Ainsley Ndlovu (born 26 January 1996) is a Zimbabwean

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er. He made his international debut for the

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in June 2019.

Domestic career

He made his first-class debut for

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in the 2014–15

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on 8 February 2015. He made his

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debut for

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in the

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on 15 September 2017. In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Tuskers in the

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International career

In April 2019, he was named in Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the United Arab Emirates, but he did not play. In June 2019, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for their series against the Netherlands. He made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe against the

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on 19 June 2019. He became the 26th bowler to take a wicket with his first delivery in an ODI match, when he dismissed

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. In September 2019, he was named in Zimbabwe's

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(T20I) squad for the

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. He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe, against

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, on 14 September 2019. In January 2020, he was named in Zimbabwe's

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squad for their series against Sri Lanka. He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe, against Sri Lanka, on 19 January 2020.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ndlovu, Ainsley 1996 births Living people Zimbabwean cricketers Zimbabwe Test cricketers Zimbabwe One Day International cricketers Zimbabwe Twenty20 International cricketers Matabeleland Tuskers cricketers Cricketers from Bulawayo