Mali: outgoing ICC president
Zimbabwe's cricketing future will not be determined until Thursday after the International Cricket Council's executive board appeared to delay talks on
the issue.
Outgoing ICC president Ray Mali decreed that the status of Zimbabwe should be discussed at the two-day meeting in Dubai following the decision by South Africa and the England to sever bilateral links with the African country, which is currently in a state of political turmoil following Robert Mugabe's disputed re-election as president.
It is believed a vote on whether the Zimbabwe Cricket Union retain their full member status within ICC, and the funding and voting rights that go with it, will be taken at the end of the meeting on Thursday.
As a two-thirds majority is required to force expulsion, the views of the Asian bloc are vital, and it is widely expected that India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka will all side with Zimbabwe.
That would be leave uncertainty over next year's World Twenty20 in England, with Zimbabwe unwelcome on the orders of the British government, and could lead the ICC to take the event elsewhere.
An ICC spokesman confirmed after the first day of the executive board meeting that no official comments on a raft of ICC executive board decisions would be made until the following day.

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| Fixture |
|---|
| Sunday 8th November |
| One Day Int First Match |
| South Africa vs Zimbabwe |
| One Day Int Sixth Match |
| India vs Australia |
| Tour Match One Day Match |
| vs England |
| Monday 9th November |
| One Day Int Third Match |
| Pakistan vs New Zealand |
| Women's T20 Int First Women's Twenty20 International |
| West Indies Women vs England Women |
| Tuesday 10th November |
| One Day Int Second Match |
| South Africa vs Zimbabwe |
| Tour Match One Day Match |
| South Africa A vs England |
| Women's T20 Int Second Women's Twenty20 International |
| West Indies Women vs England Women |
| Wednesday 11th November |
| One Day Int Seventh Match |
| India vs Australia |
| Thursday 12th November |
| Int Twenty20 First Match |
| Pakistan vs New Zealand |
| Result |
|---|
| Saturday 7th November |
| Women's One Day International Series |
| West Indies Women vs England Women West Indies Women won by 1 wickets. |
| Friday 6th November |
| One Day International Series |
| Pakistan vs New Zealand New Zealand won by 64 runs. |
| Tour Match |
| Diamond Eagles vs England XI England won by 185 runs. |
| Women's One Day International Series |
| West Indies Women vs England Women England Women won by 13 runs. |
| Thursday 5th November |
| One Day International Series |
| Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe Bangladesh won by 1 wickets. |
| India vs Australia Australia won by 3 runs. |
| Wednesday 4th November |
| Under 19 One Day International Series |
| Bangladesh Under 19 vs England Under 19 Bangladesh Under 19 won by 8 runs. |
| Women's One Day International Series |
| West Indies Women vs England Women West Indies Women won by 40 runs. |
| Tuesday 3rd November |
| One Day International Series |
| Pakistan vs New Zealand Pakistan won by 138 runs. |
| Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe Bangladesh won by 6 wickets. |
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Australia cruised to a six-wicket win in the sixth One Day International to take an unassailable 4-2 lead in the seven-match series.
Tatenda Taibu's century failed to prevent Zimbabwe slipping to a 45-run defeat against South Africa in the first one-day international.
The one-day series between Pakistan and New Zealand is set for an exciting climax in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting was proud of the way his side overcame a spate of injuries to win the one-day series in India.