Cephas Zhuwao (born 15 December 1984) is a Zimbabwean international

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er. He

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left-handed and

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slow left arm orthodox spin. Zhuwao made his first-class debut for Northerns in May 2007, having made his limited-overs debut in January 2006. Despite having played well against a Pakistan academy side, he was a surprise selection for the Zimbabwean national side in October 2008. He made his International Twenty20 debut in the

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against

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, also playing against

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. Played as an

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, he scored twelve runs in three innings. Even though he bowled just two balls in the tournament, he took the final

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of the third-place playoff against Canada in a 109-run victory. Following this tournament, Zhuwao made his

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(ODI) debut against

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on 17 October 2008 in

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, Kenya. Again opening the innings, he scored 16 runs in a 156-run victory. In November 2017, he scored his maiden first-class century, batting for Mashonaland Eagles against

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in the

2017–18 Logan Cup The 2017–18 Logan Cup was the 24th edition of the Logan Cup, a first-class cricket competition that took place in Zimbabwe. It started on 4 October 2017 and included a new team, the Rising Stars, along with the existing four teams. Mountaineer ...

. He finished as the leading run-scorer for the tournament, with 821 runs in seven matches. In February 2018, almost ten years after his one and only ODI appearance to date, Zhuwao was added to Zimbabwe's squad for the

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. In September 2018, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the

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tournament. In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Southern Rocks in the

2020–21 Logan Cup The 2020–21 Logan Cup was the 27th edition of the Logan Cup, a first-class cricket competition in Zimbabwe, which started on 9 December 2020. After originally scheduled to start on 3 December 2020, the tournament was moved back a week to allow ...

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