Wellington Masakadza

Wellington Pedzisai Masakadza (born 4 October 1993) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who has played first-class and limited overs matches for the Mountaineers and the Mashonaland Eagles. He made his One Day International debut for Zimbabwe against Ireland on 9 October 2015.[1] He made his Twenty20 International debut for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan on 26 October 2015.[2]

Wellington Masakadza
Personal information
Full name
Wellington Pedzisai Masakadza
Born (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993
Harare, Zimbabwe
NicknameWelly
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
Relations
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 106)3 November 2018 v Bangladesh
Last Test12 February 2023 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 127)9 October 2015 v Ireland
Last ODI18 June 2023 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.11
T20I debut (cap 43)26 October 2015 v Afghanistan
T20I shirt no.11
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013/14–Mountaineers
2014/15Mashonaland Eagles
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I
Matches 3 29 39
Runs scored 37 112 87
Batting average 9.25 8.00 6.69
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 17 34 19*
Balls bowled 403 1,309 738
Wickets 6 30 34
Bowling average 35.00 35.80 25.61
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/71 4/21 4/11
Catches/stumpings 2/– 8/– 21/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 June 2023

Domestic career

From Harare, Masakadza is the youngest of three brothers who have each played cricket at high levels – the others are Hamilton (born 1983) and Shingirai Masakadza (born 1986), who have both played Test cricket for Zimbabwe's national side.[3] A left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox spinner, Wellington Masakadza represented the Zimbabwean under-19s at the 2012 Under-19 World Cup, playing in three matches.[4] He made his senior debut for the Mountaineers franchise during the 2013–14 domestic season,[5][6] having performed well in four trial Twenty20 games played prior to the start of the season.[7]

Masakadza went on to play five matches in the 2013–14 Logan Cup, taking 15 wickets.[8] This included figures of 5/63 on his first-class debut, against the Matabeleland Tuskers.[9] In September 2014, he was selected for the Zimbabwe A that toured Bangladesh, playing in two first-class and three one-day games.[5][6] Masakadza took 6/63 in the first of those matches, his best figures.[10] He subsequently selected in the Zimbabwean senior team's 17-man Test squad for its tour of Bangladesh in October and December, along with both of his brothers, although he did not participate in any of the Tests.[11] For the 2014–15 Zimbabwean season, Masakadza switched to play for the Mashonaland Eagles.[5]

In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Mountaineers in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[12][13]

International career

He made his One Day International debut for Zimbabwe against Ireland on 9 October 2015, but could not do impact on the series. During the Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, he took 4 for 21 runs, finally Zimbabwe won the match convincingly by 8 wickets. Masakadza was adjudged as the man of the match.[14]

In September 2018, he was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their series against Bangladesh.[15] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh on 3 November 2018.[16]

References
  1. "Ireland tour of Zimbabwe, 1st ODI: Zimbabwe v Ireland at Harare, Oct 9, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  2. "Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 1st T20I: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Bulawayo, Oct 26, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  3. – (16 October 2014). "Zimbabwe select Masakadza brothers for Bangladesh tests" – SBS Australia. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  4. Under-19 ODI matches played by Wellington Masakadza (3) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  5. First-class matches played by Wellington Masakadza (7) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  6. List A matches played by Wellington Masakadza (6) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  7. Miscellaneous matches played by Wellington Masakadza (8) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  8. Bowling in Logan Cup 2013/14 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  9. Matabeleland Tuskers v Mountaineers, Logan Cup 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  10. – (16 September 2014). "Sajib six-for takes Bangladesh A close to win" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  11. Firdose Moonda (14 October 2014). "Zimbabwe brace for Bangladesh test" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  12. "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  13. "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  14. "Wellington, Jongwe crush Afghanistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  15. "Brendan Taylor, Sean Williams return as Zimbabwe name squads for South Africa, Bangladesh tours". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  16. "1st Test, Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh at Sylhet, Nov 3-7 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
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