Blessing Muzarabani

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]

Blessing Muzarabani
Personal information
Full nameBlessing Muzarabani
Born (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996
Harare, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 105)26 December 2017 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 134)15 January 2018 v Bangladesh
Last ODI20 July 2018 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 48)5 February 2018 v Afghanistan
Last T20I6 July 2018 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–2018Rising Stars
2019–presentNorthamptonshire
2019Mashonaland Eagles
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 18 13 24
Runs scored 14 16 212 39
Batting average 14.00 2.00 16.30 3.90
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 10 7 52* 18
Balls bowled 78 786 1,370 1,060
Wickets 0 18 32 25
Bowling average – 40.72 24.65 38.28
5 wickets in innings – 0 1 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – 4/47 5/32 4/47
Catches/stumpings 0/– 7/– 6/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 August 2020

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]

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References
  1. "Blessing Muzarabani". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. "Logan Cup at Kwekwe, Oct 4-7 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. "Zimbabwe pick uncapped Muzarabani, Burl for South Africa Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  4. "Only Test (D/N), Zimbabwe tour of South Africa (Dec 2017) at Port Elizabeth, Dec 26-29 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  5. "Uncapped Mavuta and Murray in Zimbabwe ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  6. "1st match (D/N), Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series at Dhaka, Jan 15 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  7. "Formidable Afghanistan eye more T20I success". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  8. "1st T20I (N), Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, Feb 5 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  9. "CWCQ 2018 Report Card: Zimbabwe". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  10. "Muzarabani quits Zimbabwe for cricket in England". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  11. "Blessing Muzarabani puts Zimbabwe career on hold". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  12. "Zimbabwe quick Blessing Muzarabani signs for Northamptonshire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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