Blessing Muzarabani

Blessing Muzarabani
Personal information
Full name Blessing Muzarabani
Born (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996
Harare, Zimbabwe
Batting Right-hand bat
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 105) 26 December 2017 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 134) 15 January 2018 v Bangladesh
Last ODI 20 July 2018 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 48) 5 February 2018 v Afghanistan
Last T20I 6 July 2018 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–2018 Rising Stars
2019–present Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 18 6 19
Runs scored 14 16 1 16
Batting average 14.00 2.00 1.00 2.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 10 7 1* 7
Balls bowled 78 786 635 834
Wickets 0 18 18 19
Bowling average – 40.72 20.66 40.21
5 wickets in innings – 0 1 0
10 wickets in match – n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling – 4/47 5/32 4/47
Catches/stumpings 0/– 7/– 2/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 September 2018

Blessing Muzarabani (born 2 October 1996) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Rising Stars in the 2017–18 Logan Cup on 4 October 2017.[2]

International career

In December 2017, he was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their one-off Test against South Africa.[3] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe against South Africa in the Boxing Day Test on 26 December 2017.[4]

In January 2018, he was named in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for the tri-series in Bangladesh.[5] He made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh on 15 January 2018.[6]

In February 2018, he was named in Zimbabwe's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Afghanistan in the UAE.[7] He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan on 5 February 2018.[8]

Following the conclusion of the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Muzarabani as the rising star of Zimbabwe's squad.[9]

In August 2018, Muzarabani made himself unavailable for national selection for Zimbabwe, instead wishing to further his career in England.[10][11] The following month, he signed a three-year deal with the English side Northamptonshire as a Kolpak player.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Blessing Muzarabani". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Logan Cup at Kwekwe, Oct 4-7 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Zimbabwe pick uncapped Muzarabani, Burl for South Africa Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Only Test (D/N), Zimbabwe tour of South Africa (Dec 2017) at Port Elizabeth, Dec 26-29 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Uncapped Mavuta and Murray in Zimbabwe ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "1st match (D/N), Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series at Dhaka, Jan 15 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Formidable Afghanistan eye more T20I success". Wisden India. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "1st T20I (N), Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, Feb 5 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "CWCQ 2018 Report Card: Zimbabwe". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Muzarabani quits Zimbabwe for cricket in England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Blessing Muzarabani puts Zimbabwe career on hold". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Zimbabwe quick Blessing Muzarabani signs for Northamptonshire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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