Tanaka Chivanga

Tanaka Chivanga (born 24 July 1993) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his international debut for the Zimbabwe cricket team in May 2022.[1]

Tanaka Chivanga
Personal information
Full name
Tanaka Lance Chivanga
Born (1993-07-24) 24 July 1993
Goromonzi, Zimbabwe
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 126)12 February 2023 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 147)4 June 2022 v Afghanistan
Last ODI20 August 2022 v India
ODI shirt no.27
T20I debut (cap 67)17 May 2022 v Namibia
Last T20I31 July 2022 v Bangladesh
T20I shirt no.27
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 5 18 27
Runs scored 9 11 194 120
Batting average 9.00 5.50 10.77 10
100s/50s -/- -/- -/- -
Top score 6 6* 69 18
Balls bowled 84 218 2114 1182
Wickets 0 3 57 33
Bowling average – 65.66 21.40 33.81
5 wickets in innings – – 4 1
10 wickets in match – – 0 –
Best bowling – 1/38 6/38 6/31
Catches/stumpings -/– 1/– 8/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 February 2023

Career

In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Eagles in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[2][3] He made his first-class debut on 9 December 2020, for Eagles, in the 2020–21 Logan Cup tournament.[4]

He made his Twenty20 debut on 10 April 2021, for also for Eagles, in the 2020–21 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition.[5] On 14 April 2021, the match between Eagles and Rocks went to a Super Over, with Chivanga named the man of the match due to his bowling at the end of the game.[6] Three days later, Chivanga was named in Zimbabwe's squad for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Pakistan.[7] Prior to his selection to the national team, Chivanga had also played for the Zimbabwe A cricket team.[8] On 26 April 2021, Chivanga was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad, also for the series against Pakistan.[9]

In May 2021, he was named in the Zimbabwe A squad for their series against South Africa A.[10] He made his List A debut on 29 May 2021, for Zimbabwe A against South Africa A.[11] In July 2021, Chivanga was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their one-off match against Bangladesh.[12]

In May 2022, Chivanga was named in Zimbabwe's T20I squad for their five-match home series against Namibia.[13] He made his T20I debut on 17 May 2022, for Zimbabwe against Namibia.[14] The following month, he was named in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Afghanistan.[15] He made his ODI debut on 4 June 2022, for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan.[16]

On 12 February 2023, Chivanga made his Test debut against the West Indies.[17]

References
  1. "Tanaka Chivanga". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. "Logan Cup at Harare, Dec 9-12 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. "1st Match, Harare, Apr 10 2021, Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  6. "Zimbabwe: Eagles Win Super Over Thriller". All Africa. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  7. "Uncapped Marumani, Chivanga and Mufudza named in Zimbabwe T20I squad". CricBuzz. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  8. "Zim A finalise preps". Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  9. "Jongwe, Ngarava among five uncapped players for Pakistan Tests". CricBuzz. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  10. "ZC names Zimbabwe A coaches and squads". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  11. "1st unofficial ODI, Harare, May 29 2021, South Africa A tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  12. "Four uncapped players in Zimbabwe squad for Bangladesh Test". CricBuzz. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  13. "Zimbabwe gear up for strong outing against Namibia in T20I series". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  14. "1st T20I, Bulawayo, May 17, 2022, Namibia tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  15. "Muzarabani back to lead Zimbabwe attack against Afghanistan". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  16. "1st ODI, Harare, June 04, 2022, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  17. "2nd Test, Bulawayo, February 12 - 16, 2023, West Indies tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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