Craig Ervine leads Zimbabwe in first ever Test against Ireland

Zimbabwe have named veteran left-handed batsman Craig Ervine as captain of the 15-man squad that will play their first ever Test match against Ireland at Stormont in Belfast from July 25-29.

Zimbabwe’s squad for the tour includes four players who have not scored before: Brian Bennett and Johnathan Campbell, and wicketkeeper-batters Clive Madande and Joylord Gumbie.

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Madande, Bennett and Campbell are currently part of Zimbabwe’s T20I squad for the ongoing series against India, which ends on July 14.

Sean Williams, Tendai Chatara, Blessing Muzarabani and Richard Ngarava will provide the Zimbabwean team with much-needed experience in the one-off, longer match against Ireland.

This is Zimbabwe’s first Test match since their two-match home series against West Indies in February last year.

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Craig Ervine (c), Brian Bennett, Johnathan Campbell, Tendai Chatara, Tanaka Chivanga, Joylord Gumbie, Roy Kaia, Clive Madande, Wellington Masakadza, Prince Masvaure, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Victor Nyauchi, Sean Williams

Test team Zimbabwe

Craig Ervine (c), Brian Bennett, Johnathan Campbell, Tendai Chatara, Tanaka Chivanga, Joylord Gumbie, Roy Kaia, Clive Madande, Wellington Masakadza, Prince Masvaure, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Victor Nyauchi, Sean Williams