Zimbabwean cricketer
Blessing Muzarabani (born 2 October 1996) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.[3] He made his first-class debut for Rising Stars in the 2017–18 Logan Cup on 4 October 2017.[4]
Early and domestic career
Blessing Muzarabani was born in Murewa, a small town in Zimbabwe. Later his family moved to Highfield, a suburb in Harare. At the age of seven, he started cricket training at Takashinga Cricket Club. This is where his talent was spotted by coaches.[1] In 2017, he was chosen by Tatenda Taibu for the Rising Stars Academy to tour England for three months.[5]
In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Southern Rocks in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[6][7]
In June 2021, Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) added Muzarabani to their squad, replacing Obed McCoy, for the remaining matches in the 2021 PSL edition.[8] He played six matches and took ten wickets for his team, with the Multan Sultans winning their first PSL title.[9]
International career
In December 2017, he was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their one-off Test against South Africa.[10] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe against South Africa in the Boxing Day Test on 26 December 2017.[11]
In January 2018, he was named in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for the tri-series in Bangladesh.[12] He made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh on 15 January 2018.[13]
In February 2018, he was named in Zimbabwe's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Afghanistan in the UAE.[14] He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan on 5 February 2018.[15]
Following the conclusion of the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Muzarabani as the rising star of Zimbabwe's squad.[16]
In August 2018, Muzarabani made himself unavailable for national selection for Zimbabwe, instead wishing to further his career in England.[17][18] The following month, he signed a three-year deal with the English side Northamptonshire as a Kolpak player.[19]
He then returned to play for Zimbabwe after his time in County Cricket. On 3 November 2020, in the third match against Pakistan, Muzarabani took his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket and he took two additional wickets in the super over of the same match.[20]
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