Wellington Masakadza

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Wellington Masakadza
Personal information
Full nameWellington Pedzisai Masakadza
Born (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993 (age 28)
Harare, Zimbabwe
NicknameWelly
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
RelationsHamilton Masakadza (brother)
Shingi Masakadza (brother)
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 106)3 November 2018 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 127)9 October 2015 v Ireland
Last ODI13 September 2021 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 43)26 October 2015 v Afghanistan
Last T20I19 September 2021 v Scotland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014Mountaineers
2014–2015Mashonaland Eagles
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I
Matches 10 20
Runs scored 14 392
Batting average 2.80 27.38
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 10 11
Balls bowled 529 392
Wickets 15 18
Bowling average 25.06 27.38
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/21 4/28
Catches/stumpings 4/– 10/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 September 2021

Wellington Pedzisai Masakadza (born 4 October 1993) 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 for Zimbabwe against Ireland on 9 October 2015.[1] He made his Twenty20 International debut for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan on 26 October 2015.[2]

Domestic career[]

From Harare, Masakadza is the youngest of three brothers who have each played cricket at high levels – the others are Hamilton (born 1983) and Shingirai Masakadza (born 1986), who have both played Test cricket for Zimbabwe's national side.[3] A left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox spinner, Wellington Masakadza represented the Zimbabwean under-19s at the 2012 Under-19 World Cup, playing in three matches.[4] He made his senior debut for the Mountaineers franchise during the 2013–14 domestic season,[5][6] having performed well in four trial Twenty20 games played prior to the start of the season.[7]

Masakadza went on to play five matches in the 2013–14 Logan Cup, taking 15 wickets.[8] This included figures of 5/63 on his first-class debut, against the Matabeleland Tuskers.[9] In September 2014, he was selected for the Zimbabwe A that toured Bangladesh, playing in two first-class and three one-day games.[5][6] Masakadza took 6/63 in the first of those matches, his best figures.[10] He subsequently selected in the Zimbabwean senior team's 17-man Test squad for its tour of Bangladesh in October and December, along with both of his brothers, although he did not participate in any of the Tests.[11] For the 2014–15 Zimbabwean season, Masakadza switched to play for the Mashonaland Eagles.[5]

In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Mountaineers in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[12][13]

International career[]

He made his One Day International debut for Zimbabwe against Ireland on 9 October 2015, but could not do impact on the series. During the Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, he took 4 for 21 runs, finally Zimbabwe won the match convincingly by 8 wickets. Masakadza was adjudged as the man of the match.[14]

In September 2018, he was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their series against Bangladesh.[15] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh on 3 November 2018.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ireland tour of Zimbabwe, 1st ODI: Zimbabwe v Ireland at Harare, Oct 9, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 1st T20I: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Bulawayo, Oct 26, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  3. ^ – (16 October 2014). "Zimbabwe select Masakadza brothers for Bangladesh tests" – SBS Australia. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  4. ^ Under-19 ODI matches played by Wellington Masakadza (3) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  5. ^ a b c First-class matches played by Wellington Masakadza (7) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  6. ^ a b List A matches played by Wellington Masakadza (6) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  7. ^ Miscellaneous matches played by Wellington Masakadza (8) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  8. ^ Bowling in Logan Cup 2013/14 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  9. ^ Matabeleland Tuskers v Mountaineers, Logan Cup 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  10. ^ – (16 September 2014). "Sajib six-for takes Bangladesh A close to win" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  11. ^ Firdose Moonda (14 October 2014). "Zimbabwe brace for Bangladesh test" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  12. ^ "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Wellington, Jongwe crush Afghanistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Brendan Taylor, Sean Williams return as Zimbabwe name squads for South Africa, Bangladesh tours". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  16. ^ "1st Test, Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh at Sylhet, Nov 3-7 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

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