Zimbabwe
Captain: Craig Ervine
About
Zimbabwe Cricket was once a highly competitive Test nation producing two of the sport's finest players: Andy Flower, widely regarded as one of the greatest wicketkeeper-batters in history with a Test average above 51, and Heath Streak, a world-class fast-bowling all-rounder who took 216 Test wickets. Zimbabwe played their first Test in 1992 and briefly challenged the leading Test nations, with memorable victories over Pakistan, India, and England. Economic instability in the early 2000s triggered an exodus of senior players, and Zimbabwe temporarily withdrew from Test cricket between 2005 and 2011. Since their return, the team has worked to rebuild under challenging conditions. Players like Brendan Taylor, Tatenda Taibu, and more recently Sikandar Raza have kept Zimbabwe competitive in limited-overs cricket. Raza's emergence as a world-class T20 all-rounder — performing consistently in franchise cricket globally — is the most significant development in Zimbabwean cricket in years, and gives the country a genuine match-winner in all limited-overs formats.