Brad Evans (born 24 March 1997) is a Zimbabwean

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er. He made his first-class debut on 1 April 2018 for

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against

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as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures. In December 2020, he was selected to play for the

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in the

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. He made his

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debut on 10 April 2021, for Eagles, in the 2020–21 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition. He made his

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debut on 18 April 2021, for Eagles, in the 2020–21 Pro50 Championship. Evans was also named as a standby player in

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's squad for their

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(T20I) series against Pakistan.

Career

In May 2022, Evans was named in Zimbabwe's T20I squad for their five-match home series against Namibia. Evans made his T20I debut on 21 May 2022, against

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. In August 2022, he was named in Zimbabwe's ODI squad, for their series against Bangladesh. He made his ODI debut on 7 August 2022, for Zimbabwe against

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. He took his career best 5–54 in the third ODI against a powerful Indian side in Harare sports club within 2 weeks of his debut. On 4 February 2023, Evans made his Test debut against the West Indies.

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* 1997 births Living people Cardiff MCCU cricketers Mashonaland Eagles cricketers Zimbabwean cricketers Zimbabwe Twenty20 International cricketers Zimbabwe One Day International cricketers Zimbabwe Test cricketers {{Zimbabwe-cricket-bio-stub