Zim up for Afghanistan challenge: Madhevere

ZIMBABWE will be without several senior players in their away series against Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), but batsman Wesley Madhevere sees it as an opportunity for young players like him to prove their credentials.

Top-order linchpins Brendan Taylor and Craig Ervine, along with seamer Kyle Jarvis, have been left out because of illness — joining injured paceman Tendai Chatara on the sidelines.

A depleted Zimbabwe will meet Afghanistan on Tuesday for the first match of the two-test series in Abu Dhabi, where they will also play three Twenty20 internationals later this month.

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