Zimbabwe have recalled Brendan Taylor and Sean Williams to their T20I squad for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka, marking big comebacks for both veterans.
Brendan Taylor Back After Ban
Taylor, the experienced wicketkeeper-batter, last played a T20I in April 2021. He returned to international cricket earlier this year after serving a three-and-a-half-year ICC ban for failing to report a corrupt approach. He has already featured in Tests and ODIs since his comeback.
“𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒁𝒊𝒎𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒘𝒆 𝒋𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏, 𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝑻20𝑰𝒔 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈,” 𝑻𝒂𝒚𝒍𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅.
Williams Strengthens the Middle Order
Sean Williams also rejoins the side, having last played a T20I in May 2024. His inclusion is crucial ahead of the Africa regional qualifiers for the 2026 T20 World Cup, where Zimbabwe will compete for two available spots.
Zimbabwe missed out on the 2024 T20 World Cup, failing to finish among the top two in their regional qualifiers after defeats to Namibia and Uganda.
“𝑾𝒆’𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒑 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒔,” 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅.
Apart from Taylor and Williams, Brad Evans and Tadiwanashe Marumani have also been recalled, while Newman Nyamhuri, Wessly Madhevere, Vincent Masekesa and Tafadzwa Tsiga miss out.
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