Full Name

Tanaka Lance Chivanga

Born

July 24, 1993, Goromonzi

Age

32y 13d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast

Playing Role

Bowler

Somewhat of a late bloomer, Tanaka Chivanga, a right-arm fast bowler, was 27 when he made his first-class debut for Mashonaland Eagles in the 2020-21 season of the Logan Cup. He picked a three-wicket haul on debut against Southern Rocks followed by a four-for in his second game against Rhinos and has since consistently been among the wickets across formats in the Zimbabwe domestic circuit.

Chivanga played just three games in his first Logan Cup season, but that was enough for the selectors to pick him up in the Zimbabwe T20I and Test squads for the series against Pakistan at home in April-May 2021. He didn't get a game in either leg, but was called up to the Zimbabwe A side, where he made his List A debut against South Africa A and played two four-day games. In July 2021, Chivanga was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for a one-off match against Bangladesh but was not handed a debut.

Chivanga then picked seven wickets in five T20 games against South Africa A in April 2022 and was rewarded with an international debut in a T20I against Namibia the next month. Soon after, he got his ODI cap as well - against Afghanistan.

The fast bowler made his Test debut against West Indies in February 2023 but went wicketless. It took him more than a year to play his next Test when he turned out for Zimbabwe against Ireland in Belfast and picked up his maiden Test wicket.

Tanaka Chivanga Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests67684537144/836/15938.354.7148.8100
ODIs8730129541/381/3873.755.8875.2000
T20Is3339700---10.76-000
FC294533672209806/387/7727.613.9342.0540
List A474520301892576/316/3133.195.5935.6110
T20s3029570833315/265/2626.878.7618.3010

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests612467228.3719135.07006310
ODIs863258*8.333375.75004010
T20Is3-----------10
FC294283706910.8865156.83024215130
List A473213183189.6322382.0600166120
T20s301699732*13.8570138.57009440
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Recent Matches of Tanaka Chivanga

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand0* & 0*2/5130-Jul-2025BulawayoTest # 2597
Zimbabwe vs South Africa10 & 222/11206-Jul-2025BulawayoTest # 2593
Zimbabwe vs South Africa0 & 14/83 & 2/7628-Jun-2025BulawayoTest # 2590
Zimbabweans vs Sth Africans--1/5403-Jun-2025Arundel
Zimbabwe vs England2 & 101/11722-May-2025NottinghamTest # 2584

Photos of Tanaka Chivanga

Tanaka Chivanga bowls
Tanaka Chivanga took down Tony de Zorzi
Tanaka Chivanga picked up four wickets
Tanaka Chivanga struck early on the second morning
Tanaka Chivanga looks dejected as Zak Crawley piles on the runs
Tanaka Chivanga got Curtis Campher before lunch