Zimbabwean cricket team in Australia in 2020
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Australia | Zimbabwe | ||
Dates | 9 – 15 August 2020 | ||
One Day International series |
The Zimbabwe cricket team were scheduled to tour Australia in August 2020 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches.[1] The ODI series would have formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[2][3][4] Zimbabwe last toured Australia in the 2003–04 cricket season to play two Test matches and an ODI tri-series along with India.[5]
Originally, the fixtures were scheduled to be played in June 2020, but they were moved to early August 2020 by Cricket Australia.[6] The revised dates clashed with the inaugural season of The Hundred in England, with several Australian cricketers initially expected to take part in the tournament.[7] However, The Hundred was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] The pandemic also put Zimbabwe's tour to Australia in doubt,[9] but on 28 May 2020, Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the series.[10][11] The series was put into further doubt in June, after Cricket Australia announced several cost-saving measures.[12] On 20 June 2020, Cricket Australia's interim Chief Executive Officer, Nick Hockley, said that getting clarity on the status of the tour was on his priority list.[13] However, on 30 June 2020, the tour was postponed due to the pandemic.[14][15]
ODI series[]
1st ODI[]
2nd ODI[]
3rd ODI[]
References[]
- ^ "CA announces an international schedule for 2020-21". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Zimbabwe: Chevrons Set to Bounce Back". The Herald. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "Pandemic forces Zimbabwe tour to be postponed". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Agents, players knew about Zimbabwe series: Cricket Australia". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Australia's Zimbabwe series is set to clash with the Hundred. Warner could bypass ODIs for it". Fox Sports. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "The launch of The Hundred moved to 2021". www.ecb.co.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Cricket Australia chief: India tour 'nine out of 10' chance of taking place". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Australia scheduled to return to action with ODIs against Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Australia announce dates for summer fixtures". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Justin Langer planning for September return and adapting to reduced staff". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Q&A: Get to know Nick Hockley, CA's interim CEO". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Tour of Australia in August Postponed Due to COVID-19". Network18 Media and Investments Ltd. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Zimbabwe's three-match ODI tour to Australia postponed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
External links[]
- 2020 in Australian cricket
- 2020 in Zimbabwean cricket
- International cricket competitions in 2020
- Zimbabwean cricket tours of Australia
- Cricket events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic