| Richard Ngarava | |
| Birth Date: | 29 December 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Left-arm fast-medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Country: | Zimbabwe |
| International: | true |
| Testdebutdate: | 29 April |
| Testdebutyear: | 2021 |
| Testdebutagainst: | Pakistan |
| Testcap: | 116 |
| Lasttestdate: | 4 February |
| Lasttestyear: | 2023 |
| Lasttestagainst: | West Indies |
| Odidebutdate: | 16 February |
| Odidebutyear: | 2017 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Afghanistan |
| Odicap: | 133 |
| Lastodidate: | 11 January |
| Lastodiyear: | 2024 |
| Lastodiagainst: | Sri Lanka |
| Odishirt: | 39 |
| T20idebutdate: | 29 September |
| T20idebutyear: | 2019 |
| T20idebutagainst: | Singapore |
| T20icap: | 55 |
| Lastt20idate: | 14 July |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2024 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | India |
| T20ishirt: | 39 |
| Club1: | Mountaineers |
| Year1: | 2017 |
| Club2: | Galle Titans |
| Year2: | 2023 |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 4 |
| Runs1: | 50 |
| Bat Avg1: | 6.20 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 19 |
| Deliveries1: | 648 |
| Wickets1: | 5 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 73.80 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/104 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/0 |
| Column2: | ODI |
| Matches2: | 44 |
| Runs2: | 168 |
| Bat Avg2: | 11.20 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 35 |
| Deliveries2: | 1,957 |
| Wickets2: | 56 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 31.05 |
| Fivefor2: | 1 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 5/32 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 7/– |
| Column3: | T20I |
| Matches3: | 55 |
| Runs3: | 51 |
| Bat Avg3: | 3.92 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
| Top Score3: | 11 |
| Deliveries3: | 1,192 |
| Wickets3: | 63 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 22.80 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 3/11 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 8/– |
| Column4: | FC |
| Matches4: | 25 |
| Runs4: | 269 |
| Bat Avg4: | 12.80 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/0 |
| Top Score4: | 35 |
| Deliveries4: | 3,429 |
| Wickets4: | 70 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 24.70 |
| Fivefor4: | 0 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 4/14 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 15/0 |
| Date: | 14 July 2024 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/806241.html ESPNcricinfo |
| Club3: | Sylhet Strikers |
| Year3: | 2024 |
Richard Ngarava (born 29 December 1997) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 debut for Zimbabwe against Free State in the 2016 Africa T20 Cup on 9 September 2016.[2] Earlier, he was part of Zimbabwe's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3]
He made his List A debut for Zimbabwe A against Afghanistan A during Afghanistan's tour to Zimbabwe on 3 February 2017.[4] Following the List A matches, Ngarava was added to Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for the five-match series against Afghanistan.[5] He made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan at the Harare Sports Club on 16 February 2017.[6] Also in February 2017, he was named in an academy squad by Zimbabwe Cricket to tour England later that year.[7]
He made his first-class debut for Rising Stars in the 2017–18 Logan Cup on 4 October 2017.[8] In June 2018, he was named in a Board XI team for warm-up fixtures ahead of the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series.[9]
In September 2018, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup tournament.[10] Later the same month, he was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for the series against Bangladesh.[11] However, he was later ruled out of the Test series due to injury.[12]
In September 2019, he was named in Zimbabwe's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2019–20 Singapore Tri-Nation Series.[13] He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe, against Singapore, in the Singapore Tri-Nation Series on 27 September 2019.[14] In February 2021, Ngarava was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their series against Afghanistan.[15] In April 2021, he was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad, for the series against Pakistan.[16] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe, against Pakistan, on 29 April 2021.[17]