Nomvelo Sibanda

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]

Nomvelo Sibanda
Personal information
Born (1996-11-21) 21 November 1996
Bulilimamangwe District, Zimbabwe
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 10)5 October 2021 v Ireland
Last ODI15 November 2021 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 11)5 January 2019 v Namibia
Last T20I25 September 2022 v Thailand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018/19Kei
2020/21–presentTuskers
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 3 24
Runs scored 27 12
Batting average 27.00 12.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 27 11*
Balls bowled 132 462
Wickets 3 32
Bowling average 45.33 11.93
5 wickets in innings 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/25 5/14
Catches/stumpings 1/– 7/–
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
  1. "Nomvelo Sibanda". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. "Nomvelo Sibanda". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. "Zimbabwe thump Namibia in Namib Desert Women T20 Challenge series opener". Sunday News. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  5. "1st T20I, Walvis Bay, Jan 5 2019, Zimbabwe Women tour of Namibia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  6. @zimbabwe_women (4 October 2021). "Zimbabwe team to play Ireland in the ODI series" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. "Zimbabwe head coach Adam Chifo excited ahead of team's maiden ODI". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  8. "1st ODI, Harare, Oct 5 2021, Ireland Women tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  9. "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  10. @zimbabwewomen (20 April 2022). "Zimbabwe squad for the Capricorn Women's Tri series in Namibia" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. "Records, Women's Twenty20 Internationals, Bowling records, Hat-tricks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  12. "Five-wicket hauls in WT20I matches – Innings by innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  13. "Nomvelo Sibanda's phenomenal hat-trick helps Zimbabwe win Capricorn Tri-Series". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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