Queens Sports Club

Queens Sports Club holds nine thousand spectators when packed for major international fixtures. The venue sits in Bulawayo and functions as a primary home for the national team alongside the Matabeleland Tuskers. Cricket has been played on this ground since its establishment in eighteen ninety. Domestic fixtures involving the Tuskers run alongside international series schedules across multiple formats.

Test cricket arrived at the ground in October nineteen ninety four when Zimbabwe hosted Sri Lanka. A more recent Test match took place in August twenty twenty five against New Zealand. One day internationals started here in December nineteen ninety six with a fixture against England. The most recent men's one day international at the ground featured Zimbabwe playing Pakistan in November twenty twenty four.

Shorter formats arrived later in the timeline. The first men's twenty twenty international was played in May twenty ten three against Bangladesh. Namibia played a men's twenty twenty international here in September twenty twenty five. Women's international cricket also uses the turf, starting with a women's one day international against Bangladesh in November twenty twenty one.

Recent international action includes fixtures from twenty twenty three and twenty twenty six. Bangladesh claimed a four wicket win against Zimbabwe here in twenty twenty six. The two thousand twenty three schedule brought several visiting sides to Bulawayo for limited overs fixtures. Scotland defeated Zimbabwe by thirty one runs during that stretch of matches.

Netherlands secured a four wicket win against Scotland in twenty twenty three at this ground. Sri Lanka recorded a nine wicket victory over Zimbabwe during the same period of fixtures. Another twenty twenty three match saw Sri Lanka defeat the Netherlands by twenty one runs. Zimbabwe also claimed a fourteen run win against Oman at the venue.

Touring international teams and domestic sides share the ground throughout the cricket calendar. Bangladesh, Scotland, Sri Lanka, West Indies, and India have all played fixtures here across various competitions. The Cricket World Cup Qualifier matches also used this Bulawayo venue. Zimbabwe Cricket maintains the grounds alongside the ongoing domestic commitments of the Tuskers.