Tendai Chatara

Tendai Larry Chatara (born 28 February 1991) is an international cricketer who represents the Zimbabwe national cricket team. A tall, wiry fast bowler with appreciable pace and the ability to move the ball away from the right-hander, Chatara has risen quickly to prominence since his first-class debut for Mountaineers in 2009. Though he was not good academically in school, he is one of the most talented pace prospects of his country.[1]

Tendai Chatara
Personal information
Full name
Tendai Larry Chatara
Born (1991-02-28) 28 February 1991
Chimanimani, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 85)12 March 2013 v West Indies
Last Test11 November 2018 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 114)24 February 2013 v West Indies
Last ODI18 June 2023 v Zimbabwe
ODI shirt no.13
T20I debut (cap 27)13 June 2010 v India
Last T20I15 January 2023 v Ireland
T20I shirt no.13
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–presentMountaineers
2017Band-e-Amir Dragons
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 9 83 50 60
Runs scored 90 196 43 724
Batting average 6.42 6.53 7.16 11.67
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1
Top score 22 23 8 68
Balls bowled 1,695 4,076 1,088 10,214
Wickets 24 107 56 215
Bowling average 27.62 23.28 23.28 21.86
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 10
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 1
Best bowling 5/61 4/33 3/14 6/33
Catches/stumpings 0/– 8/0 7/– 17/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 18 June 2023

Chatara is naturally athletic. He represented his home town Manicaland in 200 and 400 m events, before getting a call-up to cricket.

Domestic career

Chatara played for Zimbabwe at U-19 Level and has played one match for the senior cricket team. He also played for them at the ICC Intercontinental Cup as a part of the Zimbabwe XI in 2009.

Chatara was quite brilliant in the domestic circuit, especially in his first-class career. He made his first-class debut in 2009 for Mountaineers against Mid West Rhinos. He immediately made an impression giving away just 25 runs from 7 overs in the first innings with a brilliant economy rate of 3.57.[2] He soon rose to prominence with 71 wickets from just 20 matches. He performed well in other formats as well such as List A and Twenty20 cricket.

Chatara made his List A debut for Mountaineers against Mashonaland Eagles. In the match, he got his maiden List A wicket with the dismissal of Cephas Zhuwao.[3]

Chatara made his Twenty20 debut for Mountaineers against Mid West Rhinos in 2010, taking 1 wicket, his maiden Twenty20 wicket, with the dismissal of Zimbabwe's wicket keeper-batsman, Brendan Taylor.[4]

In December 2020, Chatara was selected to play for the Mountaineers in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[5][6]

International career

Chatara's excellent domestic performances prompted the Zimbabwean selectors to select him for the senior cricket team's Twenty20 International series against India, captained by Suresh Raina. He made his debut in the second T20I where he took his maiden wicket at international senior level with the dismissal of Yusuf Pathan.[7]

That same year, Chatara represented his nation, in the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, and the following year, in 2011, he was selected for Zimbabwe's tri-nation series against Australia and South Africa A cricket teams.[8]

In January 2015, Chatara was named in Zimbabwe's 15 man squad for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.[9][10][11]

In February 2016, Chatara was named in Zimbabwe's 15 man squad for the 2016 T20 World Cup.[12]

In June 2018, Chatara was named in a Board XI team for warm-up fixtures ahead of the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series.[13]

In May 2021, Chatara was named as the captain in the Zimbabwe A's squad for their home series against South Africa.[14]

In July 2021, Chatara was named in Zimbabwe's 20 man Test squad for their one-off Test against Bangladesh. It was Chatara's return to the Test squad after three years having last played a Test against the same opposition in November 2018 at the time.[15][16]

References
  1. Biography cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2011
  2. Mountaineers v Mid West Rhinos at Mutare, Oct 22–25, 2009 Match Scorecard cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2011
  3. Mashonaland Eagles v Mountaineers at Harare, Sep 19, 2009 Match Scorecard cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2011
  4. Mountaineers v Mid West Rhinos at Harare, Feb 12, 2010 Match Scorecard cricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2011
  5. "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  7. Zimbabwe vs. India at Harare, June 13, 2010 Match Scorecard cricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2011
  8. Zimbabwe name Pakistan-born in tri-series squad SuperSport. Retrieved 1 October 2011
  9. "Zimbabwe names final 15-man squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015". icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  10. "Zimbabwe Squad – Zimbabwe Squad – ICC Cricket World Cup, 2015 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  11. "World Cup 2015 squads". BBC Sport. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  12. "Zimbabwe name Chatara, Panyangara in World T20 squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  13. "Graeme Cremer, Sikandar Raza left out of T20 practice matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  14. "ZC names Zimbabwe A coaches and squads". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  15. "Tendai Chatara returns to Zimbabwe Test squad after three years". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  16. "Zimbabwe Recall Tendai Chatara After Three Years For One-Off Test vs Bangladesh in the 20-Man Squad". cricket.yahoo.net. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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