ZIMBABWE coach Alan Butcher believes his team is coming into form at the right time ahead of the World Cup.

Zimbabwe have been struggling for results recently and lost a one-day series in Bangladesh in December.

But Butcher said yesterday that his team was ready to rediscover its form as it sets its sights on a quarterfinal place. "We have to play to our plans and give our best in the tournament," he said. "We need to execute our plans well. We need to have self-belief to perform well in the World Cup."

Captain Elton Chigumbura said the team had benefited from a productive training camp in Dubai where they beat Netherlands and Ireland in warm-up matches, as well as the input of West Indies great Brian Lara, who has been used as a batting consultant.