England to host Zimbabwe for Test in 2025

AFP | London

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England will host Zimbabwe in a men’s Test match for the first time in 22 years in May 2025. The four-day Test will take place from May 28-31, with the venue for the one-off match to be confirmed at a later date.

Jimmy Anderson, England’s leading Test wicket-taker, made his debut the last time his country faced Zimbabwe in 2003.

“We are delighted to be able to host Zimbabwe for a men’s Test match for the first time in two decades,” ECB chief executive Richard Gould said yesterday.

“Zimbabwe has a proud cricket history and have produced world-class players and coaches who have enriched the game across the world.

“We are committed to developing a closer relationship with Zimbabwe Cricket and the announcement of this Test against our England men’s team is a step in that ambition.”

England have played three two-Test series against Zimbabwe, drawing in 1996 and winning in 2000 and 2003.

“The significance and magnitude of this tour cannot be over-emphasised,” Zimbabwe Cricket managing director Givemore Makoni said.

“The experience of playing a Test match against a top team like England is massive for the current generation of our players, coming at a time when our game as a whole is on an upward trajectory.”