Zimbabwean cricket team in Australia in 2020

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 2020–23 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]

Zimbabwean cricket team in Australia in 2020
 
  Australia Zimbabwe
Dates 9 – 15 August 2020
One Day International series

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
9 August 2020
11:00
Scorecard
v
TBC

2nd ODI
12 August 2020
11:00
Scorecard
v
TBC

3rd ODI

References
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  2. "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  4. "Zimbabwe: Chevrons Set to Bounce Back". The Herald. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  5. "Pandemic forces Zimbabwe tour to be postponed". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  6. "Agents, players knew about Zimbabwe series: Cricket Australia". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  7. "Australia's Zimbabwe series is set to clash with the Hundred. Warner could bypass ODIs for it". Fox Sports. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  8. "The launch of The Hundred moved to 2021". www.ecb.co.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  9. "Cricket Australia chief: India tour 'nine out of 10' chance of taking place". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  10. "Australia scheduled to return to action with ODIs against Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  11. "Australia announce dates for summer fixtures". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  12. "Justin Langer planning for September return and adapting to reduced staff". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  13. "Q&A: Get to know Nick Hockley, CA's interim CEO". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  14. "Zimbabwe Tour of Australia in August Postponed Due to COVID-19". Network18 Media and Investments Ltd. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  15. "Zimbabwe's three-match ODI tour to Australia postponed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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