Netherlands brace for Zimbabwe challenge

It seems to be an exciting phase in Zimbabwean cricket, one where they are putting in an earnest effort to get quality cricket. It started with their tour to Scotland, where they played out a drawn two-match One-Day International series and now they arrive in Netherlands for a three-match one-day series. Both sides haven't seen enough of each other in the international arena and on the two occasions they have met - both of which in world events, 2003 World Cup and 2014 World T20 - the African nation registered wins.

Zimbabwe, of late, have had a torrid time, starting with the five-ODI home series against Afghanistan, where they were beaten 3-2. Before their major tour of Sri Lanka, they headed to Scotland for two ODIs, and instead of winning it comfortably, as they were expected to, they just about managed to