Zimbabwe ODI Records: Most Runs, Wickets, Highest Totals & Head to Head

Zimbabwe ODI records

ODI records here start in 2003, when ball-by-ball data begins; earlier matches are not included.

Highest ODI totals

408/6 (50 ov) v United States of America, 2023
340/2 (50 ov) v Namibia, 2003
334/5 (50 ov) v Pakistan, 2015

Lowest completed ODI totals

44 (24.5 ov) v Bangladesh, 2009
65 (24.3 ov) v India, 2005
67 (25.1 ov) v Pakistan, 2018

Biggest wins by runs

304 runs v United States of America, 2023
175 runs v Canada, 2011
161 runs v Kenya, 2011

Biggest wins by wickets

9 wickets v Ireland, 2025
8 wickets v Nepal, 2023
8 wickets v Sri Lanka, 2010

Highest individual scores

194* Charles Coventry (156 b) v Bangladesh, 2009
174 Sean Williams (101 b) v United States of America, 2023
172* Craig Wishart (151 b) v Namibia, 2003

Best bowling figures

5/10 Ryan Burl v Australia, 2022
5/20 Brian Vitori v Bangladesh, 2011
5/29 Graeme Cremer v Scotland, 2017

Most ODI runs for Zimbabwe

Top 25, every match in our records

#	Batter	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50/100	4s	6s
1	Brendan Taylor	165	5201	145	33.34	75.3	27/10	483	66
2	Sean Williams	130	4351	174	37.51	88.6	31/6	400	52
3	Hamilton Masakadza	155	3955	111	25.52	71.9	24/2	419	57
4	Sikandar Raza	123	3888	135	37.75	88.0	22/6	326	87
5	Elton Chigumbura	148	3215	117	25.31	78.5	14/2	258	72
6	Craig Ervine	101	3079	130	34.21	78.7	21/4	302	38
7	Tatenda Taibu	99	2827	107	33.26	68.5	21/2	194	32
8	Vusi Sibanda	96	2045	103	21.99	62.5	14/1	224	24
9	Chamu Chibhabha	87	1987	99	23.38	65.1	12/0	205	11
10	Stuart Matsikenyeri	78	1309	86	18.18	69.4	5/0	130	10
11	Prosper Utseya	97	1114	68	18.88	58.9	3/0	75	11
12	Regis Chakabva	50	1106	102	23.53	68.2	4/1	88	8
13	Malcolm Waller	51	1039	99	21.65	76.9	4/0	106	10
14	Wesley Madhevere	40	890	75	22.25	80.3	7/0	82	6
15	Ryan Burl	33	761	83	26.24	84.1	5/0	59	22
16	Solomon Mire	35	729	112	20.83	79.4	2/1	68	16
17	Heath Streak	26	722	72	48.13	69.2	6/0	57	9
18	Charles Coventry	24	645	194	28.04	89.6	3/1	48	26
19	Grant Flower	21	627	96	34.83	66.6	5/0	54	2
20	Dion Ebrahim	28	555	71	22.20	54.3	2/0	36	0
21	Peter Moor	33	520	50	16.77	68.2	1/0	29	20
22	Mark Vermeulen	29	517	92	19.15	65.9	3/0	63	1
23	Graeme Cremer	51	508	37	12.39	57.3	0/0	33	1
24	Innocent Kaia	22	494	110	24.70	66.0	2/1	44	5
25	Ben Curran	11	481	118	53.44	77.2	2/2	50	0

