Takudzwanashe Kaitano | |
Birth Date: | 15 June 1993 |
Birth Place: | Kadoma, Zimbabwe |
Batting: | Right handed |
Bowling: | Right arm off break |
Country: | Zimbabwe |
International: | true |
Onetest: | true |
Testdebutdate: | 7 July |
Testdebutyear: | 2021 |
Testdebutagainst: | Bangladesh |
Testcap: | 119 |
Odidebutdate: | 16 January |
Odidebutyear: | 2022 |
Odidebutagainst: | Sri Lanka |
Odicap: | 146 |
Lastodidate: | 3 September |
Lastodiyear: | 2022 |
Lastodiagainst: | Australia |
Odishirt: | 83 |
Date: | 3 September 2022 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/493765.html Cricinfo |
Takudzwanashe Kaitano (born 15 June 1993) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his international debut for the Zimbabwe cricket team in July 2021.[1]
Kaitano made his first-class debut for Mid West Rhinos in the 2016–17 Logan Cup on 21 February 2017.[2] He made his List A debut for Mid West Rhinos in the 2017–18 Pro50 Championship on 23 May 2018.[3] In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Rhinos in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[4] [5]
He made his Twenty20 debut on 13 April 2021, for Rhinos, in the 2020–21 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition.[6] Later the same month, he was named as a standby player for Zimbabwe's Test matches against Pakistan.[7]
In July 2021, Kaitano was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their one-off match against Bangladesh.[8] He made his Test debut on 7 July 2021, for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh.[9] In the first innings, he scored 87 runs,[10] the highest score by an opener for Zimbabwe on his Test debut.[11]
In January 2022, Kaitano was named in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[12] He made his ODI debut on 16 January 2022, for Zimbabwe against Sri Lanka.[13]