Carl Mumba

Carl Mumba (born 6 May 1995) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays for Mid West Rhinos. He made his Test cricket debut for the Zimbabwe cricket team in October 2016.^[1]

Carl Mumba

Personal information
Full name	Carl Tapfuma Mumba
Born	(1995-05-06) 6 May 1995 (age 30) Kwekwe, Zimbabwe
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Zimbabwe (2016-present)
Test debut (cap 100)	29 October 2016 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	27 January 2020 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 130)	14 November 2016 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	1 November 2020 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 60)	9 March 2020 v Bangladesh
Last T20I	11 March 2020 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
Years	Team
	Mid West Rhinos
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I Matches 3 7 2 Runs scored 25 32 26 Batting average 8.33 8.00 26.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 11* 13 25 Balls bowled 599 272 30 Wickets 10 7 0 Bowling average 35.40 46.57 – 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/50 3/69 – Catches/stumpings 2/- 1/- 0/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 November 2020

Domestic career

In December 2018, during the opening round of the 2018–19 Logan Cup, Mumba took six wickets for seven runs in the second innings against Mountaineers. These were the best figures for a bowler taking six wickets in a first-class cricket match in Zimbabwe.^[2]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Mid West Rhinos in the 2018–19 Stanbic Bank 20 Series on 13 March 2019.^[3] In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Rhinos in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.^[4][5]

International career

In October 2016, he was included in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.^[6] He made his Test debut against Sri Lanka on 29 October 2016, becoming the 100th player to represent Zimbabwe in Tests.^[7][8] The following month he was included in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for the tri-series against Sri Lanka and the West Indies.^[9] He made his ODI debut in the first match of the tri-series, against Sri Lanka.^[10]

In February 2017, he was named in an academy squad by Zimbabwe Cricket to tour England later that year.^[11] In February 2020, he was named in Zimbabwe's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Bangladesh.^[12] He made his T20I debut against Bangladesh, on 9 March 2020.^[13]