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Tanaka Chivanga

Tanaka Chivanga

Zimbabwean cricketer

Tanaka Chivanga (born 24 July 1993) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his international debut for the Zimbabwe cricket team in May 2022.[1]

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Career

In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Eagles in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[2][3] He made his first-class debut on 9 December 2020, for Eagles, in the 2020–21 Logan Cup tournament.[4]

He made his Twenty20 debut on 10 April 2021, for also for Eagles, in the 2020–21 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition.[5] On 14 April 2021, the match between Eagles and Rocks went to a Super Over, with Chivanga named the man of the match due to his bowling at the end of the game.[6] Three days later, Chivanga was named in Zimbabwe's squad for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Pakistan.[7] Prior to his selection to the national team, Chivanga had also played for the Zimbabwe A cricket team.[8] On 26 April 2021, Chivanga was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad, also for the series against Pakistan.[9]

In May 2021, he was named in the Zimbabwe A squad for their series against South Africa A.[10] He made his List A debut on 29 May 2021, for Zimbabwe A against South Africa A.[11] In July 2021, Chivanga was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their one-off match against Bangladesh.[12]

In May 2022, Chivanga was named in Zimbabwe's T20I squad for their five-match home series against Namibia.[13] He made his T20I debut on 17 May 2022, for Zimbabwe against Namibia.[14] The following month, he was named in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Afghanistan.[15] He made his ODI debut on 4 June 2022, for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan.[16]

On 12 February 2023, Chivanga made his Test debut against the West Indies.[17]

References

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    "Zimbabwe: Eagles Win Super Over Thriller". All Africa. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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    "Uncapped Marumani, Chivanga and Mufudza named in Zimbabwe T20I squad". CricBuzz. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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    "ZC names Zimbabwe A coaches and squads". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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    "1st unofficial ODI, Harare, May 29, 2021, South Africa A tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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    "Four uncapped players in Zimbabwe squad for Bangladesh Test". CricBuzz. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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    "Zimbabwe gear up for strong outing against Namibia in T20I series". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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    "1st T20I, Bulawayo, May 17, 2022, Namibia tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
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    "Muzarabani back to lead Zimbabwe attack against Afghanistan". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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    "1st ODI, Harare, June 04, 2022, Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  17. [17]
    "2nd Test, Bulawayo, February 12 - 16, 2023, West Indies tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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