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Tatenda Taibu
- Team: Kolkata Knight Riders
- Country: India
- Batting style: Right Handed
- Bowling style: Right arm medium
Player Statistics
- Batting SR 122.07
- Bowling AVG
- Full name: Tatenda Taibu
- Born: May 14, 1983, Harare
- Current age:
- Twenty20 Debut: Australia v Zimbabwe at Cape Town, Sep 12, 2007
- Major teams: Namibia, Zimbabwe, Africa XI, Cape Cobras, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mashonaland, Mashonaland A
- Man of the Match:
At the young age of 16, Tatenda Taibu entered the battlefield of international cricket. Outstanding behind the stumps, he has also established himself as a top class batsman with his unbeaten 117 against the lethal South African attack. A promising batsman, albeit with a penchant for cross-batted strokes, he is steadily improving at Test and ODI level.
Batting and fielding averages
Bowling averages
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 24 | 46 | 3 | 1273 | 153 | 29.60 | 3110 | 40.93 | 1 | 9 | 154 | 5 | 48 | 4 |
| ODIs | 96 | 83 | 16 | 1791 | 107* | 26.73 | 2785 | 64.30 | 1 | 9 | 124 | 19 | 84 | 10 |
| T20Is | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 10 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 88 | 150 | 17 | 4694 | 175* | 35.29 | 9 | 23 | 230 | 23 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 188 | 89 | 14.46 | 154 | 122.07 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| List A | 157 | 141 | 30 | 3291 | 121* | 29.64 | 3 | 17 | 146 | 25 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 24 | 1 | 48 | 27 | 1 | 1/27 | 1/27 | 27.00 | 3.37 | 48.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 96 | 2 | 84 | 61 | 2 | 2/42 | 2/42 | 30.50 | 4.35 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 2 | 2 | 24 | 41 | 0 | - | - | - | 10.25 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 88 | 924 | 431 | 22 | 8/43 | 19.59 | 2.79 | 42.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 41 | 0 | - | - | - | 10.25 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 157 | 503 | 356 | 13 | 4/25 | 4/25 | 27.38 | 4.24 | 38.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |













