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| Personnel | |
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| Captain | John Nyumbu & Ainsley Ndlovu |
| Coach | Dave Houghton |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Home ground | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
| Capacity | 12,490 |
| History | |
| First-class debut | vMid West Rhinos in 2009–10 at Kwekwe Sports Club |
| Logan Cup wins | 2 |
The Matabeleland Tuskers is one of five Zimbabwean cricket franchises. They are a first-class cricket team, based in the Bulawayo Metropolitan and Matabeleland North area. They play their home matches at Queens Sports ClubinBulawayo. They were formed in 2009, when the domestic game in Zimbabwean cricket was restructured.[1]
In their first season, they suffered disappointing results, placing fourth in the Logan Cup,[2] and failing to qualify for the final of either the one-day or Twenty20 competitions.[3][4] The following season, they qualified for the final of the Logan Cup as league runners-up, and despite missing their best four batsmen in the final, defeated the Mountaineers by 18 runs to claim their first title.[5][6] They defended their title the following year, winning five of their eight matches to clinch consecutive wins in the Logan Cup: the first team in the franchise-era to achieve the feat.[7]
They won the 2016–17 Pro50 Championship, the domestic List A tournament.[8]
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| Brian Chari |  |
(1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Craig Ervine | |
(1985-08-19) 19 August 1985 (age 38) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Charles Kunje | |
(1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Nkosana Mpofu | |
(1990-06-10) 10 June 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Tendai Maruma | |
(1992-09-24) 24 September 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Bright Phiri | |
(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Sikandar Raza | |
(1986-04-24) 24 April 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| All-rounder | ||||||
| Sean Williams | |
(1986-09-26) 26 September 1986 (age 37) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Thamsanqa Keith Nunu | |
(1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Milton Shumba | |
(2000-10-19) 19 October 2000 (age 23) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Cunningham Ncube | |
(1990-04-17) 17 April 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | |||
| Taffy Mupariwa | |
(1996-04-03) 3 April 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Shoun Handirisi | |
(1994-10-06) 6 October 1994 (age 29) | Right-handed | |||
| Ryan Murray | |
(1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||
| Ainsley Ndlovu | |
(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | List A and Twenty20 Captain | |
| John Nyumbu | |
(1985-05-31) 31 May 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | First Class Captain | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||
| Christopher Mpofu | |
(1985-11-27) 27 November 1985 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| Ernest Masuku | |
(1992-12-31) 31 December 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Thabo Mboyi | |
(1985-05-17) 17 May 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Sheunopa Musekwa | |
(1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Steve Chimhamhiwa | |
(1991-03-05) 5 March 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| Luke Jongwe | |
(1995-02-06) 6 February 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
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