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Full name | Wellington Pedzisai Masakadza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Harare, Zimbabwe |
4 October 1993 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Welly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations |
Hamilton Masakadza (brother) Shingi Masakadza (brother) |
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ODI debut | 9 October 2015 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 16 October 2015 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut | 26 October 2015 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 10 March 2016 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Mountaineers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Mashonaland Eagles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 10 March 2016
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Wellington Pedzisai Masakadza (born 4 October 1993) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who has played first-class and limited-overs matches for the Mountaineers and the Mashonaland Eagles. He made his One Day International debut for Zimbabwe against Ireland on 9 October 2015. He made his Twenty20 International debut for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan on 26 October 2015.
From Harare, Masakadza is the youngest of three brothers who have each played cricket at high levels – the others are Hamilton (born 1983) and Shingirai Masakadza (born 1986), who have both played Test cricket for Zimbabwe's national side. A left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox spinner, Wellington Masakadza represented the Zimbabwean under-19s at the 2012 Under-19 World Cup, playing in three matches. He made his senior debut for the Mountaineers franchise during the 2013–14 domestic season, having performed well in four trial Twenty20 games played prior to the start of the season.
Masakadza went on to play five matches in the 2013–14 Logan Cup, taking 15 wickets. This included figures of 5/63 on his first-class debut, against the Matabeleland Tuskers. In September 2014, he was selected for the Zimbabwe A that toured Bangladesh, playing in two first-class and three one-day games. Masakadza took 6/63 in the first of those matches, his best figures. He subsequently selected in the Zimbabwean senior team's 17-man Test squad for its tour of Bangladesh in October and December, along with both of his brothers, although he did not participate in any of the Tests. For the 2014–15 Zimbabwean season, Masakadza switched to play for the Mashonaland Eagles.