Tony Munyonga

Tony Munyonga
Personal information
Full name
Tony Tanaka Munyonga
Born (1999-01-31) 31 January 1999
Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
BattingRight handed
BowlingRight arm offspin
RoleAllrounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 151)7 August 2022 v Bangladesh
Last ODI15 December 2023 v Ireland
ODI shirt no.32
T20I debut (cap 52)13 September 2019 v Bangladesh
Last T20I25 February 2025 v Ireland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–present Eagles
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 7 18 42 55
Runs scored 92 217 2,117 1,470
Batting average 18.40 18.08 33.07 34.18
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 2/13 1/10
Top score 30* 44 237 153*
Balls bowled 6 6 2,443 1,237
Wickets 0 0 36 32
Bowling average 39.83 33.06
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/99 4/9
Catches/stumpings 1/– 5/– 39/– 17/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 April 2025

Tony Munyonga (born 31 January 1999) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.[1][2] He made his first-class debut for Rising Stars in the 2017–18 Logan Cup on 12 November 2017.[3]

He made his List A debut for Rising Stars in the 2017–18 Pro50 Championship on 17 April 2018.[4] The Rising Stars won the tournament, and Munyonga was named the player of the series.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut for Mashonaland Eagles in the 2018–19 Stanbic Bank 20 Series on 17 March 2019.[6]

In April 2019, he was named in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the United Arab Emirates, but he did not play.[7][8] In September 2019, he was named in Zimbabwe's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2019–20 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series.[9] He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe, against Bangladesh, on 13 September 2019.[10]

In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Mountaineers in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[11][12] In August 2022, he was named in Zimbabwe's ODI squad, for their series against Bangladesh.[13] He made his ODI debut on 7 August 2022, for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Tony Munyonga". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Astwood Bank sign Zimbabwean international Tony Munyonga". CricX. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Logan Cup at Harare, Nov 12-15 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Pro50 Championship at Harare, Apr 17 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Final, Pro50 Championship at Harare, Jun 2 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  6. ^ "3rd Place Play-off, Domestic Twenty20 Competition at Harare, Mar 17 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  7. ^ "UAE arrive for Zim series". The Herald Zimbabwe. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Taylor, Masakadza ruled out of UAE ODIs". CricBuzz. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Sikandar Raza out of Zimbabwe T20 squad over disciplinary issues". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  10. ^ "1st Match (N), Bangladesh Twenty20 Tri-Series at Dhaka, Sep 13 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Chakabva to captain Zimbabwe in ODI series against Bangladesh". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  14. ^ "2nd ODI, Harare, August 07, 2022, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2022.