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Tatenda Taibu
Country: ZimbabweDate of Birth: May 14, 1983
Place of Birth: Harare
Batting Style: Right Handed
Bowling Style: Off break
Skill: Wicket Keeper
Teams Played: Africa XI, Kolkata Knight Riders, Zimbabwe
Batting Performance
| M | Inn | No | Runs | HS | 100s | 50s | Avg | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 24 | 46 | 3 | 1273 | 153 | 1 | 9 | 29.6 | 40.93 |
| ODI | 120 | 107 | 20 | 2466 | 107* | 2 | 13 | 28.34 | 66.36 |
| T20s | 11 | 11 | 4 | 173 | 45* | 0 | 0 | 24.71 | 93.51 |
| IPL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10.33 | 119.23 |
Bowling & Fielding Performance
| M | Overs | Runs | Mdns | Wkts | Avg | Best | Econ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 24 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1/27 | 3.38 |
| ODI | 120 | 14 | 61 | 1 | 2 | 30.5 | 2/42 | 4.36 |
| T20s | 11 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0/20 | 10 |
| IPL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Career Performance
| First Match | Last Match | |
|---|---|---|
| Tests | July 19, 2001 v West Indies at Queen's Sports Club, Bulawayo | September 20, 2005 v India at Harare Sports Club, Harare (Salisbury) |
| ODIs | June 23, 2001 v West Indies at Harare Sports Club, Harare (Salisbury) | June 9, 2010 v Sri Lanka at Harare Sports Club, Harare (Salisbury) |
| T20s | September 12, 2007 v Australia at Newlands, Cape Town | June 13, 2010 v India at Harare Sports Club, Harare (Salisbury) |
| IPL | May 8, 2008 v Royal Challengers Bangalore at Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta) | May 13, 2008 v Delhi Daredevils at Eden Gardens, Kolkata (Calcutta) |
Profile
Tatenda Taibu is a Zimbabwe cricketer, who is also a wicket keeper, and has captained his team in the past. A diminutive looking batsman, he can stun a lot of people with the power of his shots. Sometimes, he also bowls off-spinners and has played for Namibia and the Cape Cobras, apart from his local first class. His talent was never in doubt, and this was only accentuated by the faith that the selectors showed in him by making him the vice-captain on the tour to England when he was only 19. After the resignation of Heath Streak as the captain, he was elected as the captain. However, with the problems of mismanagement reaching its pinnacle, he was forced to resign and then flee from the country following death threats. Later he returned back to South Africa, and decided to play for four years of first class cricket there to try and qualify for the National Team, but for some strange reason, returned back to his home country, Zimbabwe, to play international cricket under the captaincy of Hamilton Masakadza.Later he was selected by the Kolkata Knight Riders to play in the first season of the Indian Premier League.
