List of Zimbabwe One Day International cricket records

Key

The top five to seven records are listed for each category, except in "team wins, losses, and draws" and "highest wicket partnerships". Tied records for the fifth place are listed as well. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate.

Symbol Meaning
†Player is currently active in ODI cricket
*Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
DateDate of the match
InningsNumber of innings played
MatchesNumber of matches played
OpponentThe team Zimbabwe was playing against
PeriodThe time period when the player was active in ODI cricket
PlayerThe player involved in the record
VenueOne Day International cricket ground where the match was played

Team records

Team wins, losses, and ties

Matches played (total)
Team Matches Won Lost Tied No Result % Won
 Zimbabwe 526 138 371 6 11 26.79
Note: Win percentage excludes no result matches and counts ties as half wins i.e. [won÷(matches – noresult)×100].

Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 31 January 2020.

Matches played (by country)
Opponent1st ODIMatchesWonLostTiedNo result% Won
 Afghanistan20142510150040.00
 Australia198330227016.89
 Bangladesh19977228440038.88
 Bermuda200622000100.00
 Canada200622000100.00
 England1992308210127.58
 Hong Kong 2018 1 1 0 0 0 100.00
 India19836310512017.46
 Ireland200713661050.00
 Kenya1996322550283.33
 Namibia200311000100.00
 Netherlands20033120033.33
 New Zealand1987389271125.67
 Pakistan199259452127.89
 Scotland20173111050.00
 South Africa199241238015.00
 Sri Lanka19925711440220.00
 United Arab Emirates20156510083.33
 West Indies19834810361122.34
Source: Cricinfo. Last updated: 31 January 2020

Team scoring records

Highest innings total
Score Opposition Venue Date
351/7  Kenya Mombasa, Kenya 29 January 2009
340/2  Namibia Harare, Zimbabwe 10 February 2003
338/7  Bermuda Port of Spain, Trinidad 18 May 2006
334/5  Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan 26 May 2015
333/5  Afghanistan Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 11 February 2018

Lowest innings total
Score Opposition Venue Date
35  Sri Lanka Harare, Zimbabwe 25 April 2004
38  Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka 8 December 2001
44  Bangladesh Chittagong, Bangladesh 3 November 2009
54  Afghanistan Harare, Zimbabwe 26 February 2017
65  India Harare, Zimbabwe 29 August 2005

Highest match aggregate
Score Opposition Venue Date
709/8  Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan 26 May 2015
665/9  South Africa Potchefstroom, South Africa 20 September 2006
661/12  West Indies Canberra, Australia 24 February 2015
657/18  Ireland Hobart, Australia 7 March 2015
657/14  New Zealand Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 25 October 2011

Lowest match aggregate
Score Opposition Venue Date
75/11  Sri Lanka Harare, Zimbabwe 25 April 2004
78/11  Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka 8 December 2001
93/14  Bangladesh Chittagong, Bangladesh 3 November 2009
135/11  Sri Lanka Harare, Zimbabwe 22 November 2008
136/11  Pakistan Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 18 July 2018

Greatest win margins (by wickets)
Margin Opposition Venue Date
9 wickets  Kenya Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 15 December 2002

Greatest win margins (by runs)
Margin Opposition Venue Date
202 runs  Kenya Dhaka, Bangladesh 27 March 1999
194 runs  Bermuda Port of Spain, Trinidad 18 May 2006
192 runs  Bangladesh Nairobi, Kenya 14 October 1997
175 runs  Canada Nagpur, India 28 February 2011
161 runs  Kenya Kolkata, India 20 March 2011

Greatest win margins (by balls remaining)
Margin Opposition Venue Date
204 balls  Kenya Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 15 December 2002
161 balls  United Arab Emirates Harare, Zimbabwe 10 April 2019
160 balls  Afghanistan Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 16 October 2015
122 balls  West Indies Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 23 November 2003
118 balls  Afghanistan Harare, Zimbabwe 24 February 2017

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)
Margin Opposition Venue Year
1 wicket  India Jodhpur, India 8 December 2000
 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand 7 January 2001
 India Faridabad, India 7 March 2002
 New Zealand Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 25 October 2011

Narrowest win margins (by runs)
Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 run  New Zealand Christchurch, New Zealand 4 March 1998
2 runs  Sri Lanka Harare, Zimbabwe 5 November 1994
 West Indies Providence, Guyana 4 March 2010
 Afghanistan Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 6 March 2018

Individual records (batting)

Most career runs
Runs Batsman Matches Innings Not Out Average ODI Career Span
6,786 Andy Flower 213 208 16 35.34 1992–2003
6,571 Grant Flower 221 214 18 33.52 1992–2010
6,293 Brendan Taylor 193 192 15 35.55 2004–present
5,658 Hamilton Masakadza 209 208 4 27.73 2001–2019
5,185 Alistair Campbell 188 184 14 30.50 1992–2003

