Zimbabwe squad – Innocent Kaia, Ryan Burl, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Masakadza back in ODI side for Bangladesh series

On Jul 3, 2026

Fresh off his 140 against Bangladesh in the one-off Test earlier this week, Zimbabwe batter Innocent Kaia has been rewarded with a recall to the ODI side for the three-match series starting Monday.

Also back in the 15-man ODI squad are the trio of Ryan Burl, Tadiwanashe Marumani and Wellington Masakadza. Kaia’s absence from ODIs was the longest, having last played one in December 2023, while Burl played his last in January 2024, and Marumani and Masakadza in February 2025. Fresh off the historic Test win in Harare, Richard Ngarava will lead the ODI side too, but for the first time in the 50-over format in his career, taking over from Sean Williams who went to rehab for drug addiction and is not being considered for selection.

Kaia also scored a one-day hundred recently, for Zimbabwe A on the tour of Bangladesh earlier this month. He has been in stellar form across formats this year even in domestic cricket. He topped the run charts for Rocks in the Pro50 Championship with a tally of 500 runs, including three hundreds and a half-century. In the Logan Cup, the first-class competition, he scored another two centuries and averaged 51.12 to rack up 409 runs from eight innings.

Burl had also toured Bangladesh recently with the Zimbabwe A side for scores of 50 and 20 and one wicket across the two one-day games. He also scored back-to-back centuries for Rhinos in Bulawayo back in March, first in a four-day game and then in 50-over cricket.

Ngarava will lead the pace attack that also includes Blessing Muzarabani, Brad Evans, Newman Nyamhuri and Ernest Masuku. The list of spinners features two allrounders in Burl and Wessly Madhevere and two left-arm spinner Masakadza.

Out from the ODI squad that last played in August 2025 against Sri Lanka are Brendan Taylor, Williams, Johnathan Campbell, Tony Munyonga and Trevor Gwandu.

All three ODIs will be played at the Harare Sports Club on July 6, 9 and 11.

Zimbabwe ODI squad for Bangladesh series

Richard Ngarava (capt), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Ben Curran, Craig Ervine, Brad Evans, Innocent Kaia, Clive Madande (wk), Wessly Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Wellington Masakadza, Ernest Masuku, Blessing Muzarabani, Newman Nyamhuri, Sikandar Raza

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