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| Born | 27 March 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut(cap 136) | 28 April 2025 v Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 7 August 2025 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Mountaineers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,9 August 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vincent Masekesa (born 27 March 1997) is a Zimbabwean cricketer,who plays for Mountaineers in domestic cricket. [1] He is a leg-spin bowler and useful lower-order batsman. [2]
Masekesa made his first-class debut against Southern Rocks on 30 March 2021 during the 2020–21 Logan Cup. [3] He made his List A debut against Mid West Rhinos on 9 October 2022 during the 2022–23 Pro50 Championship. [4] He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2024–25 Logan Cup,with 43 wickets at an average of 22.02, [5] with best figures of 7 for 117 and 5 for 63 in Mountaineers' victory over Rhinos. [6]
In January 2025,Masekesa was named in Zimbabwe's squad for their one-off Test match against Ireland,but he was left out of the playing eleven. [7] [8] In April 2025,he was again selected to the Test squad for the series against Bangladesh. [9] [10] He made his Test debut in the same series on 28 April 2025. [11] He took his first five-wicket haul on his Test debut and became third Zimbabwean bowler to do so and became the eighth Zimbabwean bowler to take a fifer. [12] [13]