Details About Luke Jongwe

Luke Jongwe or Luke Mafuwa Jongwe was born on the 6th of February 1995. He is a Zimbabwean cricket player. Luke Jongwe is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium-pace bowler.

Jongwe appeared for three ODIs against South Africa. He made his One Day International debut at Harare Sports Club playing against South Africa on 17 August 2014. He bowled six overs and gave away 45 runs without knocking a wicket. Jongwe scored 19 runs and the team lost the match. He made his Twenty20 International debut playing against Pakistan on the 27th of September 2015.

In December 2020, Jongwe was included to play for the Tuskers in the 2020–21 Logan Cup. In April 2021, Jongwe was included in Zimbabwe’s team for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Pakistan. On the 26th of April 2021, Jongwe was named in Zimbabwe’s Test squad for the series playing against Pakistan. He made his Test debut for the Zimbabwe Cricket team against Pakistan on the 7th of May 2021.

Profile

There is always a sense of excitement whenever a young batter with a lot of promise emerges into the scene. Jongwe made a name in junior teams more as a batter than a bowler. His story resembles a fairy-tale book. A stranger observed his talent in the dusty streets of Glen View in Harare. His parents did not like the idea of their son playing cricket instead of concentrating on school work.

But he believed in his own ability. While cricket became the center of his life as a young lad, big things began to come his way for him. When he went to secondary school at Churchill High School, opportunities were unlocked. First, he led the Zimbabwe Under-14 team to tour Namibia. When he turned 16, his name was included in the Zimbabwe Under-19 World Cup team.

In 2016, he suffered a head injury in a practice match in the UAE before WT20 in India. Owing to this, he was ruled out of the mega tournament.

There were also rumors that his cricket career could have reached a dead end. But he went on to fight against all odds by recovering in time. He made himself available for selection for Zimbabwe’s home series against India in the same year. However, he was not selected by the national selectors. Jongwe looks up to Elton Chigumbura as his role model and wishes to participate in the Indian Premier League someday.

Personal information

Born – 6th of February 1995

Birthplace – Harare, Zimbabwe

Batting – Right-handed

Bowling – Right-arm medium pace

Role – All-rounder

International information

National side

Zimbabwe – (2014-present)

Only Test (cap 118) – 7th of  May 2021 against Pakistan

ODI debut (cap 120) – 17th of August 2014 against South Africa

Last ODI – 18th of August 2022 against India

T20I debut (cap 41) – 27th of September 2015 against Pakistan

Last T20I – 2nd of August 2022 against Bangladesh

Domestic team information

2013–2014 – Southern Rocks

2014–present – Matabeleland Tuskers

Teams he played for

Zimbabwe

Matabeleland Tuskers

Southern Rocks

Zimbabwe A

Zimbabwe President’s XI

Zimbabwe Under-17s

Zimbabwe Under-19s

Career Averages

Bowling

Batting & Fielding

Top Records

2nd – The outstanding bowling analyses in an innings – One-Day Internationals

Opening the batting side and the bowling side in the same match – One-Day Internationals

6th – The most wickets on a single ground – Twenty20 Internationals

ODI Records

Opening the batting side and the bowling side in the same match

Bowling: Most wickets

2nd – The outstanding bowling analyses in an innings (5/6)

Bowling: Averages, strike rates, and economy

31st – The best strike rate in an innings (6.2)

Bowling: Hauls

21st – The youngest player to take five-wickets-in-an-innings (20y 330d)

T20I Records

Batting: Most runs

29th – The most runs in an innings (by batting position) (35)

Bowling: Most wickets

17th – The most wickets in a calendar year (26)

6th –  The most wickets on a single ground (23)

Bowling: Averages, strike rates, and economy

46th – The best career bowling average (19.72)

15th – The best career strike rate (14.2)

24th –  The worst career economy rate (8.30)

Bowling: Dismissals

40th – The most wickets taken caught (38)

29th – The most wickets taken caught by a fielder (34)

Fow: Innings partnerships

24th –  The highest partnership for the tenth wicket (24*)