| Series | Countries | Live Scores | Fixtures | Results | News |
Features
|
Photos | Video & Audio | Blogs | Statistics | Archive | Games | Mobile | ||||||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe Twenty20 Triangular Series / News
|
Zimbabwe news
Zimbabwe tri-series to be televised
Firdose Moonda
June 8, 2012
|
|||
|
Related Links
Series/Tournaments:
Zimbabwe Twenty20 Triangular Series
|
|||
The unofficial Twenty20 tri-series between Zimbabwe, South Africa and Bangladesh in Harare this month will be broadcast on television, even though it was initially thought the series would not be televised.
South African broadcaster SuperSport confirmed they would screen the seven-match event live, as part of their commitment to both Cricket south Africa (CSA) and Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC). The rights have also been sold to Bangladesh television.
"We are proud partners and want to showcase the talents of youngsters like Chris Morris, Colin Ingram and Richard Levi," Brandon Foot, head of acquisitions and legal for SuperSport, said. "With South Africa's tour of England also due, I've little doubt that interest will be at a premium, notwithstanding the unofficial status."
Organisation for the series finally appears to have come a full circle as it graduated from a five-match bilateral event between South Africa and Zimbabwe to a tournament that also includes Bangladesh.
Although the Zimbabwe board had said the costs of television production would be too much for it to bear, the inclusion of Bangladesh eased some of the monetary concerns and paved the way for the series to be broadcast. The matches will be without official status because the competition is outside the Future Tour Programme.
South Africa initially requested the tour as part of their planning for the World Twenty20 and named a young squad without regular captain AB de Villiers. Bangladesh asked to be part of the series after their request to play ODIs in South Africa was turned down by CSA, who said they could not accommodate any additional matches. ZC then restructured the event so South Africa would still only need to spend a week in the country to play four matches.
While South Africa will use the series as part of the build up to the full tour of England starting in July, for Zimbabwe it is a rare opportunity to play competitive cricket before the World Twenty20. Zimbabwe have not played since their January tour of New Zealand and only have this series and a triangular A series against South Africa A and Sri Lanka A in July.
Zimbabwe's scheduled hosting of Bangladesh in August was postponed because of maintenance work on the pitches in Harare and Bulawayo. Bangladesh were also in danger of not playing enough matches before the World Twenty20. After their Zimbabwe tour was pushed back, Bangladesh tried to engage South Africa for a series, but were rejected. They have since secured matches against Ireland and Netherlands.
Firdose Moonda is ESPNcricinfo's South Africa correspondent
Feeds: Firdose Moonda
© ESPN EMEA Ltd.
| ||||||
| Comments have now been closed for this article |
||||||
TopE-mail
Feedback
Print
Firdose Moonda
Tournament Results
Sponsored Links
ICICI Bank M2I. Register Now and Get A Gift Offer.
Safe & simple online money transfer. Apply Now!
Buy Wisden 2013 & get a FREE Playfair
Available now at Cricshop
Its amazing that up coming teams like BD and zim are struggling for games yet the more established cricket nations are awash with tours and yet ICC expects them to perform. its simple ICC, its time to step in and have mandatory tours for every member.
Posted byYay, decent cricket on tv after a drought. Come on Zim, make the most of this why don't you!!
Posted by Jawwad123 on (June 11, 2012, 7:22 GMT)I initially didn't other about Shakib's exclusion but now that it's going to be televised I wish Shakib was playing!!!!!!!
Posted bywhich channel will be telivised?
Posted byThis world cup preparation could boost our confidence,but also can go a long way in destroying moral and confidence of the players .Thank to selector Choppa,Kelvin Kasuza are included in the provisional squad .I think its high time RAZA become part of the team.In Zim team who can match the standards of Levi if not Raza.
Posted by murraymckechnie on (June 9, 2012, 10:54 GMT)I think it's helpful that the tournament isn't official. This gives the teams (especially South Africa) a chance to test their depth without worrying about rankings etc. This is shown by Shakib being allowed a deserved rest which is good for him and gives the rest of the team a chance.
Posted byThough the series will be pretty one-sided,I like the fact that teams like Zimbabwe are getting more chances to play against better teams. They were not so bad 10 years ago when they had some very good players like Heath Streak and Flower.The associate nations should get more opportunities and I think that keeping 14 teams in 2015 World Cup is not a bad idea.
Posted by Rezwan1492 on (June 9, 2012, 4:38 GMT)Well since these matches are just for practice purpose so the matches are classified as unofficial. But yes, since three International teams are playing so they can classify the tri-series as official.
Posted by 9ST9 on (June 9, 2012, 4:01 GMT)@Emdadullah - as much as I am a fan of BD ,i couldn't help saying that "Bangladesh's inclusion facilitates broadcast" simply due to the large number of spectators there. Even in the early 2000's when India were performing badly they were still big attractions. It's all about the numbers mate. But I have to add BD really are an Exciting team.
Posted by Rafelgibt on (June 9, 2012, 2:47 GMT)The matches will be without official status because the competition is outside the Future Tour Programme.>>>>Can anybody help me out what this statement suppose to mean???When 3 international teams are competing with each other and then still it goes UNOFFICIAL????Its really ridiculous.......And i demand this tournament for getting the tag of International...........If WIN or LOSS doesn't count in your tally though you are international then whats the point of playing and telecasting????