Blessing Muzarabani
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| Full name | Blessing Muzarabani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 October 1996 Harare, Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 105) | 26 December 2017 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 134) | 15 January 2018 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 20 July 2018 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 48) | 5 February 2018 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 6 July 2018 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Rising Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Blessing Muzarabani (born 2 October 1996) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Rising Stars in the 2017–18 Logan Cup on 4 October 2017.[2]
International career
In December 2017, he was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their one-off Test against South Africa.[3] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe against South Africa in the Boxing Day Test on 26 December 2017.[4]
In January 2018, he was named in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for the tri-series in Bangladesh.[5] He made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh on 15 January 2018.[6]
In February 2018, he was named in Zimbabwe's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Afghanistan in the UAE.[7] He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan on 5 February 2018.[8]
Following the conclusion of the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Muzarabani as the rising star of Zimbabwe's squad.[9]
In August 2018, Muzarabani made himself unavailable for national selection for Zimbabwe, instead wishing to further his career in England.[10][11] The following month, he signed a three-year deal with the English side Northamptonshire as a Kolpak player.[12]
References
- ^ "Blessing Muzarabani". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Logan Cup at Kwekwe, Oct 4-7 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Zimbabwe pick uncapped Muzarabani, Burl for South Africa Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Only Test (D/N), Zimbabwe tour of South Africa (Dec 2017) at Port Elizabeth, Dec 26-29 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Uncapped Mavuta and Murray in Zimbabwe ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "1st match (D/N), Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series at Dhaka, Jan 15 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Formidable Afghanistan eye more T20I success". Wisden India. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "1st T20I (N), Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, Feb 5 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "CWCQ 2018 Report Card: Zimbabwe". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Muzarabani quits Zimbabwe for cricket in England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Blessing Muzarabani puts Zimbabwe career on hold". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Zimbabwe quick Blessing Muzarabani signs for Northamptonshire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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