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Harare Bureau
LEG-SPINNER Tafadzwa Kamungozi made a surprise return to the Zimbabwe national team colours when he was named in the final 15-member Twenty20 squad to represent the nation at the World Cup in Bangladesh next month. Zimbabwe were placed in Group C in the preliminary stages where they will meet associate nations Ireland, Afghanistan and the Netherlands.
Selectors made the surprise inclusions of Southern Rocks right arm leg spinner Kamungozi and Mountaineers’ batting all-rounder Timycen Maruma after their three-day selection process at Harare Sports Club from a pool of 36 prospective players.
Tinotenda Mutombodzi and Chamunorwa Chibhabha were the unlikely exclusions from the final squad and there is a matching concept in replacing them with Maruma and Kamungozi as both pairs play similar roles.
Tendai Chatara stepped up to the opportunity and he comes in place of veteran Tuskers right-arm fast bowler Chris Mpofu. Ireland pose a potent threat to Zimbabwe in the qualification stages while Netherlands and The United Arab Emirates are the minors in the group.
According to an official press release from the ICC, Ireland has retained 13 players from the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2013. They only added Andrew Poynter and Craig Young, replacing John Mooney and the retired veteran bowler Trent Johnston.
Zimbabwe squad:
Brendan Taylor (captain), Hamilton Masakadza, Prosper Utseya, Elton Chigumbura, Sean Williams, Malcolm Waller, Vusi Sibanda, Sikander Raza, Brian Vitori, Tendai Chatara, Natsai M’shangwe, Shingirai Masakadza, Timycen Maruma, Tafadzwa Kamungozi, Tinashe Panyangara
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