The visiting Zimbabwe cricket team will open their 41-day tour of India with a three-day match against India A at Indore from November 8 after arriving on November 5.

The Zimbabweans are scheduled to play another three-day match at Faridabad against the Cricket Board President's XI from November 13-15 as their final tune-up prior to the two-Test series against India.

The first Test will be played from November 18 to 22 at Delhi while the second Test will be held at Nagpur from November 25 to 29.

The Zimbabweans will then play five one day internationals against India before returning home. The dates of the matches are: December 2, 5, 8, 11 and 14 and the tentative venues are Cuttack, Mohali, Jodhpur, Ahmedabad and Chennai.

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