Chamu Chibhabha

Chamu Chibhabha

Personal information
Full name	Chamunorwa Justice Chibhabha
Born	(1986-09-06) 6 September 1986 Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Nickname	Cham
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	All-rounder
Relations	J Chibhabha (sister)
International information
National side	Zimbabwe
Test debut (cap 96)	28 July 2016 v New Zealand
Last Test	6 August 2016 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 88)	31 August 2005 v New Zealand
Last ODI	15 June 2016 v India
T20I debut (cap 2)	28 November 2006 v Bangladesh
Last T20I	22 June 2016 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2006–present	Southerns
2003–2005	Mashonaland
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 96 30 79 184 Runs scored 2,286 600 3,977 4,414 Batting average 24.31 20.68 27.23 25.36 100s/50s 0/16 0/5 4/23 2/28 Top score 99 67 105 121* Balls bowled 1,637 287 5,818 3,277 Wickets 34 13 106 81 Bowling average 46.32 30.46 31.49 35.67 5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/25 3/18 5/66 4/25 Catches/stumpings 31/– 8/– 45/– 61/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 July 2016

Chamunorwa Justice "Chamu" Chibhabha (born 9 September 1986) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace.

Domestic career

Chibhabha made his maiden first-class century at Harare against Sri Lanka A. The match was drawn, and he made 40 and 103. In his previous first-class match, against South Africa Academy, he made 98 before being run out.

Personal life

His sister Julia Chibhabha also plays international cricket for the Zimbabwe national women's team. She was captain for Zimbabwe's World Cup qualifiers in Pakistan in November 2007.103.

International career

Chibhabha made a duck on international debut, against New Zealand during the 2005–06 Videocon Tri–Series. Chibhabha has also played first class matches for Mashonaland, and earned a recall to the national side in April 2006, when the team toured West Indies. In the first ODI, he top scored with 55, but his six overs cost thirty runs, and when defending 151 in 50 overs that was not good enough – Zimbabwe lost by five wickets.

Chibhabha showed excellent talent during the India tour in Zimbabwe 2015. He was the highest run scorer in the twenty20 series and Zimbabwe was able to won their first Twenty20 International win against India. He top scored in this match with 67 and earned man of the match and man of the series as well.

In July 2016 he was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their series against New Zealand. On 28 July 2016 he made his Test debut for Zimbabwe against New Zealand. He played in the most ODIs for Zimbabwe before making his Test debut.

International awards

One Day Internationals

Man of the match awards

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	West Indies	Harare Sports Club, Harare	30 November 2007	73 (85 balls, 9x4, 1x6) ; 9-0-64-2	Zimbabwe won by 30 runs.
2	Afghanistan	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	4 January 2016	53 (92 balls, 1x4, 1x6) ; 10-1-25-4 ; 1 ct.	Zimbabwe won by 65 runs.

Twenty20 International Cricket

Man of the series awards

#	Series	Season	Match Performance	Result
1	Zimbabwe vs India in Zimbabwe	2015	90 runs (2 matches).	Drawn.

Man of the match awards

#	Series	Season	Match Performance	Result
1	Zimbabwe vs India in Zimbabwe	2015	67 (51 balls, 9x4) ; 1-0-9-0 ; 1 ct. ; 1 runout	Zimbabwe won by 10 runs.

External links

• Chamu Chibhabha at ESPNcricinfo
• Chamu Chibhabha at CricketArchive (subscription required)