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Zimbabwe Name 15-Member Squad for Australia ODI Series
Zimbabwe have named a 15‑player squad for the ODI series against Australia. Sikandar Raza will captain the side, stepping in for regular ODI captain Richard Ngarava who is recovering from a lower‑back injury. The squad also includes former captain Graeme Cremer, who last played an ODI in 2018, and Brendan Taylor, who returned to the team after a four‑year break and played two ODIs against Sri Lanka in 2025. Taylor, a 40‑year‑old keeper‑batter, is Zimbabwe’s second‑highest ODI run‑getter of all time and is 81 runs short of Andy Flower’s record. Tadiwanashe Marumani is the other wicket‑keeper in the squad. Cremer’s only ODI appearance against Australia was in the 2011 World Cup. He returned to the T20I setup last year, played in the T20 World Cup earlier this year, and then returned for the Namibia T20I tri‑series. Tanaka Chivanga, who was sidelined with an Achilles tendon injury, is also absent. Keeper‑batter Clive Madande was not selected after playing in the previous ODI series against Bangladesh in July. Zimbabwe last hosted Australia for an ODI in 2014, when the two teams played a triangular series with South Africa. The three matches will be held on 15, 18 and 20 September at the Harare Sports Club. The squad is: Sikandar Raza (captain), Ben Curran, Blessing Muzarabani, Brad Evans, Brendan Taylor, Brian Bennett, Craig Ervine, Ernest Masuku, Graeme Cremer, Innocent Kaia, Newman Nyamhuri, Ryan Burl, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Wessly Madhevere.