Highest career average
Batting average Batsman Innings Career Runs ODI Career Span
36.50 Neil Johnson 48 1,679 1998–2000
35.55 Brendan Taylor 192 6,293 2004–present
35.34 Andy Flower 208 6,786 1992–2003
34.10 Sean Williams 127 3,717 2005–present
34.05 Sikandar Raza 93 2,656 2013–present

Highest career strike rate
Strike Rate Batsman Career Runs Balls Faced ODI Career Span
106.28 Andy Blignaut 626 589 1999–2010
88.68 Charles Coventry 831 937 2003–2015
85.53 Sean Ervine 698 816 2001–2004
81.76 Sean Williams 3,717 4,546 2005–present
81.74 Sikandar Raza 2,656 3,249 2013–present

Most career centuries
Centuries Batsman Innings Career Runs ODI Career Span
10 Brendan Taylor 192 6,293 2004–present
7 Alistair Campbell 184 5,185 1992–2003
6 Grant Flower 214 6,571 1992–2010
5 Hamilton Masakadza 208 5,658 2001–2019

Most career half-centuries
Half Centuries Batsman Innings Career Runs ODI Career Span
55 Andy Flower 208 6,786 1992–2003
40 Grant Flower 214 6,571 1992–2010
38 Brendan Taylor 192 6,293 2004–present
34 Hamilton Masakadza 208 5,658 2001–2019
31 Sean Williams 127 3,717 2005–present

Highest individual score
Runs Batsman Balls Faced Opposition Venue Date
194* Charles Coventry 156  Bangladesh Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 16 August 2009
178* Hamilton Masakadza 167  Kenya Harare, Zimbabwe 18 October 2009
172* Craig Wishart 151  Namibia Harare, Zimbabwe 10 February 2003
156 Hamilton Masakadza 151  Kenya Harare, Zimbabwe 12 October 2009
145* Brendan Taylor 136  South Africa Bloemfontein, South Africa 15 October 2010

Most ducks in career
Ducks Batsman Innings Career Runs ODI Career Span
18 Grant Flower 214 6,571 1992–2010
17 Elton Chigumbura 195 4,289 2004–2018
16 Prosper Utseya 132 1,406 2004–2015
Tatenda Taibu 136 3,383 2001–2012

Most runs in a series
Runs Batsman Innings Balls Faced Opposition Season
467 Hamilton Masakadza 5 480  Kenya 2009–2010
433 Brendan Taylor 6 405 2015 Cricket World Cup 2014–2015
375 Andy Flower 6 436 President's Cup 1997–1998
367 Neil Johnson 8 496 1999 Cricket World Cup 1999
357 Brendan Taylor 6 385 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2017–2018

Individual records (bowling)

Most career wickets
Wickets Bowler Matches Bowling Average ODI Career Span
237 Heath Streak 187 29.81 1993–2005
133 Prosper Utseya 164 46.90 2004–2015
119 Graeme Cremer 96 30.22 2009–present
104 Grant Flower 221 40.62 1992–2010
100 Ray Price 102 35.75 2002–2012

Best bowling figures
Figures Bowler Opposition Venue Date
6/19 Henry Olonga  England Cape Town, South Africa 28 January 2000
6/20 Bryan Strang  Bangladesh Nairobi, Kenya 14 October 1997
6/28 Henry Olonga  Kenya Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 15 December 2002
6/46 Graeme Cremer  Kenya Harare, Zimbabwe 13 October 2009
6/52 Christopher Mpofu  Kenya Nairobi, Kenya 19 October 2008

Best career averages
Average Bowler Matches Wickets ODI Career Span
29.64 Tawanda Mupariwa 40 57 2004–2016
29.81 Heath Streak 187 237 1993–2005
30.22 Graeme Cremer 96 119 2009–present
30.57 Tendai Chatara 70 95 2013–present
32.37 Eddo Brandes 59 70 1987–1999

Best career economy rate
Economy rate Bowler Matches Overs Bowled ODI career span
3.99 Ray Price 102 895.4 2002–2012
4.13 Bryan Strang 49 415.4 1995–2001
4.36 Prosper Utseya 164 1428.3 2004–2015
4.37 Paul Strang 95 725.1 1994–2001
4.37 Andy Whittall 63 514.1 1996–2000

Best career strike rate
Strike rate Bowler Matches Wickets ODI Career Span
35.4 Tawanda Mupariwa 40 57 2004–2016
35.5 Henry Olonga 50 58 1995–2003
36.1 Tendai Chatara 70 95 2013–present
39.0 Douglas Hondo 56 61 2001–2005
39.3 Graeme Cremer 96 119 2009–present

Most five-wicket hauls in an innings
5-Wicket Hauls Bowler Matches Wickets ODI Career Span
3 Graeme Cremer 96 119 2009–present
2 Brian Vitori 24 32 2011–present
Henry Olonga 50 58 1995–2003
Eddo Brandes 59 70 1987–1999
Paul Strang 95 96 1994–2001

