Zimbabwe has been plagued by injuries and could barely field a full-strength side in the series they played against Afghanistan.

Balance, who played 23 Tests and 16 One Day Internationals for England, was born in Zimbabwe and played for the country at Under 19 level featuring at the 2006 World Cup before moving abroad.

Fifa insisted that what the SRC did constituted government interference.

Zimbabwe were particularly happy to have got a full game considering the rains that have hit Harare over the last few days.

The second match will be played at the same venue tomorrow.

This comes in the wake of recommendations made by the Zifa Restructuring Committee (ZRC) that MPs should not be allowed to hold positions in Zifa.

Braithwaite was impressed by talent in the Zimbabwe ranks particularly spinner Brendon Mavuta who took a fiver in the first Test.

Fifa demanded the reinstatement of the board, but the SRC have locked the members out accusing them of a string of allegations, including abuse of funds.

Munetsi recently celebrated a new four year contract with his seventh goal of the France Ligue 1 campaign in a match against Lille.

Group B comprises of West Indies, Netherlands, Scotland, Nepal and Oman.

Raza opined that had Zimbabwe not thrust Houghton to the top seat they would not have even made it to the ICC T-20 World Cup.

The World Cup will play out between October 15 and November 19 with the cream of the crop fighting it out for the glittering silverware.2

After their visit to Spain, the team also traveled to Munich for the same mission and they toured Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena.