Blessing Muzarabani

Blessing Muzarabani (born 2 October 1996) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.^[3] He made his first-class debut for Rising Stars in the 2017–18 Logan Cup on 4 October 2017.^[4]

Blessing Muzarabani

Personal information
Born	(1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 28) Murewa, Zimbabwe[1]
Height	6 ft 8[2] in (2.03 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Zimbabwe (2017–present)
Test debut (cap 105)	26 December 2017 v South Africa
Last Test	20 April 2025 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 134)	15 January 2018 v Bangladesh
Last ODI	18 February 2025 v Ireland
ODI shirt no.	40
T20I debut (cap 48)	5 February 2018 v Afghanistan
Last T20I	25 February 2025 v Ireland
T20I shirt no.	40
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017–2018	Rising Stars
2019–2020	Northamptonshire
2019–present	Mashonaland Eagles
2021–2022	Multan Sultans
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 11 55 70 30 Runs scored 194 133 43 467 Batting average 16.16 5.11 3.07 14.59 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 Top score 47 17* 9* 52* Balls bowled 2,073 2,606 1,449 4,330 Wickets 50 69 78 103 Bowling average 20.62 32.11 21.75 21.90 5 wickets in innings 3 1 0 4 10 wickets in match 0 – – 0 Best bowling 7/58 5/49 3/8 7/58 Catches/stumpings 1/– 14/– 12/– 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 April 2025

Early and domestic career

Blessing Muzarabani was born in Murewa, a small town in Zimbabwe. Later his family moved to Highfield, a suburb in Harare. At the age of seven, he started cricket training at Takashinga Cricket Club. This is where his talent was spotted by coaches.^[1] In 2017, he was chosen by Tatenda Taibu for the Rising Stars Academy to tour England for three months.^[5]

In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Southern Rocks in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.^[6][7]

In June 2021, Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) added Muzarabani to their squad, replacing Obed McCoy, for the remaining matches in the 2021 PSL edition.^[8] He played six matches and took ten wickets for his team, with the Multan Sultans winning their first PSL title.^[9]

International career

In December 2017, he was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their one-off Test against South Africa.^[10] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe against South Africa in the Boxing Day Test on 26 December 2017.^[11]

In January 2018, he was named in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for the tri-series in Bangladesh.^[12] He made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh on 15 January 2018.^[13]

In February 2018, he was named in Zimbabwe's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Afghanistan in the UAE.^[14] He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan on 5 February 2018.^[15]

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.^[16]

In August 2018, Muzarabani made himself unavailable for national selection for Zimbabwe, instead wishing to further his career in England.^[17][18] The following month, he signed a three-year deal with the English side Northamptonshire as a Kolpak player.^[19]

He then returned to play for Zimbabwe after his time in County Cricket. On 3 November 2020, in the third match against Pakistan, Muzarabani took his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket and he took two additional wickets in the super over of the same match.^[20]