Wessly Madhevere

Wessly Nyasha Madhevere (born 4 September 2000) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his international debut for the Zimbabwe cricket team in March 2020.^[1]

Wessly Madhevere

Personal information
Full name	Wessly Nyasha Madhevere
Born	(2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24) Harare, Zimbabwe
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Zimbabwe (2020–present)
Test debut (cap 114)	2 March 2021 v Afghanistan
Last Test	20 April 2025 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 141)	1 March 2020 v Bangladesh
Last ODI	18 Feb 2025 v Ireland
ODI shirt no.	17
T20I debut (cap 59)	9 March 2020 v Bangladesh
Last T20I	25 February 2025 v Ireland
T20I shirt no.	17
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 4 39 76 33 Runs scored 153 774 1,206 1,802 Batting average 25.50 21.50 19.14 40.04 100s/50s 0/1 0/6 0/7 4/9 Top score 84 72 73* 150 Balls bowled 252 818 420 3,404 Wickets 4 15 15 64 Bowling average 31.00 46.33 32.73 28.90 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 2 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 2/2 3/36 2/7 7/105 Catches/stumpings 4/– 13/– 28/– 33/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 April 2025

Career

Madhevere made his List A debut on 8 February 2020, for Mashonaland Eagles in the 2019–20 Pro50 Championship.^[2] Prior to his List A debut, he was named as the vice-captain of Zimbabwe's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[3] He was also part of Zimbabwe's teams for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup^[4] and the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup,^[5] with the International Cricket Council (ICC) naming him as the rising star of the squad following the 2018 tournament.^[6] He made his first-class debut on 20 February 2020, for Mashonaland Eagles in the 2019–20 Logan Cup.^[7]

In February 2020, Madhevere was named in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their tour against Bangladesh.^[8] He made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe, against Bangladesh, on 1 March 2020.^[9] He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe, against Bangladesh, on 9 March 2020.^[10]

In December 2020, Madhevere was selected to play for the Eagles in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.^[11][12] In February 2021, Madhevere was named in Zimbabwe's Test squad for their series against Afghanistan.^[13] He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe, against Afghanistan, on 2 March 2021.^[14]

In March 2023, he was named in the Zimbabwe's ODI squad for their series against the Netherlands.^[15] In the second ODI, on 23 March 2023, he became the third cricketer from Zimbabwe to take a hat-trick in ODIs.^[16]

In December 2023, he was suspended by Zimbabwe Cricket after failing a drugs test.^[17] On 25 January 2024, Zimbabwe Cricket announced that Madhevere as well as teammate Brandon Mavuta had been suspended for four months, as well as fined 50% of their salaries for three months, effective from January 2024.^[18]

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