Zimbabwe / Players
Full name Mluleki Luke Nkala
Born April 1, 1981, Bulawayo
Current age 28 years 240 days
Major teams Zimbabwe, Matabeleland
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 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 187 | 47 | 14.38 | 452 | 41.37 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| ODIs | 50 | 35 | 5 | 324 | 47 | 10.80 | 526 | 61.59 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| T20Is | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 3 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 46 | 72 | 9 | 1640 | 168 | 26.03 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 86 | 61 | 12 | 696 | 54* | 14.20 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 3 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 10 | 15 | 1452 | 727 | 11 | 3/82 | 5/104 | 66.09 | 3.00 | 132.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 50 | 46 | 1582 | 1570 | 22 | 3/12 | 3/12 | 71.36 | 5.95 | 71.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 46 | 5846 | 3318 | 82 | 4/33 | 40.46 | 3.40 | 71.2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 86 | 2863 | 2633 | 64 | 4/24 | 4/24 | 41.14 | 5.51 | 44.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | England v Zimbabwe at Nottingham, Jun 1-5, 2000 scorecard |
| Last Test | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Chittagong (MAA), Jan 6-10, 2005 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Zimbabwe v India at Bulawayo, Sep 27, 1998 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Dhaka (SBNS), Dec 9, 2006 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| Only T20I | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1999/00 |
| Last First-class | Bangladesh A v Zimbabwe A at Dhaka (SBNS), Dec 11-13, 2006 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1997/98 |
| Last List A | Zimbabwe A v South Africa A at Bulawayo, Jan 28, 2007 scorecard |
| Only Twenty20 | Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard |
Universally known as "Psych", Mluleki Nkala has seven brothers and seven sisters. A member of the Ndebele tribe, he took the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar with his second ball in international cricket, in a one-dayer against India at Bulawayo in 1999, when he was just 18. His father had never seen a game of cricket until
then. Nkala made his Test debut against England at Trent Bridge in 2000. A medium-fast inswing bowler who can bat - he made a hundred against England Under-19s in 1998 from No. 6, he was the leading wicket-taker in that year's Youth World Cup in South Africa, with 15 scalps. Amiable and friendly, he spent a few
weeks at the Australian Cricket Academy, working with Dennis Lillee. A fringe player during the early part of his career, Nkala found a more regular place in the Zimbabwe squad after the departure of the so-called rebels in 2004.
Geoffrey Dean
- 15-man Zimbabwe A squad announced (Feb 21, 2007)
- Nkala named captain of Zimbabwe A (Dec 10, 2006)
- Nkala back in the big time (Nov 21, 2006)
- Duffin ruled out of Bangladesh tour (Nov 5, 2006)
- Door shut on four Zimbabwean cricketers' careers (Sep 4, 2005)
Sep 30, 2004
Mluleki Nkala portrait 2001
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Sep 29, 2001
Nkala has been bowled by Klusener for 5
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Jun 24, 2001
Dillon is triumphant after getting rid of Nkala
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