Nomvelo Sibanda

Nomvelo Sibanda (born 21 November 1996) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays for the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team.[1]

Nomvelo Sibanda
Personal information
Born (1996-11-21) 21 November 1996
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 10)5 October 2021 v Ireland
Last ODI15 November 2021 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 11)5 January 2019 v Namibia
Last T20I19 September 2021 v Namibia
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 2 18
Runs scored 27 12
Batting average 27.00 12.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 27 11*
Balls bowled 102 341
Wickets 2 21
Bowling average 55.50 13.28
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/49 3/14
Catches/stumpings 1/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 November 2021

In January 2019, Sibanda was named in Zimbabwe's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their five-match series against Namibia.[2] The matches were the first WT20I matches to be played by Zimbabwe since the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded WT20I status to all of its members in July 2018.[3] She made her WT20I debut on 5 January 2019, for Zimbabwe against Namibia.[4] In October 2021, Sibanda was named in Zimbabwe's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their four-match series against Ireland.[5] The fixtures were the first WODI matches after Zimbabwe also gained WODI status from the ICC in April 2021.[6] She made her WODI debut on 5 October 2021, for Zimbabwe against Ireland.[7]

In November 2021, she was named in Zimbabwe's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[8]

References
  1. "Nomvelo Sibanda". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. "Zimbabwe thump Namibia in Namib Desert Women T20 Challenge series opener". Sunday News. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  3. "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. "1st T20I, Walvis Bay, Jan 5 2019, Zimbabwe Women tour of Namibia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  5. @zimbabwe_women (4 October 2021). "Zimbabwe team to play Ireland in the ODI series" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. "Zimbabwe head coach Adam Chifo excited ahead of team's maiden ODI". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  7. "1st ODI, Harare, Oct 5 2021, Ireland Women tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  8. "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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