Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full name | Chamunorwa Justice Chibhabha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Masvingo, Zimbabwe | 6 September 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Cham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Julia Chibhabha (sister) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National side |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Test debut(cap 96) | 28 July 2016 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 12 February 2023 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut(cap 88) | 31 August 2005 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 23 January 2023 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut(cap 2) | 28 November 2006 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 10 November 2020 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I shirt no. | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–present | Southerns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Mashonaland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source:ESPNcricinfo,12 February 2023 |
Chamunorwa Justice "Chamu" Chibhabha (born 9 September 1986) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace. In January 2020,Zimbabwe Cricket named him as the captain of Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads on an interim basis. [1]
Chibhabha made his maiden first-class century at Harare against Sri Lanka A. The match was drawn,and he made 40 and 103. In his previous first-class match,against South Africa Academy,he made 98 before being run out.
He was the leading wicket-taker for the Mashonaland Eagles in the 2018–19 Logan Cup,with sixteen dismissals in five matches. [2] In December 2020,he was named as the captain of the Eagles for the 2020–21 Logan Cup. [3] [4]
His sister Julia Chibhabha also plays international cricket for the Zimbabwe national women's team. [5] She was captain for Zimbabwe's World Cup qualifiers in Pakistan in November 2007. [6]
Chibhabha made a duck on international debut,against New Zealand during the 2005–06 Videocon Tri–Series. Chibhabha has also played first class matches for Mashonaland,and earned a recall to the national side in April 2006,when the team toured West Indies. In the first ODI,he top scored with 55,but his six overs cost thirty runs,and Zimbabwe lost by five wickets.
Chibhabha showed excellent talent during the Indian tour of Zimbabwe in 2015. He was the highest run scorer in the twenty20 series and Zimbabwe won their first Twenty20 International against India. He top scored in this match with 67 and earned man of the match and man of the series as well.
In July 2016 he was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their series against New Zealand. [7] On 28 July 2016 he made his Test debut for Zimbabwe against New Zealand. [8] He played in the most ODIs for Zimbabwe before making his Test debut. [9]
He's also having the joint record for taking the most catches by a substitute fielder in a T20I innings,along with Jeetan Patel,Eoin Morgan,Hashim Amla,Johnson Charles and Jonathan Carter. [10]
In June 2018,he was named in a Board XI team for warm-up fixtures ahead of the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series. [11]
Chibhabha was the last batsman,and the only Zimbabwe player,to be out handled the ball in an international match,before that mode of dismissal was abolished in 2017.
Following an almost two-year absence from Test cricket,Zimbabwe would schedule West Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2022–23 to be played in February 2023,and Chibhabha would be named in the squad,going on to play his first test in five and a half years in the 1st Test.
The Southern Rocks is one of five Zimbabwean cricket franchises. They are a first-class cricket team,based in the Masvingo and Matabeleland South area. They play their home matches at Masvingo Sports Club in Masvingo. The team initially ceased to play after the 2013–14 season. In their 47 first-class matches they won 3,lost 27,and drew 17. However,in December 2020,Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed they would be one of the teams playing in the 2020–21 Logan Cup Southern Rocks won their first Logan Cup trophy in the same 2020–21 season.
Tendai Larry Chatara is an international cricketer who represents the Zimbabwe national cricket team. A tall,wiry fast bowler with appreciable pace and the ability to move the ball away from the right-hander,Chatara rose quickly to prominence after his first-class debut for Mountaineers in 2009.
Sikandar Raza Butt is a Pakistani-born Zimbabwean international cricketer. He is an all-rounder,who bats right-handed and bowls right arm off-spin. He made his international debut for Zimbabwe in May 2013 and is the first player from his country to score a T20I century.
Tinotenda Confidence Mutombodzi is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He began his career as a leg-spin bowler,but now plays principally as a batsman. He made his One Day International debut against the West Indies in February 2013,and his T20 International debut against the same team in March 2013.
Richmond Mutumbami is a Zimbabwean cricketer. A wicket-keeper batsman,Mutumbami made his first-class debut as a 17-year-old against Southerns in April 2007. Six years later,in April 2013,he made his international debut in a Test match against Bangladesh. He made his Twenty20 International debut against Pakistan in May 2015.
Brian Bara Chari is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his international debut for the Zimbabwe national cricket team in November 2014.
Wellington Pedzisai Masakadza 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,and his Twenty20 International debut against Afghanistan on 26 October 2015.
Peter Joseph Moor is an International cricketer. Born in Zimbabwe but an Irish citizen based on his Irish family,he has played for both nations,as a wicket-keeper batsman. He is a former vice-captain for the Zimbabwe cricket team and a current opening batsman for the Irish test team.
Prince Spencer Masvaure is a Zimbabwean first-class cricketer. In July 2016 he was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their series against New Zealand. On 28 July 2016 he made his Test debut against New Zealand.
Tarisai Musakanda is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays for the national cricket team. He was part of Zimbabwe's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
The New Zealand cricket team toured Zimbabwe in July and August 2016 to play two Test matches. Both Test matches took place at Queens Sports Club,Bulawayo. They were the first Tests for Zimbabwe since they toured Bangladesh at the end of 2014. New Zealand won the two-match series 2–0.
Brandon Anesu Mavuta is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays for the Zimbabwe national cricket team. In January 2016,he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his international debut for Zimbabwe in July 2018,against Australia,in a Twenty20 International.
Carl Mumba is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays for Mid West Rhinos. He made his Test cricket debut for the Zimbabwe cricket team in October 2016.
Tinashe Kamunhukamwe is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his international debut for the Zimabwbwe cricket team in July 2018.
Iknow Chabi is a Zimbabwean cricket umpire. He has officiated in the 2016–17 Logan Cup and the 2016–17 Pro50 Championship tournaments.
Ainsley Ndlovu is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his international debut for the Zimbabwe cricket team in June 2019.
Tony Munyonga is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Rising Stars in the 2017–18 Logan Cup on 12 November 2017.
Brad Evans is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 1 April 2018 for Cardiff MCCU against Gloucestershire as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures. In December 2020,he was selected to play for the Eagles in the 2020–21 Logan Cup. He made his Twenty20 debut on 10 April 2021,for Eagles,in the 2020–21 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition. He made his List A debut on 18 April 2021,for Eagles,in the 2020–21 Pro50 Championship. Evans was also named as a standby player in Zimbabwe's squad for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Pakistan.
Charlton Tshuma is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his List A debut for Matabeleland Tuskers in the 2018–19 Pro50 Championship on 23 February 2019. He made his Twenty20 debut for Matabeleland Tuskers in the 2018–19 Stanbic Bank 20 Series on 14 March 2019.
Wesley Nyasha Madhevere is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his international debut for the Zimbabwe cricket team in March 2020.