He received his first call up for the national team.
Zimbabwe will host Afghanistan for an extensive series across all formats, starting December 11. The nations will first face each other in three T20Is, which will be followed by as many ODIs and Tests.
Earlier today, Zimbabwe Cricket announced the teams for the white-ball leg of the series. Notably, the brother of England stars Sam Curran and Tom Curran, Ben Curran, also received his first call-up to the Zimbabwe national team.
For the unversed, Ben is the son of former Zimbabwe international cricketer and coach Kevin Curran and played for Northamptonshire until 2022. He later returned to Zimbabwe, where he had spent a significant part of his childhood, to continue his cricket career. . Unlike his brothers, who chose to represent England despite growing up in Zimbabwe, Ben decided otherwise.
His impressive performances on the domestic circuit earned him a place in Zimbabwe’s squad for the 50-over series against Afghanistan. He finished as the leading run-scorer in Zimbabwe’s domestic T20I and red-ball competitions.
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Zimbabwe make two changes to ODI and T20I squad for Pakistan series
Ben Curran, along with Newman Nyamhuri, have been included in the squad, leaving out Faraz Akram, Brandon Mavuta and Clive Madande. The rest of the Zimbabwe team remains unchanged from the one that recently played against Pakistan.
In the T20I team, Zimbabwe have made two adjustments with Nyamhuri and Takudzwanashe Kaitano replacing Madande and Mavuta. The management would be hopeful that these changes will yield results and help them secure a series win after the 2-1 loss in the previous series.
Following their losses in the ODI and T20I series against Pakistan, the ZIM vs AFG series will give the hosts a chance to bounce back.
Zimbabwe white ball team for series in Afghanistan
T20I Team: Sikandar Raza (c), Faraz Akram, Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Trevor Gwandu, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Wessly Madhevere, Tinotene Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Newman Nyamhuri
ODI Team: Craig Ervine (c), Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Joylord Gumbie, Trevor Gwandu, Tinodene Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Newman Nyamhuri, Victor Nyauchi, Sikandar Raza , Sean Williams
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