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The new FTP is due sometime in June or July, since the last 8 year FTP was finalized and publicized at that time in 2014.

This thread will be for any information pertaining to the new FTP and not the existing one.
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Ya I wonder what happened there. He'd done well with them and then quit at the end of his tenure.

We all thought he'd use it as a stepping stone and actually leave the country, but he's still here.

Absolutely criminal that he's not coaching for ZC in some capacity.

I guess it's possible he'll put his name in the hat as a franchise coach?

There's radio silence over the talk of foreign franchise coaches.
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Dates for the England test at Trent Bridge confirmed as 22nd-25th May 2025.
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secretzimbo wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2024 12:13 pm

Next two years:

July 2024: 1 Test away to Ireland

July-August 2024: U25 tour of England - unknown fixtures

August 2024: 2 FC, 3 ODs at home to SA Emerging XI (Zim Emerging XI)

October 2024: 2026 T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier B, in Kenya.

November 2024: 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Pakistan

December 2024: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Afghanistan

January 2025: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Ireland

March 2025: 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is away to Bangladesh

May 2025: 1 Test away to England

June 2025: 2 Tests at home to South Africa

July 2025: T20I Tri-series at home to South Africa and New Zealand

Jul/Aug 2025: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs at home to New Zealand

August 2025: 2026 T20 Word Cup Africa Regional Final Qualifier, location TBC.

September 2025: 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Sri Lanka

October-November 2025: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Afghanistan

May 2026: 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is away to Pakistan

July 2026: 2 Tests, 5 ODIs at home to Bangladesh

September 2026: 3 ODIs at home to Australia

December 2026: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is away to Afghanistan


Some local journos now confirming the full Afghanistan series is going ahead in December, all three formats as planned.
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Netherlands 'A' are touring to play Zim Emerging/Zim U25 at the same time apparently.
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secretzimbo wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2024 5:56 pm


secretzimbo wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2024 12:13 pm

Next two years:

July 2024: 1 Test away to Ireland

July-August 2024: U25 tour of England - unknown fixtures

August 2024: 2 FC, 3 ODs at home to SA Emerging XI (Zim Emerging XI)

October 2024: 2026 T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier B, in Kenya.

November 2024: 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Pakistan

December 2024: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Afghanistan

January 2025: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Ireland

March 2025: 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is away to Bangladesh

May 2025: 1 Test away to England

June 2025: 2 Tests at home to South Africa

July 2025: T20I Tri-series at home to South Africa and New Zealand

Jul/Aug 2025: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs at home to New Zealand

August 2025: 2026 T20 Word Cup Africa Regional Final Qualifier, location TBC.

September 2025: 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Sri Lanka

October-November 2025: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Afghanistan

May 2026: 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is away to Pakistan

July 2026: 2 Tests, 5 ODIs at home to Bangladesh

September 2026: 3 ODIs at home to Australia

December 2026: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is away to Afghanistan


Some local journos now confirming the full Afghanistan series is going ahead in December, all three formats as planned.


Wonderful news.
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Now that Australia, New Zealand and England are basically refusing to play Afghanistan outside of ICC events they have suddenly realised that Zimbabwe exists.
> secretzimbo wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2024 5:56 pm secretzimbo wrote: ↑Sun Jul 21, 2024 12:13 pm Next two years: July 2024: 1 Test away to Ireland July-August 2024: U25 tour of England - unknown fixtures August 2024: 2 FC, 3 ODs at home to SA Emerging XI (Zim Emerging XI) October 2024: 2026 T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier B, in Kenya. November 2024: 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Pakistan December 2024: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Afghanistan January 2025: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Ireland March 2025: 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is away to Bangladesh May 2025: 1 Test away to England June 2025: 2 Tests at home to South Africa July 2025: T20I Tri-series at home to South Africa and New Zealand Jul/Aug 2025: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs at home to New Zealand August 2025: 2026 T20 Word Cup Africa Regional Final Qualifier, location TBC. September 2025: 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Sri Lanka October-November 2025: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is at home to Afghanistan May 2026: 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is away to Pakistan July 2026: 2 Tests, 5 ODIs at home to Bangladesh September 2026: 3 ODIs at home to Australia December 2026: 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is away to Afghanistan Some local journos now confirming the full Afghanistan series is going ahead in December, all three formats as planned.

Many thanks - lots of key information here. I see that the Test vs England is now confirmed for Trent Bridge. I have tickets in hand!!
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End of 2024 and 2025 is very busy indeed. Good to see
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Yup! Looks like the Afghanistan tour is on.
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> sam_ahm wrote: ↑Fri Oct 18, 2024 6:49 pm Yup! Looks like the Afghanistan tour is on.

Excellent news. Will be awesome to watch a full series between these two sides!

Is this the first 3-format series between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?
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Zimbabwe A/Emerging/U25/XI/Academy/whatever they are calling it this week - are going to Rwanda to play some African teams , November 18th-29th
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A 5 wicket haul from Nyamhuri against Rwanda B and he'll be straight into our national side.

We're going backwards really quickly.
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More of a development side than anything. No where near being an A side. Good for ZC to be mixing it up with other African countries. Good for the game.
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I'm really curious about Dave Houghton. The season has started and he's not involved in anything and I'm assuming he's still employed?

That for me is the biggest warning signal that there's no real intent to turn the ship around. The guy is a wealth of knowledge...and influence. It's a huge alarm bell.
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Dion should be bringing on Blessing right now.

These are the last two good batters and he will cause them problems. Bowl him out now.
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ZC still has to keep players in the bank for the Netherlands A tour. It' would be better to have a proper Zim A for this tour to see how the fringe players can perform.
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Googly wrote: ↑Sat Nov 16, 2024 9:30 am

A 5 wicket haul from Nyamhuri against Rwanda B and he'll be straight into our national side.

We're going backwards really quickly.


He will get stacks of wickets I'm sure. Namibia could not handle him so doubtful rwanda will.
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I'm not saying he's s**t, he's good.

I'm just pointing out that ZC are willing to fast track some and not others based on....
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Googly wrote: ↑Sun Nov 17, 2024 6:20 am

I'm not saying he's s**t, he's good.

I'm just pointing out that ZC are willing to fast track some and not others based on....


I know exactly what you mean though.

Like when prosper utseya got a five fer against Canada in a friendly with a brand new action and then was picked for the 2015 world cup squad. We hold the bar low sometimes
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I hear the Netherlands A tour to Zim is ‘postponed’ - due to the Dutch having to make financial cutbacks.
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