Zimbabwe’s T20I series against Afghanistan called off due to coronavirus

Zimbabwe’s five-match T20I series against Afghanistan that was scheduled at the end of this month has been cancelled due to the wary of coronavirus.  The series was slated to take place in Harare but due to the spike in the number of cases in Africa, the series had to be called off after government’s restrictions. 

Earlier, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) had applied for the permit for going ahead with the series, but the uncontrollable number of cases hit the country in the last few days. The Zimbabwe government also advised the governing cricket board of not hosting any kind of series for now. 

“We were keen to see the imminent and safe return of cricket, but we understand the government’s health concerns and accept that cancelling the proposed tour is sensible and in the best interest of players, match officials, volunteers, service providers, fans and the wider community,” ZC acting managing director Givemore Makoni said in a statement. 

@ZimCricketv has called off the five-match T20I series against @ACBofficials scheduled to be played in Harare this August after the Government advised the country was not ready as yet to host visiting teams amid a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases #ZIMvAFG | #BowlOutCovid19 pic.twitter.com/wXga8QXh1m

— Zimbabwe Cricket (@ZimCricketv) August 8, 2020

Zimbabwe was also supposed to host Indian Cricket Team for a three-match ODI series in August, but that was also cancelled keeping in mind the health of the players. Moreover, Zimbabwe was also set to tour Australia for a three-match ODI tour but even that was postponed by both the cricketing boards.