Nomvelo Sibanda

Nomvelo Sibanda (born 21 November 1996) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays for the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team as a left-arm medium bowler.^[1] She has previously played for Kei.^[2]

Nomvelo Sibanda

Personal information
Born	(1996-11-21) 21 November 1996 (age 27) Bulilimamangwe District, Zimbabwe
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 10)	5 October 2021 v Ireland
Last ODI	15 November 2021 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 11)	5 January 2019 v Namibia
Last T20I	25 September 2022 v Thailand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2018/19	Kei
2020/21–present	Tuskers
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I Matches 3 24 Runs scored 27 12 Batting average 27.00 12.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 27 11* Balls bowled 132 462 Wickets 3 32 Bowling average 45.33 11.93 5 wickets in innings 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 1/25 5/14 Catches/stumpings 1/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 October 2022

In January 2019, Sibanda was named in Zimbabwe's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their five-match series against Namibia.^[3] The matches were the first WT20I matches to be played by Zimbabwe since the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded WT20I status to all of its members in July 2018.^[4] She made her WT20I debut on 5 January 2019, for Zimbabwe against Namibia.^[5] In October 2021, Sibanda was named in Zimbabwe's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their four-match series against Ireland.^[6] The fixtures were the first WODI matches after Zimbabwe also gained WODI status from the ICC in April 2021.^[7] She made her WODI debut on 5 October 2021, for Zimbabwe against Ireland.^[8]

In November 2021, she was named in Zimbabwe's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.^[9] In April 2022, she was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the 2022 Capricorn Women's Tri-Series.^[10] In the final of the tournament, against Namibia, she became the first bowler for Zimbabwe to take a hat-trick in a WT20I match,^[11] and she also took her first five-wicket haul in WT20Is.^[12][13]

References

1. "Nomvelo Sibanda". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
2. "Nomvelo Sibanda". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
3. "Zimbabwe thump Namibia in Namib Desert Women T20 Challenge series opener". Sunday News. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
4. "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
5. "1st T20I, Walvis Bay, Jan 5 2019, Zimbabwe Women tour of Namibia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
6. @zimbabwe_women (4 October 2021). "Zimbabwe team to play Ireland in the ODI series" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
7. "Zimbabwe head coach Adam Chifo excited ahead of team's maiden ODI". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
8. "1st ODI, Harare, Oct 5 2021, Ireland Women tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
9. "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
10. @zimbabwewomen (20 April 2022). "Zimbabwe squad for the Capricorn Women's Tri series in Namibia" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
11. "Records, Women's Twenty20 Internationals, Bowling records, Hat-tricks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
12. "Five-wicket hauls in WT20I matches – Innings by innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
13. "Nomvelo Sibanda's phenomenal hat-trick helps Zimbabwe win Capricorn Tri-Series". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

External links

• Nomvelo Sibanda at ESPNcricinfo
• Nomvelo Sibanda at CricketArchive (subscription required)