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Vusi Sibanda
Zimbabwe
Player profile
Full name Vusimuzi Sibanda
Born October 10, 1983, Highfields, Harare
Current age 24 years 220 days
Major teams Zimbabwe, Africa XI, Zimbabwe Cricket Academy
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
3 |
6 |
0 |
48 |
18 |
8.00 |
91 |
52.74 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
| ODIs |
63 |
62 |
2 |
1440 |
116 |
24.00 |
2307 |
62.41 |
1 |
10 |
170 |
11 |
23 |
0 |
| T20Is |
2 |
2 |
0 |
52 |
29 |
26.00 |
40 |
130.00 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| First-class |
50 |
97 |
2 |
2065 |
122 |
21.73 |
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1 |
13 |
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41 |
0 |
| List A |
117 |
114 |
5 |
2493 |
116 |
22.87 |
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1 |
16 |
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41 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
62 |
29 |
20.66 |
56 |
110.71 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| ODIs |
63 |
7 |
138 |
148 |
2 |
1/12 |
1/12 |
74.00 |
6.43 |
69.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| T20Is |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| First-class |
50 |
|
702 |
514 |
11 |
4/30 |
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46.72 |
4.39 |
63.8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| List A |
117 |
|
252 |
285 |
2 |
1/12 |
1/12 |
142.50 |
6.78 |
126.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Zimbabwe v West Indies at Harare, Nov 4-8, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Test |
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Chittagong (MAA), Jan 6-10, 2005 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
Zimbabwe v West Indies at Bulawayo, Nov 22, 2003 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura, Feb 2, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| T20I debut |
Australia v Zimbabwe at Cape Town, Sep 12, 2007 scorecard |
| Last T20I |
England v Zimbabwe at Cape Town, Sep 13, 2007 scorecard |
| T20I statistics |
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| First-class debut |
2001/02 |
| Last First-class |
Pakistan Cricket Board Patron's XI v Zimbabweans at Karachi, Jan 14-17, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
2002/03 |
| Last List A |
Warriors v Zimbabwe at East London, Mar 4, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Eagles v Zimbabweans at Kimberley, Sep 13, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
England v Zimbabwe at Cape Town, Sep 13, 2007 scorecard |
Vusi Sibanda is a contemporary of Tatenda Taibu, Hamilton Masakadza and Stuart Matsikenyeri. Like them, he comes from the Harare black township of Highfield and earned a ZCU scholarship to Churchill High School. An opening batsman and an occasional medium-pace bowler, Sibanda was a student at the CFX Academy in 2002. His selection for the national team came too early, and despite failing to live up to his potential, the crisis in the national side meant that he kept his place long after others would have been discarded. Despite being a superb timer of the ball, predominantly off the front foot, he was slow to learn the ability to build a big innings and his selections were due almost entirely to his outstanding potential rather than actual performance. He has a very sound technique, but poor shot selection often brought about his downfall; however, coach Kevin Curran noted that he matured well on the West Indian tour. He suffered a hand injury early on, but took his opportunities when given them, and finished the tour with a 78 and then a superb century in the Tri-Series final against Bermuda. He had a successful club season in Australia, and after the 2007 World Cup he returned there and announced his retirement from international cricket. At 23, it was another loss Zimbabwe could not afford.
Steven Price April 2007
Sep 12, 2007 |
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Vusi Sibanda steams into one
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Mar 19, 2007 |
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Vusi Sibanda shoulders arms and Zimbabwe are in early trouble at 2 for 2
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Mar 19, 2007 |
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Vusi Sibanda clutches the ball after catching Shivnarine Chanderpaul
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