Zimbabwe national under-19 cricket team explained

Zimbabwe
Coach:	Prosper Utseya
Captain:	Matthew Schonken
Owner:	Zimbabwe Cricket

The Zimbabwe national under-19 cricket team represents Zimbabwe in under-19 international cricket

Zimbabwe has qualified for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup on every occasion since 1998, by virtue of being a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

The coach of the team for the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup is Prosper Utseya, and the team captain is Matthew Schonken.

History

Zimbabwe has made the second round of the Under-19 World Cup on three occasions – in South Africa 1998, Bangladesh 2004 and Sri Lanka 2006. In the last of those, Zimbabwe emerged from the first round undefeated, but lost easily to Pakistan in the quarter-finals.

Mluleki Nkala (1998) and Waddington Mwayenga (2002) were the equal leading wicket-takers in their respective tournaments.

Zimbabwe's worst result came at the 2012 World Cup in Australia, where the team suffered defeats to Scotland and Papua New Guinea before regaining some credibility by defeating Namibia in the play-off for 15th place.^[1]

Under-19 World Cup record

Zimbabwe's U19 World Cup record
Year	Result
1988	Part of ICC Associates XI
1998	Second round	8th	16	6	2	4	0	0
2000	First round	11th	16	7	3	4	0	0
2002	First round	9th	16	8	6	2	0	0
2004	Second round	6th	16	6	3	3	0	0
2006	Second round	7th	16	5	3	2	0	0
2008	First round	14th	16	6	1	5	0	0
2010	First round	13th	16	6	2	4	0	0
2012	First round	15th	16	6	2	4	0	0
2014	First round	11th	16	6	3	3	0	0
2016	First round	10th	16	6	3	3	0	0
2018	First round	11th	16	6	3	3	0	0
2020	First round	11th	16	6	3	3	0	0
2022	First round	12th	16	6	2	4	0	0
2024	Qualified
Total				80	32	48	0	0

Records

All records listed are for under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches only.

Team records

Highest totals^[2]

• 354/8 (50 overs), v., at Diamond Oval, Kimberley, 2 February 2020
• 321/9 (50 overs), v., at Queen's Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain, 15 January 2022
• 291/7 (50 overs), v., at Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland, 27 January 2002
• 290/8 (48 overs), v., at Recreation Ground, Klerksdorp, 13 January 1998
• 272/8 (50 overs), v., at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, 27 February 2004
• 272/8 (50 overs), v., at Mainpower Oval, Rangiora, 28 January 2018

Lowest totals^[3]

• 59 (27.2 overs), v., at Institute Perguruan Temenggong Ibrahim, Johor, 24 February 2008
• 63 (19.3 overs), v., at Boland Park, Paarl, 24 January 2017
• 66 (29.4 overs), v., at Wally Wilson Oval, Cape Town, 16 January 2017
• 71 (36.2 overs), v., at Bert Sutcliffe Oval, Lincoln, 21 January 2002
• 84 (40.5 overs), v., at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong, 14 November 2015

Individual records

Most career runs^[4]

• 724 – Ryan Burl (2011-2014)
• 710 – Wesley Madhevere (2015-2020)
• 503 – Milton Shumba (2016-2020)
• 458 – Ryan Murray (2015-2017)
• 449 – Emmanuel Bawa (2020-2022)

Highest individual scores^[5]

• 127 (145 balls) – Brendan Taylor, v., at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, 27 February 2004
• 118 (107 balls) – Malcolm Lake, v., at Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville, 14 August 2012
• 116* (120 balls) – Peter Moor, v., at Harare Sports Club, Harare, 11 July 2010
• 112* (? balls) – Mark Vermeulen, v., at Recreation Ground, Klerksdorp, 13 January 1998
• 105* (95 balls) – Emmanuel Bawa, v., at North-West University No 2 Ground, Potchefstroom, 28 January 2020

Most career wickets^[6]

• 42 – Wesley Madhevere (2015-2020)
• 21 – Luke Jongwe (2012-2014)
• 20 – Mluleki Nkala (1997-2000)
• 18 – Roy Kaia (2009-2011), Natsai M'shangwe (2009-2010)

Best bowling performances^[7]

• 6/31 (9 overs) – Tinashe Panyangara, v., at Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra, 18 February 2004
• 5/21 (10 overs) – Waddington Mwayenga, v., at Eden Park Outer Oval, Auckland, 27 January 2002
• 5/24 (9.4 overs) – Wesley Madhevere, v., at MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong, 29 January 2016
• 5/25 (7 overs) – David Mutendera, v., at Recreation Ground, Klerksdorp, 13 January 1998
• 5/25 (8.2 overs) – Roy Kaia, v., at Harare Sports Club, Harare, 1 October 2009

2022 World Cup squad

Zimbabwe's squad for the 2022 World Cup in West Indies was announced on 8 December 2021.^{[8] [9]}

• Emmanuel Bawa (c)
• Brian Bennett (c)
• David Bennett
• Victor Chirwa
• Mgcini Dube
• Alex Falao
• Tendekai Mataranyika
• Tashinga Makoni
• Connor Mitchell
• Steven Saul
• Matthew Schonken
• Panashe Taruvinga
• Matthew Welch
• Rogan Wolhuter
• Ngenyasha Zvinoera

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vishwakarma stars as Nepal and Zimbabwe win. ESPNcricinfo.
2. News: RECORDS / ZIMBABWE UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / HIGHEST TOTALS. ESPNcricinfo. 1 December 2021.
3. News: RECORDS / ZIMBABWE UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / LOWEST TOTALS. ESPNcricinfo. 1 December 2021.
4. News: RECORDS / ZIMBABWE UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / MOST CAREER RUNS. ESPNcricinfo. 1 December 2021.
5. News: RECORDS / ZIMBABWE UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / HIGH SCORES. ESPNcricinfo. 1 December 2021.
6. News: RECORDS / ZIMBABWE UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / MOST WICKETS. ESPNcricinfo. 1 December 2021.
7. News: RECORDS / ZIMBABWE UNDER-19S / UNDER-19S YOUTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS / BEST BOWLING FIGURES. ESPNcricinfo. 1 December 2021.
8. Web site: Zimbabwe U-19 WC squad named . New Zimbabwe . 8 December 2019.
9. Web site: Zim U-19 team in injury setback . The Herald . 18 January 2020.