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
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 103)29 October 2017 v West Indies
Last Test7 May 2021 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 129)16 October 2015 v Afghanistan
Last ODI3 November 2020 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 42)26 October 2015 v Afghanistan
Last T20I8 November 2020 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Centrals
Mid West Rhinos
2010Southern 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

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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

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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

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  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.
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