Ernest Masuku (born 31 December 1992) is a Zimbabwean

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er. He made his first-class debut for

Matabeleland Tuskers The Matabeleland Tuskers is one of five Zimbabwean cricket franchises. They are a first-class cricket team, based in the Bulawayo Metropolitan and Matabeleland North area. They play their home matches at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. They were ...

in the 2016–17 Logan Cup on 17 May 2017. He made his

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debut for Matabeleland Tuskers in the

2016–17 Pro50 Championship The 2016–17 Pro50 Championship was the fifteenth edition of the Pro50 Championship, a List A cricket tournament in Zimbabwe. The competition ran from 10 February to 6 June 2017. It was originally scheduled to start in May, but was brought forw ...

on 25 May 2017. He was the leading wicket-taker 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 ...

, with 32 dismissals in seven matches. In June 2018, he was named in a Zimbabwe Select team for warm-up fixtures ahead of the

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. He made his

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debut for Matabeleland Tuskers in the

2018–19 Stanbic Bank 20 Series The 2018–19 Stanbic Bank 20 Series was the eighth edition of the Stanbic Bank 20 Series, a Twenty20 cricket tournament in Zimbabwe. It took place from 11 to 17 March 2019. The tournament featured four teams, instead of the five that were sched ...

on 11 March 2019. In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Tuskers 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 ...

. He was the leading wicket-taker in the

2021–22 Logan Cup The 2021–22 Logan Cup was the 28th edition of the Logan Cup, a first-class cricket competition in Zimbabwe, which started on 15 October 2021. Twenty matches were played, with the tournament concluding on 21 February 2022. The Rocks were the def ...

, with 38 dismissals in eight matches. In May 2022, Masuku was named in Zimbabwe's

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(T20I) squad for their five-match home series against Namibia.

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* 1992 births Living people Zimbabwean cricketers Matabeleland Tuskers cricketers Cricketers from Harare {{Zimbabwe-cricket-bio-stub