Zimbabwe / Players
Full name Tawanda Mupariwa
Born April 16, 1985, Bulawayo
Current age 24 years 222 days
Major teams Zimbabwe, Africa XI, Matabeleland, Matabeleland Tuskers, Westerns, Zimbabwe Select XI
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 15.00 | 45 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 35 | 28 | 9 | 165 | 33 | 8.68 | 305 | 54.09 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| T20Is | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3* | - | 3 | 166.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 44 | 77 | 14 | 1078 | 64* | 17.11 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 77 | 57 | 17 | 453 | 49 | 11.32 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 141 | 37* | 17.62 | 154 | 91.55 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 1 | 1 | 204 | 136 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 35 | 35 | 1773 | 1446 | 55 | 4/39 | 4/39 | 26.29 | 4.89 | 32.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 4 | 4 | 78 | 94 | 1 | 1/22 | 1/22 | 94.00 | 7.23 | 78.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 44 | 7470 | 3729 | 130 | 5/48 | 28.68 | 2.99 | 57.4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| List A | 77 | 3619 | 3003 | 99 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 30.33 | 4.97 | 36.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 21 | 21 | 429 | 492 | 15 | 2/11 | 2/11 | 32.80 | 6.88 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Only Test | Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Bulawayo, May 14-17, 2004 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka at Harare, Apr 27, 2004 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Bulawayo, Aug 16, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Australia v Zimbabwe at Cape Town, Sep 12, 2007 scorecard |
| Last T20I | Canada v Zimbabwe at King City (NW), Oct 11, 2008 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2001/02 |
| Last First-class | Matabeleland Tuskers v Mid West Rhinos at Bulawayo, Nov 16-19, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2003/04 |
| Last List A | Matabeleland Tuskers v Mid West Rhinos at Bulawayo, Nov 21, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Australia v Zimbabwe at Cape Town, Sep 12, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Northerns (Zimbabwe) v Westerns at Bulawayo, May 16, 2009 scorecard |
After being controversially omitted from the Zimbabwe Under-19 team, Tawanda Mupariwa's outstanding form as a pace bowler for Matabeleland in the Logan Cup in 2003-04 forced the national selectors to fast-track him into the national squad when the 'rebel' players withdrew from the series against Sri Lanka. Mupariwa, a product of the Bulawayo development programme, is an accurate pace bowler with a slender build. He relies on accuracy, has a good inswinger, and a deceptive slower ball. Mupariwa started off as a wicketkeeper but Wisdom Siziba claimed that position in the local development team. When he joined the Bulawayo Athletic Club, which is associated with the development side, the former umpire Chuck Coventry encouraged him to develop his pace bowling. Although he failed to get selected after the trials for the national Under-16 team, Mike Whiley was impressed enough to offer him a scholarship at Milton High School. He was selected for the CFX Academy in 2004. He began the West Indies tour as a fringe player, but made such outstanding progress that he finished as Zimbabwe's first-choice new-ball bowler. His batting also developed as he worked hard at it, and he is an outstanding fielder. Kevin Curran, the former Zimbabwe coach, named him a good learner with the right attitude, and perhaps the player who made more progress than any other on tour. In 2008, he was the fastest Zimbabwe bowler to 50 ODI wickets, getting there in 28 games, nine fewer than Eddo Brandes.
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Oct 19, 2009
Tawanda Mupariwa steams in
© Zimbabwe Cricket
Jan 19, 2009
Ray Price and Tawanda Mupariwa celebrate Zimbabwe's win
© AFP
Jan 19, 2009
Tawanda Mupariwa turned in a very tidy opening spell
© AFP
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