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Innocent Kurira, Sports Reporter
LADY Chevron’s all-rounder Anesu Mushangwe has joined Women’s Big Bash League side Adelaide Strikers.
The Women’s Big Bash League is the Australian women’s domestic Twenty20 cricket competition.
Announcing her arrival, the club wrote on their website: “Zimbabwean Mushangwe has been a force in the South Australian Premier Cricket (SACA) since arriving in Australia in 2019.
“The 26-year-old was named in the 2021-22 Premier Cricket Women’s Team of the Year after another outstanding season as captain of the Seahorses. Mushangwe was Glenelg’s leading wicket-taker in both the Women’s First-Grade and T20 competitions, and was also the club’s top T20 run-scorer.”
Mushangwe who is a right-arm leg-spinner was Zimbabwe’s top wicket-taker in the Capricorn Women’s Tri-Series in April which included Namibia and Uganda.
“I am very grateful for this opportunity, it is a dream come true to be a part of the squad. I am very excited to see how things go this season. I will be playing with and against some of the best players in the world and it will be great to see where I am at with my game,” said Mushangwe.
The Zimbabwean leg spinner Mushangwe has been consistently in the limelight since moving to Australia in 2019. Mushangwe has however, not played for Zimbabwe since 2019 due to visa issues.
Two years ago she won several accolades at the Saca awards ceremony after starring with both bat and ball to inspire Glenelg District Cricket Club to earn promotion to Saca Premier Women’s First Grade competition.
Mushangwe scored 302 runs with the bat at an average of 75,50 while also claiming 40 wickets with an impressive average of 12,05.
She also finished the season with the best bowling performance after claiming five wickets for just two runs in a match.
The 26-year-old was named in the 2021-22 Premier Cricket Women’s Team of the Year after another outstanding season as captain of the Seahorses. Mushangwe was Glenelg’s leading wicket-taker in both the Women’s First-Grade and T20 competitions, and was also the club’s top T20 run-scorer. – @innocentskizoe
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