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]
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| Full name | Wellington Pedzisai Masakadza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1993 Harare, Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Welly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 12 February 2023 v West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 127) | 9 October 2015 v Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 18 June 2023 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 43) | 26 October 2015 v Afghanistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013/14– | Mountaineers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014/15 | Mashonaland Eagles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Domestic career
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.[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]
International career
He made his One Day International debut for Zimbabwe against Ireland on 9 October 2015, but could not do impact on the series. During the Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, he took 4 for 21 runs, finally Zimbabwe won the match convincingly by 8 wickets. Masakadza was adjudged as the man of the match.[14]
In September 2018, he was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their series against Bangladesh.[15] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh on 3 November 2018.[16]