Tafadzwa Tsiga (born 13 July 1994) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Southern Rocks in the 2013–14 Logan Cup on 24 February 2014.[2] In February 2017, he was named in an academy squad by Zimbabwe Cricket to tour England later that year.[3]
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| Full name | Tafadzwa Emmanuel Tsiga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 July 1994 Harare, Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 125) | 4 February 2023 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 12 February 2023 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 February 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In June 2018, he was named in a Zimbabwe Select team for warm-up fixtures ahead of the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Mountaineers in the 2018–19 Stanbic Bank 20 Series on 11 March 2019.[5] In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Southern Rocks in the 2020–21 Logan Cup alongside Shane Snater, Ben Curran and Club Captain Richmond Mutumbami.
In the 2022 season Tafadzwa went to the UK to join GMCL (Greater Manchester Cricket League) side Mottram CC as the club professional. After a successful debut season, he confirmed he would be returning to the Manchester based club in 2023, for a further season. [6][7]
Career edit
On 4 February 2023, Tsiga made his Test debut against the West Indies.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Tafadzwa Tsiga". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Logan Cup, Southern Rocks v Mashonaland Eagles at Masvingo, Feb 24-27, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "ZC announces 16-member Academy squad for England tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Graeme Cremer, Sikandar Raza left out of T20 practice matches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "1st Match, Domestic Twenty20 Competition at Harare, Mar 11 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "1st Test, Bulawayo, February 4 - 8, 2023, West Indies tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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