Luke Mafuwa Jongwe (born 6 February 1995) is a Zimbabwean
cricket
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er. He is a right-handed batter and right-arm
medium pace bowler.
Jongwe was selected for
three ODIs against
South Africa
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. He made his
One Day International
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debut at
Harare Sports Club against
South Africa
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on 17 August 2014, where he bowled six overs and gave away 45 runs without taking a wicket and then scored 19 runs in a losing cause.
He made his
Twenty20 International
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debut
against Pakistan on 27 September 2015.
In December 2020, Jongwe was selected to play for the
Tuskers in the
2020–21 Logan Cup
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. In April 2021, Jongwe was named in Zimbabwe's squad for their
Twenty20 International
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(T20I) series
against Pakistan, more than five years since his last international match. On 26 April 2021, Jongwe was named in Zimbabwe's
Test
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squad, also for the series against Pakistan. He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe, against
Pakistan
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, on 7 May 2021.
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1995 births
Living people
Zimbabwean cricketers
Zimbabwe Test cricketers
Zimbabwe One Day International cricketers
Zimbabwe Twenty20 International cricketers
Sportspeople from Harare
Southern Rocks cricketers
Matabeleland Tuskers cricketers