Richard Ngarava
Zimbabwean cricketer
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Richard Ngarava (born 29 December 1997) is a Zimbabwean cricketer and captain in Test and ODI.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Zimbabwe against Free State in the 2016 Africa T20 Cup on 9 September 2016.[3] Earlier, he was part of Zimbabwe's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4]
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| Born | 29 December 1997 Harare, Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 116) | 29 April 2021 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 20 October 2025 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 133) | 16 February 2017 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 31 August 2025 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 55) | 29 September 2019 v Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 9 February 2026 v Oman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Mountaineers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Galle Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Sylhet Strikers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Dubai Capitals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 January 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
He made his List A debut for Zimbabwe A against Afghanistan A during Afghanistan's tour to Zimbabwe on 3 February 2017.[5] Following the List A matches, Ngarava was added to Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for the five-match series against Afghanistan.[6] He made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan at the Harare Sports Club on 16 February 2017.[7] Also in February 2017, he was named in an academy squad by Zimbabwe Cricket to tour England later that year.[8]
He made his first-class debut for Rising Stars in the 2017–18 Logan Cup on 4 October 2017.[9] In June 2018, he was named in a Board XI team for warm-up fixtures ahead of the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series.[10]
In September 2018, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup tournament.[11] Later the same month, he was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for the series against Bangladesh.[12] However, he was later ruled out of the Test series due to injury.[13]
In September 2019, he was named in Zimbabwe's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2019–20 Singapore Tri-Nation Series.[14] He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe, against Singapore, in the Singapore Tri-Nation Series on 27 September 2019.[15] In February 2021, Ngarava was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their series against Afghanistan.[16] In April 2021, he was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad, for the series against Pakistan.[17] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe, against Pakistan, on 29 April 2021.[18]