Chamu Chibhabha
63Zimbabwe · OP · 2005 to 2023 · on scorecards: CJ Chibhabha
BATTING
- Matches
- 109
- Innings
- 109
- Runs
- 2474
- Average
- 23.12
- Strike rate
- 63.22
- High score
- 99
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 16
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 35
- Average
- 46.6
- Economy
- 5.82
- Strike rate
- 47.9
- Best figures
- 4/25
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 34 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 8
CAREER IN BRIEF
Chamu Chibhabha played 109 ODIs for Zimbabwe in CricArcade's archive, from 2005 to 2023. The first came against New Zealand at Harare Sports Club, with a score of 0, and the last against Ireland at Harare Sports Club in 2023.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 1,355 runs at 26.1 in 54 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 99 from 100 balls against Pakistan at Gaddafi Stadium in 2015, in a defeat. In all: 16 fifties.
At home the average was 24.5 across 50 ODIs; away it was 22.8 across 42 ODIs. The most runs came against Pakistan: 527 runs at 26.4 in 21 ODIs. Harare Sports Club was the most frequent ground, with 35 ODIs and 1,006 runs at 28.7. Chamu Chibhabha captained Zimbabwe in 4 ODIs, winning 0 and losing 3. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. Zimbabwe won 18 of the ODIs Chamu Chibhabha played and lost 85.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 109 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | 100 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 2015 | Lost |
| 90 | 125 | Pakistan | Harare Sports Club | 2015 | Won |
| 82 | 109 | India | Harare Sports Club | 2015 | Lost |
| 73 | 85 | West Indies | Harare Sports Club | 2007 | Won |
| 72 | 100 | India | Harare Sports Club | 2015 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/25 | 10 | Afghanistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2016 | Won |
| 2/25 | 10 | India | Harare Sports Club | 2015 | Lost |
| 2/28 | 8 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2009 | Won |
| 2/36 | 4 | West Indies | Harare Sports Club | 2007 | Lost |
| 2/39 | 7 | West Indies | Antigua Recreation Ground | 2006 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 24 | 377 | 15.71 | 0/2 | 7 | 45.57 |
| Pakistan | 21 | 527 | 26.35 | 0/4 | 5 | 67.40 |
| West Indies | 14 | 365 | 28.08 | 0/3 | 7 | 42.86 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 171 | 19.00 | 0/2 | 5 | 20.80 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 139 | 15.44 | 0/1 | 2 | 41.50 |
| Ireland | 8 | 193 | 24.13 | 0/1 | 1 | 40.00 |
| South Africa | 8 | 251 | 31.38 | 0/1 | 1 | 188.00 |
| India | 7 | 225 | 32.14 | 0/2 | 5 | 33.40 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 122 | 24.40 | 0/0 | 1 | 56.00 |
| Bermuda | 2 | 61 | 30.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Kenya | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 37.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 50 | 1,225 | 24.50 | 0/9 | 15 | 48.93 |
| Away | 42 | 912 | 22.80 | 0/4 | 14 | 58.00 |
| Neutral | 17 | 337 | 19.82 | 0/3 | 6 | 14.17 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49 | 1,034 | 21.10 | 0/7 | 20 | 47.05 |
| 2010s | 54 | 1,355 | 26.06 | 0/9 | 15 | 44.93 |
| 2020s | 6 | 85 | 14.17 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harare Sports Club | 35 | 1,006 | 28.74 | 0/8 | 13 | 41.54 |
| Queens Sports Club | 15 | 219 | 14.60 | 0/1 | 2 | 97.00 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 11 | 160 | 14.55 | 0/0 | 3 | 45.67 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0/1 | 5 | 9.80 |
| Queen's Park Oval | 3 | 98 | 32.67 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| National Cricket Stadium | 3 | 65 | 32.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v New Zealand, 2005 at Harare Sports Club
- Latest in the archive: v Ireland, 2023 at Harare Sports Club
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 6 September 1986
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 3,913
- Ducks
- 8
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
- Most common batting position
- 2nd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 63.4
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 65.7
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 109.8
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 41.5
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 29.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 3,043 balls faced in that period.
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