BLACKCAPS 2011 tour dates confirmed

Zimbabwe Cricket has confirmed dates for the upcoming series and warm-up matches have been added to the BLACKCAPS tour of Australia to complete the overseas tour schedule for 2011.

Ross Taylor’s team will play two Twenty20 Internationals, three One Day Internationals and a Test match between 15 October 2011 and 5 November 2011 in Zimbabwe. The Twenty20 series and first two ODI’s will be contested in Harare with the final ODI and Test match scheduled for Bulawayo. A two-day warm-up match just prior to the Test will be played in Bulawayo on 28 October 2011.

In addition to the two-match Test series announced earlier, the BLACKCAPS will play warm-up matches in Sydney and Brisbane. The first will be a three-day fixture against a New South Wales XI on 18 November 2011 with a four-day match against Australia A starting on 24 November 2011. The first Test match starts in Brisbane on 1 December 2011 with the second match getting underway in Hobart on 9 December 2011.

Matches will be scored live on www.blackcaps.co.nz, televised on SKY Sport and covered by Radio Sport.