Wesley Madhevere

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Wesley Madhevere
Personal information
Full name
Wesley Nyasha Madhevere
Born (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24)
Harare, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
Role All-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  114)2 March 2021 v  Afghanistan
Last Test10 March 2021 v  Afghanistan
ODI debut(cap  141)1 March 2020 v  Bangladesh
Last ODI4 July 2023 v  Scotland
ODI shirt no.17
T20I debut(cap  59)9 March 2020 v  Bangladesh
Last T20I14 July 2024 v  India
T20I shirt no.17
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches2366223
Runs scored07051,1111,032
Batting average 0.0020.7321.3633.29
100s/50s0/00/50/71/7
Top score07273* 111
Balls bowled788063962,690
Wickets 0131352
Bowling average 52.5335.7638.58
5 wickets in innings 002
10 wickets in match000
Best bowling3/362/87/105
Catches/stumpings 1/–9/–24/–18/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 July 2024

Wesley [nb 1] Nyasha Madhevere (born 4 September 2000) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his international debut for the Zimbabwe cricket team in March 2020. [3]

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Career

Madhevere made his List A debut on 8 February 2020, for Mashonaland Eagles in the 2019–20 Pro50 Championship. [5] Prior to his List A debut, he was named as the vice-captain of Zimbabwe's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [6] He was also part of Zimbabwe's teams for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup [7] and the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, [8] with the International Cricket Council (ICC) naming him as the rising star of the squad following the 2018 tournament. [9] He made his first-class debut on 20 February 2020, for Mashonaland Eagles in the 2019–20 Logan Cup. [10]

In February 2020, Madhevere was named in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their tour against Bangladesh. [11] He made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe, against Bangladesh, on 1 March 2020. [12] He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe, against Bangladesh, on 9 March 2020. [13]

In December 2020, Madhevere was selected to play for the Eagles in the 2020–21 Logan Cup. [14] [15] In February 2021, Madhevere was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their series against Afghanistan. [16] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe, against Afghanistan, on 2 March 2021. [17]

In March 2023, he was named in the Zimbabwe's ODI squad for their series against the Netherlands. [18] In the second ODI, on 23 March 2023, he became the third cricketer from Zimbabwe to take a hat-trick in ODIs . [19]

In December 2023, he was suspended by Zimbabwe Cricket after failing a drugs test. [20] On 25 January 2024, Zimbabwe Cricket announced that Madhevere as well as teammate Brandon Mavuta had been suspended for four months, as well as fined 50% of their salaries for three months, effective from January 2024. [21]

Notes

  1. The International Cricket Council (ICC) and Wisden both spell his first name as "Wesley". [1] [2] Cricinfo has his first name as "Wessley", [3] and Zimbabwe Cricket spell his first name "Wessly". [4]

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