Brandon Mavuta

Brandon Anesu Mavuta (born 4 March 1997) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays for the Zimbabwe national cricket team.^[1] In January 2016, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[2] He made his international debut for Zimbabwe in July 2018, against Australia, in a Twenty20 International.^[3]

Brandon Mavuta

Personal information
Full name	Brandon Anesu Mavuta
Born	(1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 28) Kadoma, Zimbabwe
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Zimbabwe (2018–present)
Test debut (cap 107)	3 November 2018 v Bangladesh
Last Test	26 December 2024 v Afghanistan
ODI debut (cap 139)	30 September 2018 v South Africa
Last ODI	26 November 2024 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 51)	6 July 2018 v Australia
Last T20I	24 October 2024 v Kenya
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2018	Durban Heat
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 5 14 13 55 Runs scored 82 92 65 1,521 Batting average 10.25 11.50 16.25 20.28 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0 1/8 Top score 56 28* 28 104* Balls bowled 1,002 420 234 9,885 Wickets 12 10 10 219 Bowling average 52.66 39.60 28.50 29.90 5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 12 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 2 Best bowling 5/140 2/30 3/10 7/127 Catches/stumpings 4/– 2/– 2/– 40/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 April 2025

Domestic career

Mavuta made his first-class debut on 2 March 2016 in the Logan Cup tournament.^[4] He made his Twenty20 debut for Zimbabwe against Eastern Province in the 2016 Africa T20 Cup on 30 September 2016.^[5] He made his List A debut for Zimbabwe A against Afghanistan A during Afghanistan's tour to Zimbabwe on 5 February 2017.^[6]

Mavuta was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Logan Cup for Rising Stars, with 27 dismissals in seven matches.^[7] He was also the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Pro50 Championship for the Rising Stars, with fifteen dismissals in nine matches.^[8] This included taking eight wickets for 38 runs in the final of the tournament, leading the Rising Stars to their first title.^[9][10]

In October 2018, Mavuta was named in Durban Heat's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.^[11][12] In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Rhinos in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.^[13][14]

International career

In February 2017, Mavuta was named in an academy squad by Zimbabwe Cricket to tour England later that year.^[15] In January 2018, he was named in Zimbabwe' One Day International (ODI) squad for the tri-series in Bangladesh, but he did not play.^[16]

In June 2018, Mavuta was named in a Board XI team for warm-up fixtures ahead of the 2018 Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series.^[17] Later the same month, he was named in a 22-man preliminary Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the tri-nation series.^[18] He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe against Australia on 6 July 2018.^[19]

In September 2018, Mavuta was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup tournament.^[20] The same month he was once again named in Zimbabwe's ODI squad, this time for the series against South Africa.^[21] He made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe against South Africa on 30 September 2018.^[22] The same month, he was also named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their series against Bangladesh.^[21] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh on 3 November 2018 and took 4 wickets for only 21 runs in the second winnings of his debut.^[23]

In December 2023, he was suspended by Zimbabwe Cricket after failing a drugs test.^[24] On 25 January 2024, Zimbabwe Cricket announced that Mavuta as well as teammate Wesley Madhevere had been suspended for four months, as well as fined 50% of their salaries for three months, effective from January 2024.^[25]