da fazobetai： After squaring the two Test series at Harare on June 18, a confidentZimbabwe team looks forward to a competitive triangular one-dayseries
Staff Reporter20-Jun-2001After squaring the two Test series at Harare on June 18, a confidentZimbabwe team looks forward to a competitive triangular one-dayseries. The Coca Cola Cup pits India, Zimbabwe and West Indies againsteach other. The West Indies team, coming off a bit of a slump, havestarted off well, winning the first warm up game against the CFXAcademy by six runs. The skipper of the resurgent Caribbean side CarlHooper stated emphatically in the media that they had specific plansthat would enable them to tackle the threats that their two opponentsposed.Meanwhile, hosts Zimbabwe on Tuesday named a 13-member squad for thefirst clash of the tourney, between the hosts and West Indies on June23. Mluleki Nkala is the only change from the side that beat India inthe second Test. He replaces injured fast bowler Brighton Watambwa.Andy Flower who dislocated his thumb in the Test match is expected tobe fit in time for the first match. The Zimbabwe Cricket Union havedecided to play it safe and announced that promising young stumperTatenda Taibu would don the gloves if Flower was ruled medicallyunfit.Dirk Viljoen and David Mutendera, who were on the fringe of selectionfor the Tests have been named 12th and 13th men respectively.The team: Heath Streak (Captain), Guy Whittall (Vice-Captain), AndyBlignaut, Alistair Campbell, Stuart Carlisle, Dion Ebrahim, AndrewFlower, Grant Flower, Travis Friend, Brian Murphy, Mluleki Nkala, DirkViljoen (12th man), David Mutendera (13th man)Babu Meman (Manager), Carl Rackemann (Coach), Amato Machikicho(Physiotherapist), Malcolm Jarvis (Fitness Trainer)