Ainsley Ndlovu

Ainsley Ndlovu (born 26 January 1996) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his international debut for the Zimbabwe cricket team in June 2019.^[1]

Ainsley Ndlovu

Personal information
Born	(1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 28) Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
International information
National side	Zimbabwe (2017-present)
Test debut (cap 110)	19 January 2020 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	22 February 2020 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 140)	19 June 2019 v Netherlands
Last ODI	21 June 2019 v Netherlands
T20I debut (cap 53)	14 September 2019 v Afghanistan
Last T20I	30 October 2023 v Namibia
T20I shirt no.	26
Source: Cricinfo, 26 June 2022

Domestic career

He made his first-class debut for Matabeleland Tuskers in the 2014–15 Logan Cup on 8 February 2015.^[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Zimbabwe in the 2017 Africa T20 Cup on 15 September 2017.^[3] In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Tuskers in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.^[4][5]

International career

In April 2019, he was named in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the United Arab Emirates, but he did not play.^[6][7] In June 2019, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for their series against the Netherlands.^[8] He made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe against the Netherlands on 19 June 2019.^[9] He became the 26th bowler to take a wicket with his first delivery in an ODI match, when he dismissed Tobias Visee.^[10]

In September 2019, he was named in Zimbabwe's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2019–20 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series.^[11] He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe, against Afghanistan, on 14 September 2019.^[12]

In January 2020, he was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.^[13] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe, against Sri Lanka, on 19 January 2020.^[14]

References

1. "Ainsley Ndlovu". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
2. "Logan Cup, Mashonaland Eagles v Matabeleland Tuskers at Harare, Feb 8-11, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
3. "Pool D, Africa T20 Cup at East London, Sep 15 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
4. "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
5. "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
6. "UAE arrive for Zim series". The Herald Zimbabwe. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
7. "Taylor, Masakadza ruled out of UAE ODIs". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
8. "Brendan Taylor, Hamilton Masakadza back in Zimbabwe squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
9. "1st ODI, Zimbabwe tour of Netherlands and Ireland at Deventer, Jun 19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
10. "O'Dowd's debut fifty helps Netherlands dominate Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
11. "Sikandar Raza out of Zimbabwe T20 squad over disciplinary issues". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
12. "2nd Match (N), Bangladesh Twenty20 Tri-Series at Dhaka, Sep 14 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
13. "Chatara ruled out of Sri Lanka Tests". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
14. "1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe at Harare, Jan 19-23 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

External links

• Ainsley Ndlovu at ESPNcricinfo