Tarisai Musakanda (born 31 October 1994) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays for the national cricket team.[1] He was part of Zimbabwe's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Tarisai Musakanda
Personal information
Full name
Tarisai Musakanda
Born (1994-10-31) 31 October 1994 (age 30)
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
RoleTop-order batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 101)14 July 2017 v Sri Lanka
Last Test7 May 2021 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 131)27 November 2016 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI5 August 2022 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.31
T20I debut (cap 49)1 July 2018 v Pakistan
Last T20I25 July 2021 v Bangladesh
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 5 15 12 37
Runs scored 134 304 197 1,768
Batting average 14.88 21.71 16.41 27.20
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 2/12
Top score 43 60 43 119
Catches/stumpings 4/– 11/0 6/– 45/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 August 2022

Domestic career

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He made both his List A and his first-class debut in 2014.

In December 2018, during the opening round of the 2018–19 Logan Cup, Musakanda scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[2] In December 2020, he was named as the captain of the Rhinos for the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[3][4]

International career

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In October 2016, he was included in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[5] The following month he was included in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for the tri-series against Sri Lanka and the West Indies.[6] He made his ODI debut in the final of the tri-series against Sri Lanka.[7]

In February 2017, he was named in an academy squad by Zimbabwe Cricket to tour England later that year.[8] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe against Sri Lanka in their one-off Test in Colombo on 14 July 2017.[9]

In June 2018, he was named in a Zimbabwe Select team for warm-up fixtures ahead of the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series.[10] Later the same month, he was named in a 22-man preliminary Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the tri-nation series.[11] He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe against Pakistan on 1 July 2018, during the tri-series.[12]

In September 2018, he was named as the captain of Zimbabwe's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup tournament.[13] He was the leading run-scorer for Zimbabwe in the tournament, with 182 runs in four matches.[14]

Personal life

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In February 2022, Musakanda was charged with culpable homicide after failing to report a road accident in which a pedestrian was killed.[15] The pedestrian was later identified as Gwinyai Chingoka, a Zimbabwean tennis player who had represented Zimbabwe at the Davis Cup.[16][17] Musakanda was convicted in August 2022 and fined 30,000 Zimbabwean dollars. The judge said he had failed to take proper care while driving, since it was dark and raining, while the victim was wearing dark colours.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Tarisai Musakanda". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Carl Mumba's eight-for lifts Rhinos to the top of Logan Cup table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Chatara, Panyangara unfit for Sri Lanka Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Musakanda, Mumba among new faces in Zimbabwe's tri-series squad". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series, Final: Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo, Nov 27, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  8. ^ "ZC announces 16-member Academy squad for England tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka, Only Test: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Colombo (RPS), Jul 14-18, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Graeme Cremer, Sikandar Raza left out of T20 practice matches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Raza, Taylor absent from Zimbabwe T20I squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  12. ^ "1st match, Zimbabwe Twenty20 Tri-Series at Harare, Jul 1 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Musakanda to captain Zimbabwe Select in Africa T20 Cup". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  14. ^ "Africa T20 Cup, 2018/19 - Zimbabwe: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Tarisai Musakanda charged with culpable homicide after death of pedestrian". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  16. ^ H-Metro. "After 10 days in ICU, Gwinyai Chingoka dies". H-Metro. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  17. ^ Mail, The Sunday. "TZ president pays tribute to the late Gwinyai Chingoka". The Sunday Mail. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Zim cricketer convicted of culpable homicide". Zim Morning Post. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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