Friday Kasteni (born 25 March 1988) is a

Zimbabwean Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Moza ...

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er. He is a left-handed aggressive batsman. He scored a century on his first-class debut for Midlands against

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in April 2005. He went on to represent Zimbabwe at the Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka in 2006. Kasteni made his One Day International debut in February 2007, against

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. Kasteni was then selected in Zimbabwe's 2007 World Cup squad. He was the only surprise inclusion, with the veteran of 15 Tests,

Hamilton Masakadza Hamilton Masakadza (born 9 August 1983) is a Zimbabwean former cricketer, who played all formats of the game for Zimbabwe. He captained the national team during 2016 ICC World T20, but was relieved of his duties due to an indifferent performanc ...

, left out. In his first World Cup innings, Kasteni was out for a golden duck. In a controversial move by the selectors, Kasteni replaced Terrence Duffin, one of the team's most experienced players, for Zimbabwe's final two World Cup games. The move did not pay off, and Kasteni scored just 9 runs at an average of 4.50. In 2008, Kasteni was chosen by the Zimbabwe Cricket Board to attend a six-week course at

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's Centre of Excellence in

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and in 2012 moved to Canberra, Australia on a sports scholarship to qualify for permanent residency of Australia with the intention of playing first-class cricket in Australia.Morris, G. "Zimbabwean has visions of playing at the top level", ''Northern Territory News'', 28 August 2012, p. 37.

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Friday Kastei Interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kasteni, Friday 1988 births Living people Zimbabwean cricketers Midlands cricketers Zimbabwe One Day International cricketers Centrals cricketers Alumni of Eaglesvale High School Mid West Rhinos cricketers Sportspeople from Kadoma, Zimbabwe