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Brandon Mavuta

Brandon Mavuta
Personal information
Full name
Brandon Anesu Mavuta
Born (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 27)
Kadoma, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 107)3 November 2018 v Bangladesh
Last Test12 February 2023 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 139)30 September 2018 v South Africa
Last ODI17 December 2023 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 51)6 July 2018 v Australia
Last T20I14 July 2024 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018Durban Heat
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 4 12 11 43
Runs scored 82 88 65 1264
Batting average 11.71 14.66 16.25 19.75
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0 1/7
Top score 56 28* 28 104*
Balls bowled 762 396 192 7,515
Wickets 12 10 5 166
Bowling average 40.00 34.90 51.40 29.44
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 8
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 1
Best bowling 5/140 2/30 1/19 7/157
Catches/stumpings 4/– 2/– 2/– 30/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 July 2024

Brandon Anesu Mavuta (born 4 March 1997) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays for the Zimbabwe national cricket team.[1] In January 2016, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2] He made his international debut for Zimbabwe in July 2018, against Australia, in a Twenty20 International.[3]

Domestic career

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Mavuta made his first-class debut on 2 March 2016 in the Logan Cup tournament.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Zimbabwe against Eastern Province in the 2016 Africa T20 Cup on 30 September 2016.[5] He made his List A debut for Zimbabwe A against Afghanistan A during Afghanistan's tour to Zimbabwe on 5 February 2017.[6]

Mavuta was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Logan Cup for Rising Stars, with 27 dismissals in seven matches.[7] He was also the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Pro50 Championship for the Rising Stars, with fifteen dismissals in nine matches.[8] This included taking eight wickets for 38 runs in the final of the tournament, leading the Rising Stars to their first title.[9][10]

In October 2018, Mavuta was named in Durban Heat's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.[11][12] In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Rhinos in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[13][14]

International career

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In February 2017, Mavuta was named in an academy squad by Zimbabwe Cricket to tour England later that year.[15] In January 2018, he was named in Zimbabwe' One Day International (ODI) squad for the tri-series in Bangladesh, but he did not play.[16]

In June 2018, Mavuta was named in a Board XI team for warm-up fixtures ahead of the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series.[17] Later the same month, he was named in a 22-man preliminary Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the tri-nation series.[18] He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe against Australia on 6 July 2018.[19]

In September 2018, Mavuta was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup tournament.[20] The same month he was once again named in Zimbabwe's ODI squad, this time for the series against South Africa.[21] He made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe against South Africa on 30 September 2018.[22] The same month, he was also named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their series against Bangladesh.[21] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh on 3 November 2018 and took 4 wickets for only 21 runs in the second winnings of his debut.[23]

In December 2023, he was suspended by Zimbabwe Cricket after failing a drugs test.[24] On 25 January 2024, Zimbabwe Cricket announced that Mavuta as well as teammate Wesley Madhevere had been suspended for four months, as well as fined 50% of their salaries for three months, effective from January 2024.[25]

References

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  1. ^ "Brandon Mavuta". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ^ "All 16 squads confirmed for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2016". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Brandon Mavuta profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Logan Cup, Mid West Rhinos v Matabeleland Tuskers at Bulawayo, Mar 2-5, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Africa T20 Cup, 1st Semi-Final: Zimbabwe v Eastern Province at Oudtshoorn, Sep 30, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Afghanistan A tour of Zimbabwe, 5th unofficial ODI: Zimbabwe A v Afghanistan A at Harare, Feb 5, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Logan Cup, 2017/18, Rising Stars: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Pro50 Championship, 2017/18 - Rising Stars: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Final, Pro50 Championship at Harare, Jun 2 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Rising Stars topple Mountaineers to clinch Pro50 Championship". 3-Mob. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Mzansi Super League - full squad lists". Sport24. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far". Independent Online. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  15. ^ "ZC announces 16-member Academy squad for England tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Uncapped Mavuta and Murray in Zimbabwe ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Graeme Cremer, Sikandar Raza left out of T20 practice matches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  18. ^ "Raza, Taylor absent from Zimbabwe T20I squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  19. ^ "6th match, Zimbabwe Twenty20 Tri-Series at Harare, Jul 6 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  20. ^ "Musakanda to captain Zimbabwe Select in Africa T20 Cup". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  21. ^ a b "Brendan Taylor, Sean Williams return as Zimbabwe name squads for South Africa, Bangladesh tours". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  22. ^ "1st ODI, Zimbabwe tour of South Africa at Kimberley, Sep 30 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  23. ^ "1st Test, Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh at Sylhet, Nov 3-7 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  24. ^ "Zimbabwe Cricket: Wesley Madhevere and Brandon Mavuta suspended". BBC Sport. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  25. ^ "Madhevere, Mavuta banned for four months by Zimbabwe Cricket for recreational drug use". ESPN Cricinfo. 25 January 2024.
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