Most ODI wickets for Zimbabwe

Top 25, every match in our records

#	Bowler	Inns	Overs	Wkts	Econ	Avg	Best	Dot %
1	Tendai Chatara	70	572.1	93	5.40	33.25	4/33	57%
2	Prosper Utseya	115	1022.1	91	4.67	52.45	5/36	51%
3	Sikandar Raza	105	739.2	79	4.98	46.65	4/55	49%
4	Ray Price	76	683.3	77	4.13	36.62	3/16	57%
5	Elton Chigumbura	105	563.3	74	5.81	44.23	3/25	54%
6	Graeme Cremer	68	541.4	71	4.86	37.11	5/29	51%
7	Sean Williams	111	694.3	70	5.05	50.14	4/43	49%
8	Richard Ngarava	47	369.2	67	5.35	29.48	5/32	58%
9	Blessing Muzarabani	52	436.5	59	5.10	37.73	5/49	58%
10	Christopher Mpofu	64	504.3	56	5.60	50.48	4/42	57%
11	Kyle Jarvis	41	333.4	50	5.18	34.56	4/17	59%
12	Tinashe Panyangara	50	427.4	50	5.66	48.38	3/28	58%
13	Heath Streak	30	248	41	4.19	25.37	4/21	64%
14	Tawanda Mupariwa	28	227.4	36	5.30	33.50	4/39	55%
15	Douglas Hondo	32	222.4	30	5.25	38.93	3/54	59%
16	Brad Evans	22	161.2	29	5.79	32.21	5/54	55%
17	Brian Vitori	20	170.2	29	5.86	34.41	5/20	53%
18	Andy Blignaut	30	221.5	29	5.26	40.21	4/43	60%
19	Chamu Chibhabha	49	229.3	28	5.97	48.96	2/25	52%
20	Donald Tiripano	30	209.1	27	5.87	45.48	3/34	50%
21	Luke Jongwe	29	178	24	5.98	44.38	3/51	51%
22	Wellington Masakadza	34	246	24	5.16	52.88	3/36	46%
23	Sean Ervine	20	128	23	5.30	29.48	3/47	52%
24	Shingirai Masakadza	12	103.3	22	7.04	33.14	4/46	48%
25	Gary Brent	23	183.5	22	4.83	40.32	4/22	62%

Zimbabwe ODI win percentage by year

Share of ODIs won each year

ODI: win % by year

33%

20032026

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Year	P	W	L	Win %
2026	6	2	4	33%
2025	5	2	3	40%
2024	6	1	4	17%
2023	16	8	6	50%
2022	12	4	8	33%
2021	6	1	4	17%
2020	6	1	5	17%
2019	8	3	5	38%
2018	20	3	16	15%
2017	7	4	3	57%
2016	8	1	5	13%
2015	24	5	18	21%
2014	12	1	11	8%
2013	13	3	10	23%
2012	3	0	3	0%
2011	17	6	11	35%
2010	17	5	12	29%
2009	15	4	11	27%
2008	10	1	9	10%
2007	9	1	7	11%
2006	16	0	15	0%
2005	8	1	7	13%
2004	19	1	17	5%
2003	21	7	12	33%

Zimbabwe best death over bowlers

Overs 41–50 · ranked by wickets, then economy · minimum 10 overs

#	Bowler	Inns	Overs	Wkts	Econ	Dot %	Balls per boundary
1	Tendai Chatara	52	120.4	42	8.07	35%	7.1
2	Christopher Mpofu	44	113.2	32	7.87	32%	7.2
3	Richard Ngarava	31	73.5	25	7.90	32%	7.1
4	Blessing Muzarabani	34	78.5	23	7.51	33%	7.8
5	Sikandar Raza	45	95.4	22	6.20	35%	13.0
6	Sean Williams	52	107.3	22	6.39	41%	10.8
7	Prosper Utseya	55	96.1	21	6.15	41%	10.7
8	Kyle Jarvis	26	58.4	17	7.77	36%	6.5
9	Ray Price	37	72.3	16	6.32	40%	10.9
10	Elton Chigumbura	36	64.4	15	8.49	28%	8.1

Zimbabwe best powerplay bowlers

Overs 1–10 · ranked by wickets, then economy · minimum 10 overs

#	Bowler	Inns	Overs	Wkts	Econ	Dot %	Balls per boundary
1	Tendai Chatara	65	266	30	4.50	67%	9.2
2	Tinashe Panyangara	50	228.4	24	3.89	71%	11.4
3	Richard Ngarava	44	181.5	23	4.52	68%	8.9
4	Elton Chigumbura	46	145.5	22	5.40	65%	7.9
5	Blessing Muzarabani	48	195	21	4.15	69%	11.0
6	Heath Streak	30	145.4	19	3.41	73%	14.6
7	Kyle Jarvis	41	184	17	4.61	67%	9.1
8	Douglas Hondo	26	89.5	13	4.62	68%	9.5
9	Christopher Mpofu	59	244.1	13	4.78	65%	9.4
10	Brian Vitori	20	79	12	5.01	64%	8.2

Zimbabwe best powerplay batsmen

Overs 1–10 · ranked by runs · minimum 60 balls

#	Batter	Runs	Balls	SR	4s	6s	Outs
1	Hamilton Masakadza	1844	2819	65.4	251	25	68
2	Brendan Taylor	1065	1775	60.0	130	7	41
3	Vusi Sibanda	950	1717	55.3	129	6	42
4	Chamu Chibhabha	914	1445	63.3	119	6	41
5	Craig Ervine	595	926	64.3	90	1	18
6	Sikandar Raza	360	525	68.6	51	3	15
7	Stuart Matsikenyeri	346	652	53.1	50	0	21
8	Solomon Mire	325	436	74.5	33	8	14
9	Regis Chakabva	276	486	56.8	25	2	13
10	Sean Williams	229	375	61.1	33	0	5

