Tendai Chatara
CountryZimbabwe
FullnameTendai Larry Chatara
Birth date28 February 1991 (age 35)
Birth placeChimanimani, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Internationaltrue
Internationalspan2013–present
Testdebutdate12 March
Testdebutyear2013
TestdebutagainstWest Indies
Testcap85
Lasttestdate11 November
Lasttestyear2018
LasttestagainstBangladesh
Odidebutdate24 February
Odidebutyear2013
OdidebutagainstWest Indies
Odicap114
Lastodidate18 June
Lastodiyear2023
LastodiagainstZimbabwe
Odishirt13
T20idebutdate13 June
T20idebutyear2010
T20idebutagainstIndia
T20icap27
Lastt20idate30 October
Lastt20iyear2023
Lastt20iagainstNamibia
T20ishirt13
Club 1Mountaineers
Year 12009–present
Club 2Band-e-Amir Dragons
Year 22017
Columns4
Column 1Test
Matches 19
Runs 190
Bat avg 16.42
100s/50s 10/0
Top score 122
Deliveries 11,695
Wickets 124
Bowl avg 127.62
Fivefor 11
Tenfor 10
Best bowling 15/61
Catches/stumpings 10/–
Column 2ODI
Matches 287
Runs 2206
Bat avg 26.44
100s/50s 20/0
Top score 223
Deliveries 24,254
Wickets 2115
Bowl avg 232.62
Fivefor 20
Tenfor 20
Best bowling 24/33
Catches/stumpings 28/0
Column 3T20I
Matches 360
Runs 349
Bat avg 38.17
100s/50s 30/0
Top score 38
Deliveries 31,557
Wickets 365
Bowl avg 323.95
Fivefor 30
Tenfor 30
Best bowling 33/14
Catches/stumpings 37/–
Column 4FC
Matches 460
Runs 4724
Bat avg 411.67

Tendai Larry Chatara (born 28 February 1991) is an international cricketer who represents the Zimbabwe national cricket team. A tall, wiry fast bowler with appreciable pace and the ability to move the ball away from the right-hander, Chatara rose quickly to prominence after his first-class debut for Mountaineers in 2009.

Chatara is naturally athletic. He represented his home town Manicaland in 200 and 400 m events, before getting a call-up to cricket.

Domestic career

Chatara played for Zimbabwe at U-19 Level and has played one match for the senior cricket team. He also played for them at the ICC Intercontinental Cup as a part of the Zimbabwe XI in 2009.

Chatara was quite brilliant in the domestic circuit, especially in his first-class career. He made his first-class debut in 2009 for Mountaineers against Mid West Rhinos. He gave away just 25 runs from 7 overs in the first innings with a brilliant economy rate of 3.57.[1] He soon rose to prominence with 71 wickets from just 20 matches. He performed well in other formats as well such as List A and Twenty20 cricket.

Chatara made his List A debut for Mountaineers against Mashonaland Eagles. In the match, he got his maiden List A wicket with the dismissal of Cephas Zhuwao.[2]

Chatara made his Twenty20 debut for Mountaineers against Mid West Rhinos in 2010, taking 1 wicket, his maiden Twenty20 wicket, with the dismissal of Zimbabwe's wicket keeper-batsman, Brendan Taylor.[3]

In December 2020, Chatara was selected to play for the Mountaineers in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[4][5]

International career

Chatara's domestic performances prompted the Zimbabwean selectors to select him for the senior cricket team's Twenty20 International series against India. He made his debut in the second T20I where he took his maiden wicket at international senior level with the dismissal of Yusuf Pathan.[6]

That same year, Chatara represented his nation in the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the following year, in 2011, he was selected for Zimbabwe's tri-nation series against Australia and South Africa A cricket teams.[7]

In January 2015, Chatara was named in Zimbabwe's 15-man squad for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.[8][9][10]

In February 2016, Chatara was named in Zimbabwe's 15-man squad for the 2016 T20 World Cup.[11]

In June 2018, Chatara was named in a Board XI team for warm-up fixtures ahead of the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series.[12]

In May 2021, Chatara was named as the captain in the Zimbabwe A's squad for their home series against South Africa.[13]

In July 2021, Chatara was named in Zimbabwe's 20-man Test squad for their one-off Test against Bangladesh. It was Chatara's return to the Test squad after three years, having last played a Test against the same opposition in November 2018 at the time.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ Mountaineers v Mid West Rhinos at Mutare, Oct 22–25, 2009 Match Scorecard cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2011
  2. ^ Mashonaland Eagles v Mountaineers at Harare, Sep 19, 2009 Match Scorecard cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2011
  3. ^ Mountaineers v Mid West Rhinos at Harare, Feb 12, 2010 Match Scorecard cricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2011
  4. ^ "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. ^ Zimbabwe vs. India at Harare, June 13, 2010 Match Scorecard cricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2011
  7. ^ Zimbabwe name Pakistan-born in tri-series squad SuperSport. Retrieved 1 October 2011
  8. ^ "Zimbabwe names final 15-man squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015". icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  9. ^ "Zimbabwe Squad – Zimbabwe Squad – ICC Cricket World Cup, 2015 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  10. ^ "World Cup 2015 squads". BBC Sport. 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  11. ^ "Zimbabwe name Chatara, Panyangara in World T20 squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  12. ^ "Graeme Cremer, Sikandar Raza left out of T20 practice matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  13. ^ "ZC names Zimbabwe A coaches and squads". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Tendai Chatara returns to Zimbabwe Test squad after three years". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  15. ^ "Zimbabwe Recall Tendai Chatara After Three Years For One-Off Test vs Bangladesh in the 20-Man Squad". cricket.yahoo.net. Retrieved 2021-07-14.