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

Takudzwanashe Kaitano
Personal information
Born (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 (age 31)
Kadoma, Zimbabwe
BattingRight handed
BowlingRight arm off break
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

Career

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Takudzwanashe Kaitano". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Logan Cup, Mid West Rhinos v Mashonaland Eagles at Kwekwe, Feb 21-24, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Pro50 Championship at Harare, May 23 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. ^ "6th Match, Harare, Apr 13 2021, Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Jongwe, Ngarava among five uncapped players for Pakistan Tests". CricBuzz. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Four uncapped players in Zimbabwe squad for Bangladesh Test". CricBuzz. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Only Test, Harare, Jul 7 - 11 2021, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  10. ^ "One-off Test, Day 3: Takudzwanashe Kaitano top scores as Zimbabwe trail Bangladesh by 192 | Cricket News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Tigers in driving seat". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Tino Mutombodzi returns for Sri Lanka ODIs". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  13. ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Pallekele, Jan 16 2022, Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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