Guyana Gets Two Zimbabwe ODIs

Mon, Mar 6, '06

Guyana has been chosen to host two one-day internationals between the West Indies and Zimbabwe when the revamped home series starts on April 29, according to a copy of the itinerary seen by CaribbeanCricket.com.

The Zimbabwe side was originally scheduled to two Tests and five ODIs but after the authorities suspended the team from Test cricket, the schedule had to be changed to add two extra ODIs. Both will be played at the GCC Ground, Bourda on April 29 and April 30.

The other five games will be played in Trinidad & Tobago, St Lucia and Antigua.

Two ODIs are scheduled for May 6 and May 7 at the Queen's Park Oval, one will be played in St Lucia (a day/nighter on May 10) and Antigua gets the remaining two matches (May 13, May 14).

A one-day practice match against the UWI Vice Chancellor's XI is also scheduled for the UWI Campus in Trinidad on May 3.

UPDATE:

The WICB has officially released the itinerary that switches some of the dates/venues listed above.

The official itineraries for the Zimbabwe and India home tours reads:

Zimbabwe arrives ? April 26 ? Antigua
1st ODI ? April 29th ? Antigua
2nd ODI ? April 30th ? Antigua
Tour Match ? May 3rd ? Antigua (vs UWI Vice Chancellor?s X1)
3rd ODI ? May 6th ? Guyana
4th ODI ? May 7th ? Guyana
5th ODI ? May 10th ? St Lucia (D/N)
6th ODI ? May 13th - Trinidad
7th ODI - May 14th - Trinidad

INDIA LEG:

India to the West Indies May 12th to July 5th , 2006
India arrives ? May 12th - Jamaica
Tour match ? May 16th - Jamaica
1st ODI ? May 18th ? Jamaica
2nd ODI ? May 20th ? Jamaica
3rd ODI ? May 23rd ? St Kitts
4th ODI ? May 26th ? Trinidad
5th ODI ? May 28th ? Trinidad
1st Test ? June 2nd to 6th ? Antigua
2nd Test ? June 10th to 14th ? St Lucia
3rd Test ? June 22nd to June 26th ? St Kitts
4th Test ? June 30th to July 4th ? Jamaica