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Fungai Muderere, Senior Sports Writer
Bulawayo Mayor, David Coltart, has appealed to the city’s cricket lovers to make time to attend the forthcoming Chevrons’ one-off Test match against Ireland, scheduled for Queens Sports Club starting on Thursday.
The first and only time the Chevrons played a Test match against Ireland was in Belfast in 2023, where the latter secured a four-wicket win.
The forthcoming game will be the second red-ball meeting between the two nations.
“The last Test against Afghanistan was poorly supported by residents, and we must not allow this to happen again,” wrote Coltart on his X account (formerly Twitter).
He added: “I urge all cricket lovers to make time to attend. This is guaranteed to be superb cricket. The real danger is that if we do not support matches of this nature, it will be used as an excuse to reduce the number of internationals Zimbabwe plays in Bulawayo. So please make an effort to attend.”
Zimbabwe and Ireland are set to face off in a series comprising one Test, three One-Day Internationals (ODIs), and as many T20Is.
With the solitary Test match taking place at Queens Sports Club, the white-ball matches will be played in Harare.
The three one-dayers are pencilled in for 14, 16, and 18 February, while the 20-over matches will be played on 22, 23, and 25 February.
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