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A promising bowling all-rounder, Luke Jongwe is a professional cricketer for the Zimbabwe national team who started his cricketing journey more as a batsman than a bowler but hasn’t been able to make a name of himself with the willow in hand in the national colors.
Jongwe arrived at the domestic stage in December 2013 as a teenager and got his big break into the national team eight months later. The Harare-born all-rounder made his international debut in an ODI match against the Proteas on August 17th, 2014, and was dismissed on 19 runs by Imran Tahir chasing a mammoth total of 310.
After a handful of international games under his belt, Jongwe suffered a head injury in a practice match against UAE weeks before the T20 World Cup and was ruled out of the coveted tournament. He made a comeback to international cricket five years later making his Test debut against Pakistan on May 7th, 2021.
The star paceman hogged the limelight when he stole the show in a T20 match against Pakistan. Chasing a low target of 119 in Harare, Pakistan succumbed to an upset with a 19-run loss as Jongwe returned with his career-best figures of 4/18 not even allowing the Men in Green to cross even the 100-run mark.
Jongwe’s career has been revived since he made a comeback to international cricket. Still quite a young personality, he will be hoping to transform his game into another level to reach new heights in his illustrated career with a team that lacks decent all-rounders.
(As of July 2021)
Batting Career
| Format | Matches | Innings | NO | Run | SR | Avg | HS | 100s/50s | 200s | 4s/6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 31 | 26 | 4 | 315 | 83.11 | 14.32 | 46 | 0/0 | 0 | 31/5 |
| T20I | 40 | 29 | 8 | 277 | 113.06 | 13.19 | 35 | 0/0 | 0 | 21/9 |
| Test | 1 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 59.57 | 28.00 | 37 | 0/0 | 0 | 10/0 |
Bowling Career
| Format | Matches | Innings | Wickets | SR | Avg | 5 Wkt | BF | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 31 | 31 | 35 | 36.14 | 33.51 | 1 | 5/6 | 5.56 |
| T20I | 40 | 38 | 49 | 14.45 | 20.18 | 0 | 4/18 | 8.38 |
| Test | 1 | 1 | 1 | 102.00 | 68.00 | 0 | 1/68 | 4.00 |
Teams Played For
Zimbabwe U19, Zimbabwe
Luke's Bio
A promising bowling all-rounder, Luke Jongwe is a professional cricketer for the Zimbabwe national team who started his cricketing journey more as a batsman than a bowler but hasn’t been able to make a name of himself with the willow in hand in the national colors.
Jongwe arrived at the domestic stage in December 2013 as a teenager and got his big break into the national team eight months later. The Harare-born all-rounder made his international debut in an ODI match against the Proteas on August 17th, 2014, and was dismissed on 19 runs by Imran Tahir chasing a mammoth total of 310.
After a handful of international games under his belt, Jongwe suffered a head injury in a practice match against UAE weeks before the T20 World Cup and was ruled out of the coveted tournament. He made a comeback to international cricket five years later making his Test debut against Pakistan on May 7th, 2021.
The star paceman hogged the limelight when he stole the show in a T20 match against Pakistan. Chasing a low target of 119 in Harare, Pakistan succumbed to an upset with a 19-run loss as Jongwe returned with his career-best figures of 4/18 not even allowing the Men in Green to cross even the 100-run mark.
Jongwe’s career has been revived since he made a comeback to international cricket. Still quite a young personality, he will be hoping to transform his game into another level to reach new heights in his illustrated career with a team that lacks decent all-rounders.
(As of July 2021)