Josephine Nkomo to Captain Zimbabwe in Six-Match White-Ball Sequence Against West Indies

Zimbabwe Cricket have announced a 16-player squad for the upcoming white-ball sequence towards West Indies, with skipper Josephine Nkomo set to guide the hosts throughout three ODIs and three T20Is in Harare. The six-match assignment will start on 24 September and conclude on 7 October, following Zimbabwe’s 5-0 T20I sequence defeat to South Africa earlier this month.

Nkomo will proceed to captain a Zimbabwe facet that has retained much of the group involved in the just lately concluded five-match T20I sequence towards South Africa. The hosts have been swept 5-0 by Laura Wolvaardt’s staff in Bulawayo from 11 to 19 September, however will now turn their attention to a West Indies facet led by Hayley Matthews.

Skilled campaigners Nomvelo Sibanda, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, Modester Mupachikwa and Sharne Mayers remain central to Zimbabwe’s plans. The selectors have also handed opportunities to Chiedza Dhururu and Olinder Chare, whereas making two format-specific alternatives for the sequence. Kudzai Chigora has been picked for the ODI leg solely, whereas Francisca Chipare will function completely in the T20Is. Loreen Tshuma is unavailable because of damage, whereas Lorraine Pemhiwa and Lindokuhle Mabhera have been omitted from the squad to make room for Dhururu and Chare.

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Josephine Nkomo (C), Beloved Biza, Olinder Chare, Kudzai Chigora (ODIs solely), Francisca Chipare (T20Is solely), Chiedza Dhururu, Nyasha Gwanzura, Tendai Makusha, Michelle Mavunga, Sharne Mayers, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, Modester Mupachikwa, Christina Mutasa, Kelis Ndhlovu, Loryn Phiri, Nomvelo Sibanda

The three-match ODI sequence types a part of the ongoing ICC Girls’s Championship and will probably be played at Harare Sports Membership. Zimbabwe’s marketing campaign towards the West Indies begins on 24 September, with the second ODI scheduled for 27 September and the third on 30 September.

The groups will then move to Takashinga Cricket Membership for the three-match T20I sequence. The opening T20I is scheduled for 3 October, followed by the second match on 5 October and the final game on 7 October. The West Indies sequence represents another demanding chapter in Zimbabwe’s busy 2026 calendar.

The staff has already featured in ICC Girls’s Championship matches in New Zealand and Pakistan earlier than internet hosting South Africa for the five-match T20I sequence in Bulawayo. Regardless of the tough 0-5 outcome towards South Africa, Zimbabwe will hope that dwelling situations and continuity within the squad can present a stronger challenge towards the Hayley Matthews-led West Indies.

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