Tendai Chisoro

Tendai Chisoro (born 12 February 1988) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who represents the Zimbabwe national cricket team. He made his international debut for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan in October 2015.^[1]

Tendai Chisoro

Personal information
Full name	Tendai Sam Chisoro
Born	(1988-02-12) 12 February 1988 (age 36) Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Zimbabwe (2015–present)
Test debut (cap 103)	29 October 2017 v West Indies
Last Test	7 May 2021 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 129)	16 October 2015 v Afghanistan
Last ODI	3 November 2020 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 42)	26 October 2015 v Afghanistan
Last T20I	8 November 2020 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
	Centrals
	Mid West Rhinos
2010	Southern Rocks
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I Matches 3 21 14 Runs scored 27 146 43 Batting average 5.40 13.27 10.75 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 9 42* 14* Balls bowled 693 900 318 Wickets 6 24 12 Bowling average 55.50 28.50 30.66 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/113 3/16 3/17 Catches/stumpings 1/- 6/- 1/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 May 2021

Domestic career

Chisoro was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Logan Cup for Mid West Rhinos, with 28 dismissals in five matches.^[2] He was also the leading wicket-taker for Mid West Rhinos in the 2017–18 Pro50 Championship tournament, with twelve dismissals in eight matches.^[3] In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Southern Rocks in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.^[4][5]

In 2022, Chisoro signed with St Patricks Cricket Club and has quickly become one of the most renowned names in regional cricket across Australia.

International career

Chisoro made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan on 16 October 2015.^[6] He made his Twenty20 International debut, also against Afghanistan, on 26 October 2015.^[7] Along with Sikandar Raza, they set the highest ninth-wicket partnership for Zimbabwe in ODIs, with 91 not out.^[8]

In October 2017, Chisoro was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their series against the West Indies.^[9] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe against the West Indies on 29 October 2017.^[10]

In June 2018, Chisoro was named in a Zimbabwe Select team for warm-up fixtures ahead of the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series.^[11]

References

1. "Tendai Chisoro". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
2. "Logan Cup, 2017/18, Mid West Rhinos: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
3. "2017–18 Pro50 Championship, Mid West Rhinos: Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
4. "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
5. "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
6. "Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 1st ODI: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Bulawayo, Oct 16, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
7. "Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 1st T20I: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Bulawayo, Oct 26, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
8. "Cricket Records | Records | / | Zimbabwe | One-Day Internationals | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
9. "Taylor, Jarvis return to Zimbabwe Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
10. "2nd Test, West Indies tour of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, Oct 29-Nov 2 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
11. "Graeme Cremer, Sikandar Raza left out of T20 practice matches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2018.

External links

• Tendai Chisoro at ESPNcricinfo