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Full name Vusimuzi Sibanda
Born October 10, 1983, Highfields, Harare
Current age 24 years 325 days
Major teams Zimbabwe,Africa XI,Zimbabwe Cricket Academy
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
3
6
0
48
18
8.00
91
52.74
0
0
10
0
4
0
ODIs
63
62
2
1440
116
24.00
2307
62.41
1
10
170
11
23
0
T20Is
2
2
0
52
29
26.00
40
130.00
0
0
10
0
1
0
First-class
50
97
2
2065
122
21.73
1
13
41
0
List A
117
114
5
2493
116
22.87
1
16
41
0
Twenty20
3
3
0
62
29
20.66
56
110.71
0
0
12
0
1
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ODIs
63
7
138
148
2
1/12
1/12
74.00
6.43
69.0
0
0
0
T20Is
2
-
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-
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-
-
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-
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First-class
50
702
514
11
4/30
46.72
4.39
63.8
1
0
0
List A
117
252
285
2
1/12
1/12
142.50
6.78
126.0
0
0
0
Twenty20
3
-
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-
-
-
-
-
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-
-
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Career statistics
Test debut
Zimbabwe v West Indies at Harare, Nov 4-8, 2003 scorecard
Last Test
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Chittagong (MAA), Jan 6-10, 2005 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Zimbabwe v West Indies at Bulawayo, Nov 22, 2003 scorecard
Last ODI
Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura, Feb 2, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
Australia v Zimbabwe at Cape Town, Sep 12, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I
England v Zimbabwe at Cape Town, Sep 13, 2007 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
2001/02
Last First-class
Pakistan Cricket Board Patron's XI v Zimbabweans at Karachi, Jan 14-17, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2002/03
Last List A
Warriors v Zimbabwe at East London, Mar 4, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Eagles v Zimbabweans at Kimberley, Sep 13, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
England v Zimbabwe at Cape Town, Sep 13, 2007 scorecard
Profile
Vusi Sibanda is a contemporary of Tatenda Taibu, Hamilton Masakadza and Stuart Matsikenyeri. Like them, he comes from the Harare black township of Highfield and earned a ZCU scholarship to Churchill High School. An opening batsman and an occasional medium-pace bowler, Sibanda was a student at the CFX Academy in 2002. His selection for the national team came too early, and despite failing to live up to his potential, the crisis in the national side meant that he kept his place long after others would have been discarded. Despite being a superb timer of the ball, predominantly off the front foot, he was slow to learn the ability to build a big innings and his selections were due almost entirely to his outstanding potential rather than actual performance. He has a very sound technique, but poor shot selection often brought about his downfall; however, coach Kevin Curran noted that he matured well on the West Indian tour. He suffered a hand injury early on, but took his opportunities when given them, and finished the tour with a 78 and then a superb century in the Tri-Series final against Bermuda. He had a successful club season in Australia, and after the 2007 World Cup he returned there and announced his retirement from international cricket. At 23, it was another loss Zimbabwe could not afford.
Steven Price April 2007
