Tinashe Kamunhukamwe Explained

Tinashe Kamunhukamwe (born 10 July 1995) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his international debut for the Zimabwbwe cricket team in July 2018.^[1]

Domestic career

He made his Twenty20 debut for Zimbabwe against Eastern Province in the 2016 Africa T20 Cup on 30 September 2016.^[2] In February 2017, he was named in an academy squad by Zimbabwe Cricket to tour England later that year.^[3]

He made his List A debut for Rising Stars in the 2017–18 Pro50 Championship on 17 April 2018.^[4] He was the leading run-scorer during the tournament, with 379 runs in nine matches.^[5]

In September 2018, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup tournament.^[6] In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Eagles in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.^{[7] [8]}

International career

In June 2018, he was named in a Board XI team for warm-up fixtures ahead of the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series.^[9] Later the same month, he was named in a 22-man preliminary Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the tri-nation series.^[10] The following month, he was named in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan.^[11] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Zimbabwe against Pakistan on 20 July 2018.^[12]

In June 2019, he was named in Zimbabwe's ODI and T20I squads for their series against the Netherlands.^[13] In February 2020, he was named in Zimbabwe's ODI and T20I squads for their tour against Bangladesh.^[14] He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe, against Bangladesh, on 9 March 2020.^[15] In December 2023, he was selected in Zimbabwe's squad for the T20 series against Ireland.^[16] In the second T20, he scored 39 runs off 27 balls.^[17]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tinashe Kamunhukamwe . 30 September 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
2. Web site: Africa T20 Cup, 1st Semi-Final: Zimbabwe v Eastern Province at Oudtshoorn, Sep 30, 2016 . 30 September 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
3. Web site: ZC announces 16-member Academy squad for England tour . 17 February 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
4. Web site: Pro50 Championship at Harare, Apr 17 2018 . 17 April 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
5. Web site: Pro50 Championship, 2017/18: Most runs . ESPN Cricinfo . 2 June 2018.
6. Web site: Musakanda to captain Zimbabwe Select in Africa T20 Cup . Cricket South Africa . 3 September 2018.
7. Web site: Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway . The Zimbabwe Daily . 9 December 2020.
8. Web site: Logan Cup starts in secure environment . The Herald . 9 December 2020.
9. Web site: Graeme Cremer, Sikandar Raza left out of T20 practice matches . 8 June 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
10. Web site: Raza, Taylor absent from Zimbabwe T20I squad . 20 June 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
11. Web site: Major blow for Zim as Mire ruled out of Pakistan ODI series . Cricket365 . 11 July 2018.
12. Web site: 4th ODI, Pakistan Tour of Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, Jul 20 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo . 20 July 2018.
13. Web site: Brendan Taylor, Hamilton Masakadza back in Zimbabwe squad . ESPN Cricinfo . 13 June 2019.
14. Web site: Uncapped Wesley Madhevere in Chamu Chibhabha-led white-ball squads . ESPN Cricinfo . 26 February 2020.
15. Web site: 1st T20I (D/N), Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh at Dhaka, Mar 9 2020 . ESPN Cricinfo . 9 March 2020.
16. Web site: Zimbabwe name new faces for Ireland T20Is . 2023-12-10 . www.icc-cricket.com . en.
17. Web site: ZIM vs IRE, Ireland in Zimbabwe 2023/24, 2nd T20I at Harare, December 09, 2023 - Full Scorecard . 2023-12-10 . ESPNcricinfo . en.