India vs Zimbabwe 2016: 18-man Zimbabwe squad - All you need to know

#5 Hamilton Masakadza

Personal Information

Full name: Hamilton Masakadza

Born: August 9, 1983

Birthplace: Harare

Current age: 32 years 306 days

Role: Batting allrounder

Batting style: Right-hand bat

Bowling style: Right-arm medium

International debut: vs West Indies, July 27, 2001

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Career Statistics

Batting Career

Matches played: ODIs - 165, T20s - 47

Runs scored: ODIs - 4649, T20s - 1363

Batting average: ODIs - 29.05, T20s - 30.28

Bowling Career

Matches played: ODIs - 165, T20s - 47

Wickets Taken: ODIs - 38, T20s - 2

Economy rate: ODIs - 5.27, T20s - 9.41

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Profile and recent form

At an age of 17 years and 254 days, Hamilton Masakadza became the youngest ever cricketer to score a century after a brilliant ton against the West Indies, his record was later bettered by Mohammad Ashraful.

The right-hander has been a vital cog in the Zimbabwean team along with Elton Chigumbura and has been one of the most consistent performers for them.

He has also captained the side but was not too successful during his reign. A gifted batsman, Hamilton, has also done well in the shortest format of the game and has contributed with many noteworthy performances. He remains one of the most trusted top-order batsmen in Tests as well as ODIs for Zimbabwe.

The 32-year old batsman has been in terrific form for last few months and has scored a total of 266 runs at a remarkable average of 66.50 in his last 4 matches, which also includes a century. Zimbabwe will expect solid starts from him if they have to challenge the subcontinent giants.