Wellington Masakadza

Wellington Masakadza
Personal information
Full name Wellington Pedzisai Masakadza
Born (1993-10-04) 4 October 1993
Harare, Zimbabwe
Nickname Welly
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Role Bowler
Relations Hamilton Masakadza (brother)
Shingi Masakadza (brother)
International information
National side
ODI debut 9 October 2015 v Ireland
Last ODI 16 October 2015 v Afghanistan
T20I debut 26 October 2015 v Afghanistan
Last T20I 10 March 2016 v Scotland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014 Mountaineers
2014–2015 Mashonaland Eagles
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I
Matches 10 6
Runs scored 14 16
Batting average 2.80 16.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 10 6*
Balls bowled 529 126
Wickets 15 8
Bowling average 25.06 20.75
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 4/21 4/28
Catches/stumpings 4/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 March 2016

Wellington Pedzisai Masakadza (born 4 October 1993) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who has played first-class and limited-overs matches for the Mountaineers and the Mashonaland Eagles. He made his One Day International debut for Zimbabwe against Ireland on 9 October 2015.[1] He made his Twenty20 International debut for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan on 26 October 2015.[2]

Domestic career

From Harare, Masakadza is the youngest of three brothers who have each played cricket at high levels – the others are Hamilton (born 1983) and Shingirai Masakadza (born 1986), who have both played Test cricket for Zimbabwe's national side.[3] A left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox spinner, Wellington Masakadza represented the Zimbabwean under-19s at the 2012 Under-19 World Cup, playing in three matches.[4] He made his senior debut for the Mountaineers franchise during the 2013–14 domestic season,[5][6] having performed well in four trial Twenty20 games played prior to the start of the season.[7]

Masakadza went on to play five matches in the 2013–14 Logan Cup, taking 15 wickets.[8] This included figures of 5/63 on his first-class debut, against the Matabeleland Tuskers.[9] In September 2014, he was selected for the Zimbabwe A that toured Bangladesh, playing in two first-class and three one-day games.[5][6] Masakadza took 6/63 in the first of those matches, his best figures.[10] He subsequently selected in the Zimbabwean senior team's 17-man Test squad for its tour of Bangladesh in October and December, along with both of his brothers, although he did not participate in any of the Tests.[11] For the 2014–15 Zimbabwean season, Masakadza switched to play for the Mashonaland Eagles.[5]

International career

He made his One Day International debut for Zimbabwe against Ireland on 9 October 2015, but could not do impact on the series. During the Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, he took 4 for 21 runs, finally Zimbabwe won the match convincingly by 8 wickets. Masakadza was adjudged as the man of the match. [12]

International Awards

One Day Internationals

Man of the Match awards

S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 Afghanistan Harare Sports Club, Harare 16 October 2015 6.1-1-21-4 ; DNB  Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets.[13]

Twenty20 International cricket

Man of the Match awards

# Series Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 2016 ICC World Twenty20 Scotland VCA Stadium, Nagpur 10 March 2016 4 (6 balls) ; 4-0-28-4  Zimbabwe won by 11 runs.[14]

References

  1. "Ireland tour of Zimbabwe, 1st ODI: Zimbabwe v Ireland at Harare, Oct 9, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  2. "Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, 1st T20I: Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Bulawayo, Oct 26, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  3. – (16 October 2014). "Zimbabwe select Masakadza brothers for Bangladesh tests" – SBS Australia. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  4. Under-19 ODI matches played by Wellington Masakadza (3) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 First-class matches played by Wellington Masakadza (7) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  6. 1 2 List A matches played by Wellington Masakadza (6) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  7. Miscellaneous matches played by Wellington Masakadza (8) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  8. Bowling in Logan Cup 2013/14 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  9. Matabeleland Tuskers v Mountaineers, Logan Cup 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  10. – (16 September 2014). "Sajib six-for takes Bangladesh A close to win" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  11. Firdose Moonda (14 October 2014). "Zimbabwe brace for Bangladesh test" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  12. "Wellington, Jongwe crush Afghanistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  13. "Afghanistan in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2015/16 - 1st ODI – Scorecard of 1st match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  14. "Icc World Twenty20, 2016 ; 5th match; First Round Group B". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
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