Zimbabwe A announce 20-man squad

The 20-man Zimbabwean A squad to play South Africa A in a series of three one-day game series was announced on Tuesday.

Prosper Utseya will captain a side which has two newcomers, the Zimbabwean under-19 allrounder Prince Masvaure and the Takashinga offspinner Tendai Machiri. Both impressed in the recent National Cricket League.

Masvaure put up some gutsy performances with both bat and ball, including a six-wicket haul against Kadoma to lead his Alexandra Sports Club into the semi-final. Machiri has been rewarded for consistency with the ball and a decent economy rate throughout. Machiri was also part of the hugely successful National League side Takashinga who were crowned the Zimbabwean National league champions on Sunday.

The first of the three limited-overs matches starts at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Thursday.

Zimbabwe A squad
Prosper Utseya (capt), Gary Brent, Eric Chauluka, Chamunorwa Chibhabha, Elton Chigumbura, Keith Dabengwa, Trevor Garwe, Ryan Higgins, Anthony Ireland, Tafadzwa Kamungozi, Friday Kasteni, Tendai Machiri, Hamilton Masakadza, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Prince Masvaure, Christopher Mpofu, Tafadzwa Mufambisi, Edward Rainsford, Brendan Taylor, Sean Williams.

South Africa A squad
Loots Bosman, Boeta Dippenaar, Jean Paul Duminy, Justin Kemp, Charl Langeveldt, Albie Morkel, Alviro Petersen, Robin Peterson (captain), Vernon Philander, Roger Telemachus, Alfonso Thomas, Thandi Tshabalala.