Milton Shumba (born 19 October 2000) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 debut for Zimbabwe against Eastern Province in the 2016 Africa T20 Cup on 30 September 2016.[2] Prior to his T20 debut, he was part of Zimbabwe's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3]

Milton Shumba
Personal information
Born (2000-10-19) 19 October 2000 (age 23)
Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleTop-order batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 117)29 April 2021 v Pakistan
Last Test12 February 2023 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 145)10 September 2021 v Ireland
Last ODI5 August 2022 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.3
T20I debut (cap 63)10 November 2020 v Pakistan
Last T20I2 November 2022 v Netherlands
T20I shirt no.3
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016Eastern Province
2017–2018Rising Stars
Career statistics
Competition Test T20I FC LA
Matches 4 15 18 28
Runs scored 104 244 904 569
Batting average 14.85 27.11 32.28 23.70
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 1/4 0/2
Top score 41 66* 121* 68
Balls bowled 346 66 972 361
Wickets 1 4 12 4
Bowling average 233.00 23.75 52.00 77.25
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/64 3/16 4/48 3/18
Catches/stumpings 1/– 5/– 8/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 February 2023

He made his first-class debut for Rising Stars in the 2017–18 Logan Cup on 12 November 2017.[4] Later the same month, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5][6] In December 2019, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[7] He made his List A debut on 12 February 2020, for Matabeleland Tuskers in the 2019–20 Pro50 Championship.[8]

In October 2020, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for their tour of Pakistan.[9] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Pakistan, on 10 November 2020.[10] In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Tuskers in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[11][12] In April 2021, he was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad, for the series against Pakistan.[13] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe, against Pakistan, on 29 April 2021.[14] In July 2021, Shumba was named in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Bangladesh.[15] In August 2021, Shumba was also named in Zimbabwe's ODI squad for their series against Ireland.[16] He made his ODI debut on 10 September 2021, for Zimbabwe against Ireland.[17]

References edit

  1. ^ "Milton Shumba". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Africa T20 Cup, 1st Semi-Final: Zimbabwe v Eastern Province at Oudtshoorn, Sep 30, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. ^ "All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Logan Cup at Harare, Nov 12-15 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  5. ^ "ICC U19 World Cup 2018: Zimbabwe name 15-member squad". Cricket Country. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Preview: Zimbabwe U19 v Papua New Guinea U19". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Zimbabwe U-19 WC squad named". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  8. ^ "10th Match, Pro50 Championship at Harare, Feb 12 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Muzarabani returns as Zimbabwe announce squad for Pakistan tour". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  10. ^ "3rd T20I (D/N), Rawalpindi, Nov 10 2020, Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Jongwe, Ngarava among five uncapped players for Pakistan Tests". CricBuzz. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  14. ^ "1st Test, Harare, Apr 29 - May 3 2021, Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Taylor to lead in Bangladesh ODIs, Raza returns". BD Crictime. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Craig Ervine named Zimbabwe captain for Ireland, Scotland tours". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  17. ^ "2nd ODI, Belfast, Sep 10 2021, Zimbabwe tour of Ireland and Scotland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

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