Natsai Mushangwe

Natsai M'shangwe
Personal information
Born (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 (age 33)
Mhangura, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg-break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut25 October 2011 v New Zealand
Last ODI3 August 2013 v India
Source: CricInfo, 3 August 2013

Natsai M’shangwe (born 9 February 1991) is an international cricketer. He made his ODI debut in a match against the Netherlands. He is an all-rounder. Mushwange's favourite cricketer is Pakistan's all-rounder Shahid Afridi; he is his favourite cricketer because Afridi is a flamboyant batter with a good ability to ball legbreak, similar to that of Mushangwe.[1] While representing the Zimbabwe XI in a match, M’shangwe scored 7 runs before getting out. He didn't take any wickets, but did have a low economy rate.[2] In the next match M’shangwe showed his all-round ability by scoring 11 runs for the final wicket and taking the wicket of Netherlands opener Eric Szwarczynski.[3]

Early and domestic career

Mushangwe is a leg-spinner. Mushangwe is part of the emerging Zimbabwean players to help Zimbabwean Cricket improve and to aid its return to the Test Arena[4] which Zimbabwe stopped playing in 2006 but will return to after the 2011 Cricket World Cup.[5] Mushangwe also has the ability to bat in the lower order. He has a high score of 53, and his batting gives the selectors a certain amount of safeguard about the top order of the team.

He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Pro50 Championship, with seventeen dismissals in eight matches.[6]

International career

He made his Test match debut for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh on 3 November 2014.[7]

In June 2018, he was named in a Board XI team for warm-up fixtures ahead of the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series.[8]

References

  1. ^ | Cricket Players and Officials | Natsai M'shangwe". ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. ^ Tour Match: Netherlands v Zimbabwe XI at Amstelveen, Jul 23, 2010 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo. Cricinfo.com.
  3. ^ Netherlands v Zimbabwe XI at Amstelveen, Jul 25–28, 2010 | Cricket Scorecard. ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. ^ "Zimbabwe's continued resurgence". 19 August 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Zimbabwe to return to tests in 2011". 19 August 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Pro50 Championship, 2017/18: Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh, 2nd Test: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 3-7, 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Graeme Cremer, Sikandar Raza left out of T20 practice matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2018.