Tanaka Chivanga
Personal information
Full name
Tanaka Lance Chivanga
Born (1993-07-24) 24 July 1993
Goromonzi, Zimbabwe
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 126)12 February 2023 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 147)4 June 2022 v Afghanistan
Last ODI20 August 2022 v India
ODI shirt no.27
T20I debut (cap 67)17 May 2022 v Namibia
Last T20I31 July 2022 v Bangladesh
T20I shirt no.27
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 5 18 27
Runs scored 9 11 194 120
Batting average 9.00 5.50 10.77 10
100s/50s -/- -/- -/- -
Top score 6 6* 69 18
Balls bowled 84 218 2114 1182
Wickets 0 3 57 33
Bowling average – 65.66 21.40 33.81
5 wickets in innings – – 4 1
10 wickets in match – – 0 –
Best bowling – 1/38 6/38 6/31
Catches/stumpings -/– 1/– 8/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 February 2023

Tanaka Chivanga (born 24 July 1993) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his international debut for the Zimbabwe cricket team in May 2022.[1]

Career

In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Eagles in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[2][3] He made his first-class debut on 9 December 2020, for Eagles, in the 2020–21 Logan Cup tournament.[4]

He made his Twenty20 debut on 10 April 2021, for also for Eagles, in the 2020–21 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition.[5] On 14 April 2021, the match between Eagles and Rocks went to a Super Over, with Chivanga named the man of the match due to his bowling at the end of the game.[6] Three days later, Chivanga was named in Zimbabwe's squad for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Pakistan.[7] Prior to his selection to the national team, Chivanga had also played for the Zimbabwe A cricket team.[8] On 26 April 2021, Chivanga was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad, also for the series against Pakistan.[9]

In May 2021, he was named in the Zimbabwe A squad for their series against South Africa A.[10] He made his List A debut on 29 May 2021, for Zimbabwe A against South Africa A.[11] In July 2021, Chivanga was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their one-off match against Bangladesh.[12]

In May 2022, Chivanga was named in Zimbabwe's T20I squad for their five-match home series against Namibia.[13] He made his T20I debut on 17 May 2022, for Zimbabwe against Namibia.[14] The following month, he was named in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Afghanistan.[15] He made his ODI debut on 4 June 2022, for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan.[16]

On 12 February 2023, Chivanga made his Test debut against the West Indies.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Tanaka Chivanga". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Logan Cup at Harare, Dec 9-12 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "1st Match, Harare, Apr 10 2021, Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Zimbabwe: Eagles Win Super Over Thriller". All Africa. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Uncapped Marumani, Chivanga and Mufudza named in Zimbabwe T20I squad". CricBuzz. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Zim A finalise preps". Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Jongwe, Ngarava among five uncapped players for Pakistan Tests". CricBuzz. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "ZC names Zimbabwe A coaches and squads". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "1st unofficial ODI, Harare, May 29 2021, South Africa A tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Four uncapped players in Zimbabwe squad for Bangladesh Test". CricBuzz. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Zimbabwe gear up for strong outing against Namibia in T20I series". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "1st T20I, Bulawayo, May 17, 2022, Namibia tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Muzarabani back to lead Zimbabwe attack against Afghanistan". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  16. ↑ "1st ODI, Harare, June 04, 2022, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  17. ↑ "2nd Test, Bulawayo, February 12 - 16, 2023, West Indies tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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