Donald_Tiripano

Donald Tiripano

Donald Tiripano

Zimbabwean cricketer


Donald Tatenda Tiripano (born 17 March 1988) is a Zimbabwean cricketer, who plays for the national team. He is a right-arm fast bowler and tail-ended batsman.

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Domestic career

Tiripano was the leading run-scorer in the 2017–18 Logan Cup for Mountaineers, with 678 runs in eight matches.[1] He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2018–19 Logan Cup, with 25 dismissals in six matches.[2] In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Mountaineers in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[3][4]

International career

He was named in the Zimbabwe squad for Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut at Queens Sports Club against Afghanistan where he took 2/51, as Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets.

In his third ODI, Tiripano's 5/63 in 10 overs against Afghanistan at Queens Sports Club was not enough to clinch victory for Zimbabwe as they lost by 100 runs. He took wickets of Javed Ahmadi, Usman Ghani, Shafiqullah, Mirwais Ashraf and Aftab Alam.[5]

He was named in Zimbabwean Test squad for one-off Test against South Africa and made his Test debut at Harare Sports Club in August 2014 where he took scored unbeaten 15 and then with bat and took two wickets of Dean Elgar and another debutant Dane Piedt.[6][7]

He made his Twenty20 International debut for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan on 8 January 2016.[8]

Personal life

Tiripano is married to Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, who has captained the Zimbabwean women's team. They have a daughter together.[9]


References

  1. "Logan Cup, 2017/18, Mountaineers: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. "Logan Cup, 2018/19: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  3. "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. "The first couple of local cricket", The Sunday Mail, 3 April 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

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