Nomvelo Sibanda (born 21 November 1996) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays for the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team as a left-arm medium bowler.[1] She has previously played for Kei.[2]
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| Born | 21 November 1996 Bulilimamangwe District, Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 10) | 5 October 2021 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 15 November 2021 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 11) | 5 January 2019 v Namibia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 25 September 2022 v Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018/19 | Kei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21–present | Tuskers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 October 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In January 2019, Sibanda was named in Zimbabwe's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their five-match series against Namibia.[3] The matches were the first WT20I matches to be played by Zimbabwe since the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded WT20I status to all of its members in July 2018.[4] She made her WT20I debut on 5 January 2019, for Zimbabwe against Namibia.[5] In October 2021, Sibanda was named in Zimbabwe's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their four-match series against Ireland.[6] The fixtures were the first WODI matches after Zimbabwe also gained WODI status from the ICC in April 2021.[7] She made her WODI debut on 5 October 2021, for Zimbabwe against Ireland.[8]
In November 2021, she was named in Zimbabwe's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[9] In April 2022, she was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the 2022 Capricorn Women's Tri-Series.[10] In the final of the tournament, against Namibia, she became the first bowler for Zimbabwe to take a hat-trick in a WT20I match,[11] and she also took her first five-wicket haul in WT20Is.[12][13]
References
edit- ^ "Nomvelo Sibanda". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Nomvelo Sibanda". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Zimbabwe thump Namibia in Namib Desert Women T20 Challenge series opener". Sunday News. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "1st T20I, Walvis Bay, Jan 5 2019, Zimbabwe Women tour of Namibia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ @zimbabwe_women (4 October 2021). "Zimbabwe team to play Ireland in the ODI series" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Zimbabwe head coach Adam Chifo excited ahead of team's maiden ODI". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "1st ODI, Harare, Oct 5 2021, Ireland Women tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ @zimbabwewomen (20 April 2022). "Zimbabwe squad for the Capricorn Women's Tri series in Namibia" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Records, Women's Twenty20 Internationals, Bowling records, Hat-tricks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Five-wicket hauls in WT20I matches – Innings by innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Nomvelo Sibanda's phenomenal hat-trick helps Zimbabwe win Capricorn Tri-Series". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
External links
edit- Nomvelo Sibanda at ESPNcricinfo
- Nomvelo Sibanda at CricketArchive (subscription required)