| Tanaka Chivanga | |
| Fullname: | Tanaka Lance Chivanga |
| Birth Date: | 24 July 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Goromonzi, Zimbabwe |
| Country: | Zimbabwe |
| International: | true |
| Testdebutdate: | 12 February |
| Testdebutyear: | 2023 |
| Testdebutagainst: | West Indies |
| Testcap: | 126 |
| Lasttestdate: | 25 July |
| Lasttestyear: | 2024 |
| Lasttestagainst: | Ireland |
| Odidebutdate: | 4 June |
| Odidebutyear: | 2022 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Afghanistan |
| Odicap: | 147 |
| Lastodidate: | 20 August |
| Lastodiyear: | 2022 |
| Lastodiagainst: | India |
| Odishirt: | 27 |
| T20idebutdate: | 17 May |
| T20idebutyear: | 2022 |
| T20idebutagainst: | Namibia |
| T20icap: | 67 |
| Lastt20idate: | 31 July |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2022 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | Bangladesh |
| T20ishirt: | 27 |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 9 |
| Bat Avg1: | 9.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | -/- |
| Top Score1: | 6 |
| Deliveries1: | 84 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | -/– |
| Column2: | ODI |
| Matches2: | 5 |
| Runs2: | 11 |
| Bat Avg2: | 5.50 |
| 100S/50S2: | -/- |
| Top Score2: | 6 |
| Deliveries2: | 218 |
| Wickets2: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 65.66 |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | 1/38 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 1/– |
| Column3: | FC |
| Matches3: | 18 |
| Runs3: | 194 |
| Bat Avg3: | 10.77 |
| 100S/50S3: | -/- |
| Top Score3: | 69 |
| Deliveries3: | 2114 |
| Wickets3: | 57 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 21.40 |
| Fivefor3: | 4 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 6/38 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 8/– |
| Column4: | LA |
| Matches4: | 27 |
| Runs4: | 120 |
| Bat Avg4: | 10 |
| 100S/50S4: | - |
| Top Score4: | 18 |
| Deliveries4: | 1182 |
| Wickets4: | 33 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 33.81 |
| Fivefor4: | 1 |
| Tenfor4: | – |
| Best Bowling4: | 6/31 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 6/– |
| Date: | 14 February 2023 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1059122.html Cricinfo |
Tanaka Chivanga (born 24 July 1993) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his international debut for the Zimbabwe cricket team in May 2022.[1]
In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Eagles in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[2] [3] He made his first-class debut on 9 December 2020, for Eagles, in the 2020–21 Logan Cup tournament.[4]
He made his Twenty20 debut on 10 April 2021, for also for Eagles, in the 2020–21 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition.[5] On 14 April 2021, the match between Eagles and Rocks went to a Super Over, with Chivanga named the man of the match due to his bowling at the end of the game.[6] Three days later, Chivanga was named in Zimbabwe's squad for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Pakistan.[7] Prior to his selection to the national team, Chivanga had also played for the Zimbabwe A cricket team.[8] On 26 April 2021, Chivanga was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad, also for the series against Pakistan.[9]
In May 2021, he was named in the Zimbabwe A squad for their series against South Africa A.[10] He made his List A debut on 29 May 2021, for Zimbabwe A against South Africa A.[11] In July 2021, Chivanga was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their one-off match against Bangladesh.[12]
In May 2022, Chivanga was named in Zimbabwe's T20I squad for their five-match home series against Namibia.[13] He made his T20I debut on 17 May 2022, for Zimbabwe against Namibia.[14] The following month, he was named in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Afghanistan.[15] He made his ODI debut on 4 June 2022, for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan.[16]
On 12 February 2023, Chivanga made his Test debut against the West Indies.[17]