Zimbabwe Cricket has confirmed dates for the upcoming series and warm-up matches have been added to the BLACKCAPS tour of Australia to complete overseas tour schedule for 2011.
Ross Taylor’s team will play two Twenty20 Internationals, three One Day Internationals and a Test match between 15 October 2011 and 5 November 2011 in Zimbabwe. The Twenty20 series and first two ODI’s will be contested in Harare with the final ODI and Test match scheduled for Bulawayo. A two-day warm-up match just prior to the Test will be played in Bulawayo on 28 October 2011.
In addition to the two-match Test series announced earlier, the BLACKCAPS will play warm-up matches in Sydney and Brisbane. The first will be a three-day fixture against a New South Wales XI on 18 November 2011 with a four-day match against Australia A starting on 24 November 2011. The first Test match starts in Brisbane on 1 December 2011 with the second match getting underway in Hobart on 9 December 2011.
Matches will be scored live on www.blackcaps.co.nz, televised on SKY Sport and covered by Radio Sport.
BLACKCAPS in Zimbabwe schedule
15/10/2011: 1st Twenty20, Harare Sports Club, Harare
17/10/2011: 2nd Twenty20, Harare Sports Club, Harare
20/10/2011: 1st ODI, Harare Sports Club, Harare
22/10/2011: 2nd ODI, Harare Sports Club, Harare
25/10/2011: 3rd ODI, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
28/10/2011: Two-day warm-up v Zimbabwe Selection, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
1/11/2011: Test Match, Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
BLACKCAPS in Australia schedule
18/11/2011: Three-day warm-up v NSW XI, Blacktown Olympic Park, Sydney
24/11/2011: Four-day warm-up v Australia A, Allan Border Field, Brisbane
1/12/2011: 1st Test Match, Gabba, Brisbane
9/12/2011: 2nd Test Match, Bellerive Oval, Hobart
