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ZC have issued a revised schedule for the remainder of the domestic season, which affects all three domestic competitions. For full details, check our Domestic Fixtures page, but the main changes are:

Faithwear MetBank One-Day Series
The semi-finals, which were due to be played tomorrow, have been moved to 7th April. The final will close out the domestic season on 10th April.

Logan Cup
Most fixtures have been moved forward by one week, so the next round will begin tomorrow (13th January). The final weeks' fixtures, and the final, have been moved to late March.

MetBank Twenty20
The competition has been brought forward, with matches to be played between 12-20 February. The full schedule for this competition has not yet been issued.

Nothing like leaving things a bit late...

ZC have issued a fixture list for the Franchise 'B' League, which will see sides play a series of 2-day matches during January, February and March. For the full schedule, check our Domestic Fixtures page.

ZC have confirmed the fixture list for Zimbabwe's next international tour, the trip to West Indies ahead of the World T20. The tour will comprise an opening tour match, one T20 international, and five ODIs. Here's the itinerary:

February 26     Tour match, v UWI Vice Chancellor's XI  Barbados
February 28     Twenty20 International                  Trinidad
March 4         1st ODI                                 Guyana
March 6         2nd ODI                                 Guyana
March 10        3rd ODI                                 St Vincent
March 12        4th ODI                                 St Vincent
March 14        5th ODI                                 St Vincent

The remaining fixtures in the current Intercontinental Cup competition have been released, and you can find the full list on our Fixtures page. Zimbabwe's next match won't be until August 2010, when the side travel to Canada and Netherlands, while the final two matches against Ireland and Scotland are currently billed as "home" games - although I suspect they may well end up being played on neutral territory.

Zimbabwe will visit South Africa for a two-match ODI series in November, in a move seen as giving the Proteas a warm-up ahead of England's visit to the country. The first match will be at Willowmore Park, Benoni on November 8th (just 3 days after the final ODI in Bangladesh), with the 2nd at Centurion on November 10th.
CricInfo - Zimbabwe to tour South Africa for ODIs

The Scotsman carries and interview with Cricket Scotland Chief Executive Roddy Smith that indicates that the Intercontinental Cup match between Zimbabwe XI and Scotland is set to take place on neutral territory:

An inter-continental cup clash with Zimbabwe is also on the cards with the setting Dubai while qualifying for the next world twenty:20 competition will be held in February.

While the political situation has improved in Zimbabwe over the past year, there's still doubt about the willingness of the British government to allow Zimbabwe to play in the UK - it's this uncertainly that will likely be behind the shift. It'll be interesting to see where the fixture against Ireland ends up being played...
Scotsman - Edinburgh to host England clash with Saltires

ZC have issued the revised schedule for Kenya's upcoming tour to Zimbabwe, which now includes 5 ODIs. Here it is:

7-10 October 2009	Zimbabwe XI v Kenya	Kwekwe Sports Club
12 October 2009		1st ODI			Harare Sports Club
13 October 2009		2nd ODI			Harare Sports Club
15 October 2009		3rd ODI			Harare Sports Club
17 October 2009		4th ODI			Harare Sports Club
18 October 2009		5th ODI			Harare Sports Club

[Source: ZC Media Release]

Kenya's tour to Zimbabwe looks set to be extended, according to CricInfo, with additional ODIs to be added to the schedule. With there already a very short gap between the current scheduled end of the tour and Zimbabwe's visit to Bangladesh, the extra matches will most likely be fitted in by bringing the start of the series, which includes Zimbabwe XI's Intercontinental Cup match against Kenya, forward. No revised schedule as yet, but we'll post it once we have it.
CricInfo - Zimbabwe offer Kenya extended ODI series

Kenya's expected tour to Zimbabwe has now been confirmed, with one four-day match against Zimbabwe XI (part of the ICC Intercontinental Cup) and three full ODIs on the schedule. Here's the itinerary:

8-11 October 2009	Zimbabwe XI v Kenya		Kwekwe Sports Club
14 October 2009		Zimbabwe v Kenya: 1st ODI	Harare Sports Club
16 October 2009		Zimbabwe v Kenya: 2nd ODI	Harare Sports Club
18 October 2009		Zimbabwe v Kenya: 3rd ODI	Harare Sports Club

With Zimbabwe due in Bangladesh just a few days after this tour ends, it's going to be a busy period for the national side...

The itinerary for Pakistan U19's visit to Zimbabwe has been released, and it's a pleasingly long schedule, with 6 ODIs and 2 T20Is to be played over the course of two weeks. All matches will take place in Harare, spread across three locations, and here are the dates:

Thursday 1st October    1st Youth ODI	Harare Sports Club
Friday 2nd October      1st Youth T20I	St John's College, Harare
Sunday 4th October	2nd Youth ODI	St George's College, Harare
Tuesday 6th October	3rd Youth ODI	St John's College, Harare
Wednesday 7th October	4th Youth ODI	Harare Sports Club
Friday 9th October	2nd Youth T20I	St George's College, Harare
Sunday 11th October	5th Youth ODI	St George's College, Harare
Tuesday 13th October    6th Youth ODI	Harare Sports Club

UPDATE: Some date changes since the original fixture list was released, and venues added.