Zimbabwe best death over batsmen

Overs 41–50 · ranked by runs · minimum 60 balls

#	Batter	Runs	Balls	SR	4s	6s	Outs
1	Elton Chigumbura	1067	978	109.1	74	41	47
2	Sikandar Raza	1021	766	133.3	71	33	23
3	Sean Williams	664	519	127.9	63	12	17
4	Prosper Utseya	656	809	81.1	49	10	28
5	Tatenda Taibu	508	513	99.0	26	12	15
6	Brendan Taylor	408	349	116.9	32	9	13
7	Heath Streak	336	280	120.0	31	6	6
8	Craig Ervine	335	277	120.9	33	7	16
9	Stuart Matsikenyeri	280	219	127.9	23	5	11
10	Ryan Burl	216	145	149.0	14	14	7

Zimbabwe ODI squad

Players who played for Zimbabwe ODI in the last 12 months (since 20 Sept 2025), by role

Batters 5

Ben Curran6 matches · 168 runs, SR 73.7Left-hand bat
Brian Bennett6 matches · 101 runs, SR 70.6Right-hand bat
Craig Ervine6 matches · 170 runs, SR 77.6Left-hand bat
Innocent Kaia6 matches · 162 runs, SR 66.1Right-hand bat
Clive Madande3 matches · 7 runs, SR 28.0Right-hand bat

Wicketkeepers 1

Brendan Taylor3 matches · 52 runs, SR 75.4Right-hand bat

All-rounders 2

Sikandar Raza6 matches · 228 runs, SR 79.4 · 4 wkts, econ 5.40Right-hand bat · Right-arm off-break
Wesley Madhevere6 matches · 139 runs, SR 87.4 · 3 wkts, econ 5.58Right-hand bat · Right-arm off-break

Bowlers 8

Brad Evans6 matches · 14 wkts, econ 5.59Right-hand bat · Right-arm fast
Blessing Muzarabani5 matches · 4 wkts, econ 4.49Right-hand bat · Right-arm fast-medium
Newman Nyamhuri4 matches · 7 wkts, econ 5.88Right-hand bat · Left-arm medium-fast
Wellington Masakadza3 matches · 2 wkts, econ 6.05Left-hand bat · Slow left-arm orthodox
Ernest Masuku2 matches · 2 wkts, econ 6.45Right-hand bat · Right-arm medium
Richard Ngarava2 matches · 6 wkts, econ 5.27Left-hand bat · Left-arm fast-medium
Graeme Cremer1 match · 2 wkts, econ 5.89Right-hand bat · Right-arm leg-break
Tanaka Chivanga1 match · 1 wkts, econ 4.86Right-hand bat · Right-arm fast

Zimbabwe ODI bowling attack

Share of overs by type of bowler since 20 Sept 2025, ODIs only

Right-arm pace45% of overs · 21 wkts · econ 5.18
Brad Evans, Blessing Muzarabani, Ernest Masuku, Tanaka Chivanga
Left-arm pace15% of overs · 13 wkts · econ 5.63
Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarava
Off-spin29% of overs · 8 wkts · econ 5.52
Sikandar Raza, Wesley Madhevere, Brian Bennett
Leg-spin3% of overs · 2 wkts · econ 5.89
Graeme Cremer
Left-arm orthodox7% of overs · 2 wkts · econ 6.05
Wellington Masakadza

ODI: every match since 2003

Type	Overs	Wkts	Econ	Avg
Right-arm pace	50%	835	5.51	40.52
Left-arm pace	5%	103	5.53	30.57
Off-spin	21%	263	4.92	48.52
Leg-spin	8%	125	5.17	40.47
Left-arm orthodox	16%	207	4.73	44.79

Zimbabwe recent ODI results

20 Sept
Zimbabwe271/8 (50)
Australia272/9 (49.5)
Australia won by 1 wicket
18 Sept
Australia356/6 (50)
Zimbabwe272 (48.3)
Australia won by 84 runs
15 Sept
Australia294/8 (50)
Zimbabwe235 (45.1)
Australia won by 59 runs
11 Jul
Zimbabwe199 (48.1)
Bangladesh200/3 (36)
Bangladesh won by 7 wickets
9 Jul
Zimbabwe247/6 (50)
Bangladesh234 (48.1)
Zimbabwe won by 13 runs
6 Jul
Zimbabwe141 (36.4)
Bangladesh116 (33.1)
Zimbabwe won by 25 runs
31 Aug
Zimbabwe277/7 (50)
Sri Lanka278/5 (49.3)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
29 Aug
Sri Lanka298/6 (50)
Zimbabwe291/8 (50)
Sri Lanka won by 7 runs
18 Feb
Ireland240/6 (50)
Zimbabwe246/1 (39.3)
Zimbabwe won by 9 wickets
16 Feb
Zimbabwe245 (49)
Ireland249/4 (48.4)
Ireland won by 6 wickets

