be played from October 20-24, marking this as Zimbabwe\u2019s 10th Test of a busy 2025 that has already seen them face Ireland, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, and New Zealand in the format. It is followed by three T20Is to be played on October 29, 31, and November 2.

\u201cWe are delighted to be hosting Afghanistan once again, this time for a one-off Test followed by three T20Is in Harare. Encounters between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan have become keenly contested and entertaining, and we are confident this upcoming tour will deliver more of the same for our fans,\u201d said ZC Managing Director Givemore Makoni.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Afghanistan\u2019s visit comes less than a year after their last tour of Zimbabwe, which featured three T20Is and as many ODIs in Harare before moving to Bulawayo for a historic two-Test series played over Boxing Day and New Year\u2019s Day at Queens Sports Club. Afghanistan managed to win all three series comfortably over Zimbabwe.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

ZC added that ticketing and matchday information will be announced in due course. \u201cAfghanistan have established themselves as a strong force in world cricket, and we know this will be a tough but exciting challenge for our team. As always, we invite our supporters to come in their numbers and rally behind our boys as they take on quality opposition,\u201d added Makoni.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Meanwhile, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) confirmed that the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) will tour Zimbabwe in October, marking a historic trip of the iconic club in the country after six decades. The prestigious club last visited Zimbabwe in the 1964\/65 season and is scheduled to play seven matches across Kwekwe and Harare.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

ZC added that ticketing and matchday information will be announced in due course. \u201cAfghanistan have established themselves as a strong force in world cricket, and we know this will be a tough but exciting challenge for our team. As always, we invite our supporters to come in their numbers and rally behind our boys as they take on quality opposition,\u201d added Makoni.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The tour will conclude with three T20s against the Zimbabwe Academy at Takashinga Cricket Club \u2013 two games on October 14 and the final match on October 15. Former England international and current ICC elite umpire Martin Saggers will officiate on the tour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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