Wellington Masakadza
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Harare, Zimbabwe
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| Full name | Wellington Pedzisai Masakadza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1993 Harare, Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 106) | 3 November 2018 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 6 July 2025 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 127) | 9 October 2015 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 18 February 2025 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 43) | 26 October 2015 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 9 February 2026 v Oman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013/14– | Mountaineers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014/15 | Mashonaland Eagles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 against Ireland on 9 October 2015,[1] and his Twenty20 International debut against Afghanistan on 26 October 2015.[2]
From Harare, Masakadza is the youngest of three brothers who have each played cricket at high levels – the others are Hamilton Masakadza (born 1983) and Shingirai Masakadza (born 1986), who have both played Test cricket for Zimbabwe's national side.[3] 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.[4] He made his senior debut for the Mountaineers franchise during the 2013–14 domestic season,[5][6] having performed well in four trial Twenty20 games played prior to the start of the season.[7]
Masakadza went on to play five matches in the 2013–14 Logan Cup, taking 15 wickets.[8] This included figures of 5/63 on his first-class debut, against the Matabeleland Tuskers.[9] In September 2014, he was selected for the Zimbabwe A that toured Bangladesh, playing in two first-class and three one-day games.[5][6] Masakadza took 6/63 in the first of those matches, his best figures.[10] 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.[11] For the 2014–15 Zimbabwean season, Masakadza switched to play for the Mashonaland Eagles.[5]
In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Mountaineers in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[12][13]
