Tatenda Taibu
82Zimbabwe · WK · 2001 to 2012 · on scorecards: T Taibu
BATTING
- Matches
- 150
- Innings
- 137
- Runs
- 3393
- Average
- 29.25
- Strike rate
- 67.58
- High score
- 107*
- 100s / 50s
- 2 / 22
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 2
- Average
- 30.5
- Economy
- 4.35
- Strike rate
- 42
- Best figures
- 2/42
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 114 / 33
- Run-outs effected
- 48
CAREER IN BRIEF
Tatenda Taibu played 150 ODIs for Zimbabwe in CricArcade's archive, from 2001 to 2012. The first came against West Indies at Harare Sports Club, with a score of 1, and the last against New Zealand at McLean Park in 2012.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 2,238 runs at 27.6 in 112 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 107 not out from 103 balls against South Africa at Harare Sports Club in 2007, in a defeat. In all: 2 hundreds, 22 fifties.
At home the average was 33.5 across 70 ODIs; away it was 26.8 across 55 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against South Africa: 527 runs at 47.9 in 14 ODIs. Harare Sports Club was the most frequent ground, with 48 ODIs and 1,206 runs at 33.5. Tatenda Taibu captained Zimbabwe in 29 ODIs, winning 2 and losing 27. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. Zimbabwe won 33 of the ODIs Tatenda Taibu played and lost 112.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 150 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107* | 103 | South Africa | Harare Sports Club | 2007 | Lost |
| 103* | 112 | South Africa | Willowmoore Park | 2009 | Lost |
| 98 | 99 | Canada | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium | 2011 | Won |
| 96* | 151 | Sri Lanka | Queens Sports Club | 2004 | Lost |
| 83 | 103 | Bangladesh | Harare Sports Club | 2011 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/42 | 10 | Sri Lanka | Harare Sports Club | 2004 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 23 | 525 | 25.00 | 0/4 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 20 | 444 | 26.12 | 0/2 | 2 | 30.50 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 473 | 33.79 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 17 | 268 | 22.33 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| India | 15 | 186 | 26.57 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 14 | 527 | 47.91 | 2/2 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 10 | 245 | 24.50 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 9 | 197 | 24.63 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| England | 8 | 133 | 19.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Kenya | 7 | 81 | 27.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 4 | 199 | 49.75 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Asia XI | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 1 | 98 | 98.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Namibia | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 1 | 7 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 70 | 1,609 | 33.52 | 1/9 | 2 | 30.50 |
| Away | 55 | 1,258 | 26.77 | 1/8 | 0 | – |
| Neutral | 25 | 526 | 25.05 | 0/5 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 112 | 2,238 | 27.63 | 2/11 | 2 | 30.50 |
| 2010s | 38 | 1,155 | 33.00 | 0/11 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harare Sports Club | 48 | 1,206 | 33.50 | 1/7 | 2 | 21.00 |
| Queens Sports Club | 21 | 403 | 33.58 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 10 | 131 | 13.10 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 4 | 106 | 53.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Mangaung Oval | 3 | 69 | 23.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 2001 at Harare Sports Club
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2012 at McLean Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 14 May 1983
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 5,020
- Ducks
- 16
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 5th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 51.6
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 65.5
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 99.2
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 43.3
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 65.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 4,139 balls faced in that period.
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