Regis Chakabva

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Regis Chakabva
Personal information
Full name
Regis Wiriranai Chakabva
Born (1987-09-20) 20 September 1987 (age 36)
Wicket-keeper-batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 80)1 November 2011 v New Zealand
Last Test7 July 2021 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 101)19 October 2008 v Kenya
Last ODI3 September 2022 v Australia
ODI shirt no.5
T20I debut (cap 19)12 October 2008 v Pakistan
Last T20I6 November 2022 v India
T20I shirt no.5
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006/07–2008/09
Northerns
2009/11–Mashonaland Eagles
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 22 53 33 121
Runs scored 1061 953 494 7,046
Batting average 27.20 20.27 15.93 35.58
100s/50s 1/5 0/4 0/0 16/31
Top score 101 84 48 240
Catches/stumpings 46/5 48/5 18/1 283/22
Source: Cricinfo, 6 November 2022

Regis Wiriranai Chakabva (born 20 September 1987) is a Zimbabwean cricketer and vice-captain of the team in all formats of the game. He is a right-handed wicket-keeper batter. He played through school-level cricket and started making his mark as a good batter with sound wicket-keeping abilities. He got picked to play for Zimbabwe.[1]

Domestic career

Chakabva made his

Namibia in this tournament.[4] In 2013/2014, he played grade cricket for Magpies Cricket Club in Mackay, Queensland. [5]

In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Eagles in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[6][7]

International career

In October 2008, Chakabva was selected in the squad for the Zimbabwe national team for the 2008 Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in Canada.[8] He made his international debut in a Twenty20 International match against Pakistan on 12 October 2008. Playing as a specialist batsman (Tatenda Taibu was the wicket-keeper) he scored one run before being run out. Pakistan won the match by seven wickets.[9] Zimbabwe would go on to finish third in the tournament.[10]

After this tournament, the Zimbabwe side went to

Ireland. Chakabva made his One Day International debut against Kenya on 19 October, this time as wicket-keeper with Taibu playing as a specialist batsman. Chakabva scored 41 runs from 44 balls and was the last wicket to fall as Zimbabwe lost by 95 runs.[11]

In 2010, Chakabva toured Canada and the Netherlands with the Zimbabwean side. Following the readmission of Zimbabwe to

New Zealand at Bulawayo in November that year, keeping wicket and scoring 37 and 5 batting at number seven.[12][13]

Chakabva scored his maiden Test century on 3 July 2014 against Bangladesh at Khulna. However, Zimbabwe lost the match.[14]

In 2021, Chakabva was made the vice-captain of the Zimbabwe side.


In 2022, he began his service as the vice-captain of the Test side as well. Later in 2022, Regis Chakabva captained Zimbabwe for the first time against Bangladesh and started with a win.


Regis has been inconsistent in his batting since his career has been affected by the lack of playing opportunities. He has, however, improved as a wicket-keeper over the years and is quite secure behind the stumps.

References

  1. ^ "Craig Ervine appointed Zimbabwe's full-time white-ball captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Easterns v Northerns in 2006/07". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe A v South Africa Academy in 2007/08". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Namibia v Zimbabwe Provinces in 2007/08". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  5. ^ "Regis Wiriranai Chakabva". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  8. Cricinfo
    . Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  9. ^ "Cricinfo – 5th Match: Pakistan v Zimbabwe at King City (NW), Oct 12, 2008". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  10. ^ "Cricinfo – Points table – T20 Canada, 2008/09". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  11. ^ "Kenya v Zimbabwe in 2008/09". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
  12. ^ "Regis Chakabva: Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  13. ^ "New Zealand tour of Zimbabwe, 2011/12 / Scorecard: Only Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  14. ^ "Masakadza, Chakabva revive Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2014.

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