The economy of Zimbabwe shrank significantly after 2000, resulting in a desperate situation for the country – widespread poverty and a 95% unemployment rate. Zimbabwe's participation from 1998 to 2002 in the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo set the stage for this deterioration by draining the country of hundreds of millions of dollars. Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe was a major problem from about 2003 to April 2009, when the country suspended its own currency. Zimbabwe faced 231 million percent peak hyperinflation in 2008. A combination of the abandonment of the Zimbabwe dollar and a government of national unity in 2009 resulted in a period of positive economic growth for the first time in a decade.
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC), known as the Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) until 2004, is the governing body for the sport of cricket in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Cricket is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), and administers the Zimbabwe national cricket team, organising Test tours, One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals with other nations. It also organises domestic cricket, including the Castle Logan Cup, the Coca-Cola Metbank Pro50 Championship and the Stanbic Bank 20 Series in Zimbabwe.
The Zimbabwe national cricket team is administered by Zimbabwe Cricket. Zimbabwe has been a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1992, but its membership has been partially suspended since 18 July 2019 on grounds of political interference with the sport, preventing the team from participating in ICC competitions, but still permitted to play bilateral and tri-lateral cricket matches against other ICC members.
The Zimbabwe national football team is the national team of Zimbabwe and is controlled by the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA), formerly known as the Football Association of Rhodesia. They're known as TheWarriors. The team has never qualified for the World Cup finals, but has qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations four times. Zimbabwe has won the COSAFA Cup a record six times.
The Lesotho national football team, nicknamed Likuena , is the national team of Lesotho and is controlled by the Lesotho Football Association. The country has never qualified for the final stages of the World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations.
Alexander Graeme Cremer is a Zimbabwean cricketer and was the captain of the Zimbabwe national cricket team, following the sacking of Hamilton Masakadza in May 2016. However, in March 2018 he was sacked as the team captain, after Zimbabwe failed to qualify for the 2019 Cricket World Cup in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. He is a leg-spinner who got into the Zimbabwe side at the age of eighteen, following the exits of Paul Strang, Andy Whittall and Ray Price from the Zimbabwean team.
Colin de Grandhomme is a Zimbabwean-born-New Zealand cricketer, who plays all forms of the game.
Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe was a period of currency instability in Zimbabwe that, using Cagan's definition of hyperinflation, began in February 2007. During the height of inflation from 2008 to 2009, it was difficult to measure Zimbabwe's hyperinflation because the government of Zimbabwe stopped filing official inflation statistics. However, Zimbabwe's peak month of inflation is estimated at 79.6 billion percent month-on-month, 89.7 sextillion percent year-on-year in mid-November 2008.
The Zimbabwean dollar was the official currency of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 12 April 2009. During this time, it was subject to periods of above-average inflation, followed by a period of hyperinflation.
Sikandar Raza Butt is a Pakistani-born Zimbabwean international cricketer, who plays all formats primarily as a batsman.
Kannur Lokesh Rahul, commonly known as KL Rahul, is an Indian cricketer. A top-order batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he plays for India internationally, Karnataka in domestic circuit and Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League.
Peter Joseph Moor is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He plays as a wicket-keeper batsman and is the current vice-captain for the Zimbabwe cricket team.
The 2019 international cricket season is from May 2019 to September 2019. The 2019 Cricket World Cup in England and Wales took place during this time, starting on 30 May 2019. Currently, 11 Test matches, 91 One-day Internationals (ODIs) and 71 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) are scheduled to be played during this period. The season started with India leading the Test cricket rankings, England leading the ODI rankings and Pakistan leading the Twenty20 rankings. On 3 May, the International Cricket Council (ICC) expanded the men's T20I rankings to include all current Full Member and Associate members of the ICC, featuring 80 teams. In the women's rankings, Australia women lead both the WODI and WT20I tables. Concussion replacements will be allowed in all international cricket matches from 1 August onward as the ICC approved changes to the Playing Conditions to this effect.
The Zimbabwe cricket team toured Ireland in June and July 2019 to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. All the matches were played at the Stormont Cricket Ground in Belfast and the Bready Cricket Club Ground in Magheramason. Zimbabwe last toured Ireland in 2003.
The 2019–20 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series is a cricket tournament that will take place in September 2019. It was scheduled to be a tri-nation series between Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Zimbabwe with all the matches being played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is).
The 2019–20 international cricket season is from September 2019 to April 2020. Currently, 31 Test matches, 63 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 73 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) are scheduled to be played during this period. The 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia is also scheduled to take place during this time, starting on 21 February 2020.
The Afghanistan cricket team are scheduled to tour Zimbabwe from August 2019 to play one Test, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. A proposed five-match ODI series, scheduled to take place between the two sides in Zimbabwe in April 2019, was called off in March.
The 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier is an upcoming international women's cricket tournament scheduled to be held in August and September 2019 in Scotland. It will be the fourth edition of the Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier and will be the qualification tournament for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup tournament. The top two teams from the qualifier tournament will progress to the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia. In June 2019, Cricket Scotland confirmed the tournament dates, format and venues. The full schedule was confirmed on 8 August 2019.
