Takudzwanashe Kaitano

Takudzwanashe Kaitano (born 15 June 1993) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his international debut for the Zimbabwe cricket team in July 2021.[1]

Takudzwanashe Kaitano
Personal information
Born (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993
Kadoma, Zimbabwe
BattingRight handed
BowlingRight arm off break
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 119)7 July 2021 v Bangladesh
Source: Cricinfo, 7 July 2021

Career

Kaitano made his first-class debut for Mid West Rhinos in the 2016–17 Logan Cup on 21 February 2017.[2] He made his List A debut for Mid West Rhinos in the 2017–18 Pro50 Championship on 23 May 2018.[3] In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Rhinos in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[4][5]

He made his Twenty20 debut on 13 April 2021, for Rhinos, in the 2020–21 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition.[6] Later the same month, he was named as a standby player for Zimbabwe's Test matches against Pakistan.[7]

In July 2021, Kaitano was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their one-off match against Bangladesh.[8] He made his Test debut on 7 July 2021, for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh.[9] In the first innings, he scored 87 runs,[10] the highest score by an opener for Zimbabwe on Test debut.[11]

References
  1. "Takudzwanashe Kaitano". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. "Logan Cup, Mid West Rhinos v Mashonaland Eagles at Kwekwe, Feb 21-24, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  3. "Pro50 Championship at Harare, May 23 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. "6th Match, Harare, Apr 13 2021, Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  7. "Jongwe, Ngarava among five uncapped players for Pakistan Tests". CricBuzz. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  8. "Four uncapped players in Zimbabwe squad for Bangladesh Test". CricBuzz. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  9. "Only Test, Harare, Jul 7 - 11 2021, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  10. "One-off Test, Day 3: Takudzwanashe Kaitano top scores as Zimbabwe trail Bangladesh by 192 | Cricket News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  11. "Tigers in driving seat". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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