Takudzwanashe Kaitano

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Takudzwanashe Kaitano
Personal information
Born (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 (age 31)
Kadoma, Zimbabwe
BattingRight handed
BowlingRight arm off break
RoleOpening batter
International information
National side
Only Test(cap  119)7 July 2021 v  Bangladesh
ODI debut(cap  146)16 January 2022 v  Sri Lanka
Last ODI3 September 2022 v  Australia
ODI shirt no.83
Source: Cricinfo, 3 September 2022

Takudzwanashe Kaitano (born 15 June 1993) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his international debut for the Zimbabwe cricket team in July 2021. [1]

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Career

Kaitano made his first-class debut for Mid West Rhinos in the 2016–17 Logan Cup on 21 February 2017. [2] He made his List A debut for Mid West Rhinos in the 2017–18 Pro50 Championship on 23 May 2018. [3] In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Rhinos in the 2020–21 Logan Cup. [4] [5]

He made his Twenty20 debut on 13 April 2021, for Rhinos, in the 2020–21 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition. [6] Later the same month, he was named as a standby player for Zimbabwe's Test matches against Pakistan. [7]

In July 2021, Kaitano was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their one-off match against Bangladesh. [8] He made his Test debut on 7 July 2021, for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh. [9] In the first innings, he scored 87 runs, [10] the highest score by an opener for Zimbabwe on his Test debut. [11]

In January 2022, Kaitano was named in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka. [12] He made his ODI debut on 16 January 2022, for Zimbabwe against Sri Lanka. [13]

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