Milton Shumba

Milton Shumba (born 19 October 2000) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.^[1] He made his Twenty20 debut for Zimbabwe against Eastern Province in the 2016 Africa T20 Cup on 30 September 2016.^[2] Prior to his T20 debut, he was part of Zimbabwe's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[3]

Milton Shumba

Personal information
Born	(2000-10-19) 19 October 2000 (age 24) Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Top-order batsman
International information
National side	Zimbabwe
Test debut (cap 117)	29 April 2021 v Pakistan
Last Test	12 February 2023 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 145)	10 September 2021 v Ireland
Last ODI	5 August 2022 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.	3
T20I debut (cap 63)	10 November 2020 v Pakistan
Last T20I	2 November 2022 v Netherlands
T20I shirt no.	3
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2016	Eastern Province
2017–2018	Rising Stars
Career statistics
Competition Test T20I FC LA Matches 4 15 18 28 Runs scored 104 244 904 569 Batting average 14.85 27.11 32.28 23.70 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 1/4 0/2 Top score 41 66* 121* 68 Balls bowled 346 66 972 361 Wickets 1 4 12 4 Bowling average 233.00 23.75 52.00 77.25 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/64 3/16 4/48 3/18 Catches/stumpings 1/– 5/– 8/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 February 2023

He made his first-class debut for Rising Stars in the 2017–18 Logan Cup on 12 November 2017.^[4] Later the same month, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[5][6] In December 2019, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[7] He made his List A debut on 12 February 2020, for Matabeleland Tuskers in the 2019–20 Pro50 Championship.^[8]

In October 2020, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for their tour of Pakistan.^[9] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Pakistan, on 10 November 2020.^[10] In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Tuskers in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.^[11][12] In April 2021, he was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad, for the series against Pakistan.^[13] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe, against Pakistan, on 29 April 2021.^[14] In July 2021, Shumba was named in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Bangladesh.^[15] In August 2021, Shumba was also named in Zimbabwe's ODI squad for their series against Ireland.^[16] He made his ODI debut on 10 September 2021, for Zimbabwe against Ireland.^[17]

References

1. "Milton Shumba". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
2. "Africa T20 Cup, 1st Semi-Final: Zimbabwe v Eastern Province at Oudtshoorn, Sep 30, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
3. "All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
4. "Logan Cup at Harare, Nov 12-15 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
5. "ICC U19 World Cup 2018: Zimbabwe name 15-member squad". Cricket Country. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
6. "Preview: Zimbabwe U19 v Papua New Guinea U19". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
7. "Zimbabwe U-19 WC squad named". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
8. "10th Match, Pro50 Championship at Harare, Feb 12 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
9. "Muzarabani returns as Zimbabwe announce squad for Pakistan tour". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
10. "3rd T20I (D/N), Rawalpindi, Nov 10 2020, Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
11. "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
12. "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
13. "Jongwe, Ngarava among five uncapped players for Pakistan Tests". CricBuzz. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
14. "1st Test, Harare, Apr 29 - May 3 2021, Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
15. "Taylor to lead in Bangladesh ODIs, Raza returns". BD Crictime. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
16. "Craig Ervine named Zimbabwe captain for Ireland, Scotland tours". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
17. "2nd ODI, Belfast, Sep 10 2021, Zimbabwe tour of Ireland and Scotland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

External links

• Milton Shumba at ESPNcricinfo