Zimbabwe Test squad for Bangladesh

Hamilton Masakadza returns to Zimbabwe Test cricket, as he has been included in the 16-man squad which will tour Bangladesh this month. Debuting with a century against the West Indies at the tender age of 18, Masakadza has been out of Test cricket for 2 years due to study commitments at university in South Africa.

The right-handed batsman sports a Test average of 26.69 with a half-century in addition to his lone hundred. He recently returned to international play against England in One Day International cricket, scoring his maiden ODI half-century in the final game of the 4-match series.

Other new inclusions in the squad are batsman Terrence Duffin and legspinner Graeme Cremer. Duffin, 22, has a First Class average of 26.55 with a highest score of 89 and 6 other fifties. Cremer, 18, has taken 14 FC wickets in his 5 matches at an average of 33.35 and an economy rate of 4.86.

Notable omissions are those of Vusi Sibanda, Blessing Mahwire, Alester Maregwede and Tawanda Mupariwa.

Zimbabwe Touring Party:
Tatenda Taibu (C)(wk)
Dion Ebrahim
Terrence Duffin
Graeme Cremer
Mark Vermeulen
Brendon Taylor
Hamilton Masakadza
Stuart Matsikenyeri
Elton Chigumbura
Tinashe Panyangara
Douglas Hondo
Prosper Utseya
Edward Rainsford
Mluleki Nkala
Barney Rogers
Christopher Mpofu

Posted by Liam