Most runs conceded in an innings
Runs Bowler Overs Opposition Date
105 Brian Vitori 9.0  New Zealand 9 February 2012
96 Andy Blignaut 9.0  New Zealand 24 August 2005
Richard Ngarava 10.0  Scotland 15 June 2017
95 Shingirai Masakadza 10.0  South Africa 22 October 2010
92 Elton Chigumbura 10.0  New Zealand 9 February 2012

Most wickets in a series
Wickets Bowler Matches Overs Opposition Season
15 Graeme Cremer 5 45.5  Kenya 2008–2009
Heath Streak 8 72.0 VB Series 2003–2004
14 Eddo Brandes 8 70.1 1992 Cricket World Cup 1991–1992

Individual records (fielding)

Most catches in career
Catches Fielder Matches ODI Career Span
86 Grant Flower 221 1992–2010
74 Alistair Campbell 188 1992–2003
72 Elton Chigumbura 210 2004–2018
71 Hamilton Masakadza 209 2001–2019
50 Prosper Utseya 164 2004–2015

Most catches in an innings
Catches Fielder Opposition Date
4 Guy Whittall  England 8 July 2000
Elton Chigumbura  West Indies 14 May 2006
Craig Ervine  Afghanistan 16 October 2015

Individual records (wicket-keeping)

Most dismissals in career
Dismissals Wicket-Keeper Catches Stumpings Innings ODI Career Span
165 Andy Flower 133 32 185 1992–2003
145 Tatenda Taibu 112 33 142 2001–2012
125 Brendan Taylor 96 29 100 2004–present
26 Richmond Mutumbami 21 5 31 2014–present
21 Regis Chakabva 17 4 14 2008–present

Most dismissals in an innings
Dismissals Wicket-Keeper Catches Stumpings Opposition Date
5 Andy Flower 5 0  South Africa 22 October 1995
Andy Flower 5 0  England 3 January 1997
Brendan Taylor 5 0  Bangladesh 21 October 2018
Regis Chakabva 5 0  United Arab Emirates 10 April 2019

Individual records (other)

Most matches played in career
Matches Player Runs Wickets ODI Career Span
221 Grant Flower 6,571 104 1992–2010
213 Andy Flower 6,786 0 1992–2003
210 Elton Chigumbura 4,289 95 2004–2018
209 Hamilton Masakadza 5,658 39 2001–2019
193 Brendan Taylor 6,293 9 2004–present

Most matches played as captain
Matches Player Won Lost Tied No Result Win Percentage Captaincy Period
86 Alistair Campbell 30 52 2 2 36.90 1996–2002
68 Heath Streak 18 47 0 3 27.69 2000–2004
Prosper Utseya 20 47 1 0 30.14 2006–2010
62 Elton Chigumbura 18 44 0 0 29.03 2010–2016
52 Andy Flower 12 35 2 3 26.53 1993–2000

Most matches won as captain
Won Player Match Lost Tied No Result Win/Loss Ratio Captaincy Period
30 Alistair Campbell 86 52 2 2 0.576 1996–2002
20 Prosper Utseya 68 47 1 0 0.425 2006–2010
18 Heath Streak 68 47 0 3 0.382 2000–2004
Elton Chigumbura 62 44 0 0 0.409 2010–2016

Partnership records

Highest partnerships (by runs)
Runs Partnership Players Opposition Venue Date
224 1st wicket Hamilton Masakadza Sikandar Raza  Afghanistan Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 20 July 2014
202 4th wicket Stuart Carlisle Sean Ervine  India Adelaide, Australia 24 January 2004
188 6th wicket Tatenda Taibu Stuart Matsikenyeri  South Africa Benoni, South Africa 8 November 2009
187 4th wicket Stuart Carlisle Grant Flower  Australia Perth, Australia 4 February 2001
186* 5th wicket Murray Goodwin Grant Flower  West Indies Chester-le-Street, England 16 July 2000

Highest partnerships (by wicket)
Partnership Runs Players Opposition Venue Date
1st wicket 224 Hamilton Masakadza Sikandar Raza  Afghanistan Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 20 July 2014
2nd wicket 150 Grant Flower Gavin Rennie  Kenya Nairobi, Kenya 19 October 1997
3rd wicket 181 Tatenda Taibu Craig Ervine  Canada Nagpur, India 28 February 2011
4th wicket 202 Stuart Carlisle Sean Ervine  India Adelaide, Australia 24 January 2004
5th wicket 186* Murray Goodwin Grant Flower  West Indies Chester-le-Street, England 16 July 2000
6th wicket 188 Tatenda Taibu Stuart Matsikenyeri  South Africa Benoni, South Africa 8 November 2009
7th wicket 130 Andy Flower Heath Streak  England Harare, Zimbabwe 7 October 2001
8th wicket 117 Dave Houghton Iain Butchart  New Zealand Hyderabad, India 10 October 1987
9th wicket 91* Sikandar Raza Tendai Chisoro  West Indies Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 25 November 2016
10th wicket 60 Shingirai Masakadza Ian Nicolson  Ireland Harare, Zimbabwe 30 September 2010


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