Vincent Masekesa
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| Born | 27 March 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 136) | 28 April 2025 v Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 28 June 2025 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Mountaineers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vincent Masekesa (born 27 March 1997) is a Zimbabwean cricketer, who plays for Mountaineers in domestic cricket.[1] He is a leg-spin bowler and useful lower-order batsman.[2]
Career
Masekesa made his first-class debut against Southern Rocks on 30 March 2021 during the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[3] He made his List A debut against Mid West Rhinos on 9 October 2022 during the 2022–23 Pro50 Championship.[4] He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2024–25 Logan Cup, with 43 wickets at an average of 22.02,[5] with best figures of 7 for 117 and 5 for 63 in Mountaineers' victory over Rhinos.[6]
In January 2025, Masekesa was named in Zimbabwe's squad for their one-off Test match against Ireland, but he was left out of the playing eleven.[7][8] In April 2025, he was again selected to the Test squad for the series against Bangladesh.[9][10] He made his Test debut in the same series on 28 April 2025.[11] He took his first five-wicket haul on his Test debut and became third Zimbabwean bowler to do so and became the eighth Zimbabwean bowler to take a fifer.[12][13]
References
- ^ "Vincent Masekesa". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Vincent Masekesa Profile". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Rocks vs Mountaineers at Harare- March 30 - April 02, 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Mountaineers vs Rhinos at Kwekwe- October 09, 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Most wickets For Logan Cup, 2024/25". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Mountaineers vs Rhinos, 4th Match at Kwekwe, Logan Cup, Nov 07 2024". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Zimbabwe pick uncapped Masekesa and Welch for one-off Test against Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Welch, Masekesa get ZC nod for Ireland Test". The Chronicle. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Big names return as Zimbabwe name squad for Bangladesh Tests". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Williams, Ervine return to Zimbabwe squad for Bangladesh Tests". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
- ^ "Debutant Vincent Masekesa talks about his first Test wicket". BDCricTime. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "Masekesa Makes Dream Test Debut with Five-Wicket Haul in Chattogram". Bloom Pakistan. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "3 bowlers to take a 5-wicket haul on Test debut for Zimbabwe ft. Vincent Masekesa". Cricket Times. Retrieved 1 May 2025.