Zimbabwe head to head records

Record against every opponent, most played first

Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh15–43 58 played · 26%
Zimbabwe vs Pakistan4–30 36 played · 11%
Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka7–25 34 played · 21%
Zimbabwe vs West Indies6–18 26 played · 23%
Zimbabwe vs South Africa0–25 25 played · 0%
Zimbabwe vs India2–20 22 played · 9%
Zimbabwe vs Ireland8–10 22 played · 36%
Zimbabwe vs Australia2–13 16 played · 13%
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand2–10 12 played · 17%
Zimbabwe vs England1–5 7 played · 14%
Zimbabwe vs Netherlands4–3 7 played · 57%
Zimbabwe vs United Arab Emirates4–1 5 played · 80%
Zimbabwe vs Kenya3–1 4 played · 75%
Zimbabwe vs Scotland1–2 4 played · 25%
Zimbabwe vs Canada1–0 1 played · 100%
Zimbabwe vs Hong Kong1–0 1 played · 100%
Zimbabwe vs Namibia1–0 1 played · 100%
Zimbabwe vs Nepal1–0 1 played · 100%
Zimbabwe vs Oman1–0 1 played · 100%
Zimbabwe vs United States of America1–0 1 played · 100%

Zimbabwe grounds

Where they have played most often

Ground	P	W	Win %
Harare Sports ClubHarare	99	32	32%
Queens Sports ClubBulawayo	44	11	25%
Shere Bangla National StadiumDhaka	21	4	19%
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury StadiumChattogram	7	0	0%
Civil Service Cricket Club, StormontBelfast	5	1	20%
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium	5	1	20%
Narendra Modi StadiumAhmedabad	4	0	0%
Rawalpindi Cricket StadiumRawalpindi	4	1	25%
Sharjah Cricket StadiumSharjah	4	2	50%
Arnos Vale GroundKingstown	3	0	0%
Bellerive OvalHobart	3	0	0%
Gaddafi StadiumLahore	3	0	0%
Goodyear ParkBloemfontein	3	0	0%
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, SooriyawewaHambantota	3	2	67%
R Premadasa StadiumColombo	3	0	0%

Zimbabwe season by season (24)

Each season links to its squad, best batsmen, best bowlers and death bowling

Season	P	W	L	Win %
ODI 2026	6	2	4	33%
ODI 2025	5	2	3	40%
ODI 2024	6	1	4	17%
ODI 2023	16	8	6	50%
ODI 2022	12	4	8	33%
ODI 2021	6	1	4	17%
ODI 2020	6	1	5	17%
ODI 2019	8	3	5	38%
ODI 2018	20	3	16	15%
ODI 2017	7	4	3	57%
ODI 2016	8	1	5	13%
ODI 2015	24	5	18	21%
ODI 2014	12	1	11	8%
ODI 2013	13	3	10	23%
ODI 2012	3	0	3	0%
ODI 2011	17	6	11	35%
ODI 2010	17	5	12	29%
ODI 2009	15	4	11	27%
ODI 2008	10	1	9	10%
ODI 2007	9	1	7	11%
ODI 2006	16	0	15	0%
ODI 2005	8	1	7	13%
ODI 2004	19	1	17	5%
ODI 2003	21	7	12	33%

Zimbabwe ODI: quick answers

Who has scored the most ODI runs for Zimbabwe?

Brendan Taylor, with 5,201 runs in 165 innings at a strike rate of 75.3.

Who has taken the most ODI wickets for Zimbabwe?

Tendai Chatara, with 93 wickets at an economy of 5.40.

What is Zimbabwe's highest ODI total?

408/6 against United States of America in 2023.

What is Zimbabwe's lowest ODI total?

44 against Bangladesh in 2009.

What is the highest ODI score for Zimbabwe?

194* by Charles Coventry against Bangladesh in 2009.

What are the best ODI bowling figures for Zimbabwe?

5/10 by Ryan Burl against Australia in 2022.

What is Zimbabwe's biggest ODI win?

By 304 runs against United States of America in 2023.