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Wellington Masakadza

Wellington Pedzisai Masakadza (born 4 October 1993) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who has played first-class and limited overs matches for the Mountaineers and the Mashonaland Eagles. He made his One Day International debut against Ireland on 9 October 2015,[1] and his Twenty20 International debut against Afghanistan on 26 October 2015.[2]

Wellington Masakadza
Personal information
Full name
Wellington Pedzisai Masakadza
Born (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 30)
Harare, Zimbabwe
NicknameWelly
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
Relations
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 106)3 November 2018 v Bangladesh
Last Test12 February 2023 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 127)9 October 2015 v Ireland
Last ODI18 June 2023 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.11
T20I debut (cap 43)26 October 2015 v Afghanistan
T20I shirt no.11
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013/14–Mountaineers
2014/15Mashonaland Eagles
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I
Matches 3 29 39
Runs scored 37 112 87
Batting average 9.25 8.00 6.69
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 17 34 19*
Balls bowled 403 1,309 738
Wickets 6 30 34
Bowling average 35.00 35.80 25.61
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/71 4/21 4/11
Catches/stumpings 2/– 8/– 21/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 June 2023

Domestic career edit

From Harare, Masakadza is the youngest of three brothers who have each played cricket at high levels – the others are Hamilton (born 1983) and Shingirai Masakadza (born 1986), who have both played Test cricket for Zimbabwe's national side.[3] A left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox spinner, Wellington Masakadza represented the Zimbabwean under-19s at the 2012 Under-19 World Cup, playing in three matches.[4] He made his senior debut for the Mountaineers franchise during the 2013–14 domestic season,[5][6] having performed well in four trial Twenty20 games played prior to the start of the season.[7]

Masakadza went on to play five matches in the 2013–14 Logan Cup, taking 15 wickets.[8] This included figures of 5/63 on his first-class debut, against the Matabeleland Tuskers.[9] In September 2014, he was selected for the Zimbabwe A that toured Bangladesh, playing in two first-class and three one-day games.[5][6] Masakadza took 6/63 in the first of those matches, his best figures.[10] He subsequently selected in the Zimbabwean senior team's 17-man Test squad for its tour of Bangladesh in October and December, along with both of his brothers, although he did not participate in any of the Tests.[11] For the 2014–15 Zimbabwean season, Masakadza switched to play for the Mashonaland Eagles.[5]

In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Mountaineers in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[12][13]

International career edit

He made his One Day International debut for Zimbabwe against Ireland on 9 October 2015, but could not do impact on the series. During the Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, he took 4 for 21 runs, finally Zimbabwe won the match convincingly by 8 wickets. Masakadza was adjudged as the man of the match.[14]

In September 2018, he was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their series against Bangladesh.[15] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh on 3 November 2018.[16]

References edit

  1. ^ "Ireland tour of Zimbabwe, 1st ODI: Zimbabwe v Ireland at Harare, Oct 9, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 1st T20I: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Bulawayo, Oct 26, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  3. ^ – (16 October 2014). "Zimbabwe select Masakadza brothers for Bangladesh tests" – SBS Australia. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  4. ^ Under-19 ODI matches played by Wellington Masakadza (3) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  5. ^ a b c First-class matches played by Wellington Masakadza (7) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  6. ^ a b List A matches played by Wellington Masakadza (6) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  7. ^ Miscellaneous matches played by Wellington Masakadza (8) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  8. ^ Bowling in Logan Cup 2013/14 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  9. ^ Matabeleland Tuskers v Mountaineers, Logan Cup 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  10. ^ – (16 September 2014). "Sajib six-for takes Bangladesh A close to win" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  11. ^ Firdose Moonda (14 October 2014). "Zimbabwe brace for Bangladesh test" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  12. ^ "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Wellington, Jongwe crush Afghanistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Brendan Taylor, Sean Williams return as Zimbabwe name squads for South Africa, Bangladesh tours". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  16. ^ "1st Test, Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh at Sylhet, Nov 3-7 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

External links edit

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