Vincent Masekesa
Zimbabwean cricketer (born 1997)
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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]
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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 | 7 August 2025 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Mountaineers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 August 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]