Date-stamped : 10 Oct97 - 06:08
10 October 1997

Zimbabwe confident of victory in tourney

By Shaun Orange in Nairobi

The tournament from which Zimbabwe are expected to emerge with
their first-ever limited-overs cricket title gets under way here
today when the hosts take on Bangladesh at the Gymkhana Sports
Club.

Alistair Campbell's team get their first taste of action in the
Trust Bank Tri-Nations tournament tomorrow with a fixture
against Kenya, then play Bangladesh the following day.

The three teams will face each other twice in the round-robin
stages of the competition, with the top two advancing to the
final - a best-of-three showdown in which Zimbabwe will be
expected to feature and lift the President's Cup, named after
the country's President, Daniel arap Moi.

In today's encounter there wlil be much at stake as both teams
were recently awarded one-day status by the International
Cricket Council.

For Kenya, who recently hosted Northern Transvaal as part of
their preparations for the competition, memories will be kindled
of their surprising but well-deserved victory over the West
Indies at the World Cup last year.

Bangladesh, who have as their manager West Indies legend Gordon
Greenidge, will be hoping to get off to a flying start and build
on their success at the ICC Trophy, which also won them a ticket
to the next World Cup in England in 1999.

Source :: The Herald (Harare) 10 October 1997

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