Tinotenda Maposa

Tinotenda Tinashe Maposa (born 29 August 2003) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays for Zimbabwe cricket team and Matabeleland Tuskers in domestic cricket. He made his senior international debut in December 2024.

Career He made his first-class debut for Matabeleland Tuskers against Mountaineers on 29 March 2023 during the 2022–23 Logan Cup. He was included in Matabeleland Tuskers squad for the 2023–24 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition which was played in March 2024. He was retained by Matabeleland Tuskers ahead of the 2023–24 Logan Cup and 2024–25 Logan Cup.

In October 2024, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier B which was held in Kenya. He made his List A debut for Mashonaland Eagles against Matabeleland Tuskers on 5 November 2024 during the 2024–25 Pro50 Championship.

In November 2024, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad to face off Pakistan in a three match bilateral home ODI series. He made his T20 debut as well as his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Pakistan on 5 December 2024 during the final T20I of the three match bilateral series between Zimbabwe and Pakistan. Tinotenda having never played a professional T20 match before, walked into the crease at number nine position during Zimbabwe's 19th over of the batting innings, as Zimbabwe were reeling at precarious position at 120/7, further needing 13 runs to win in 7 deliveries in order to chase down a target of 134, albeit a low scoring affair. He played a blistering innings with a late blitz into the final over of the match by taking on the opposition with a fearless temperament, scoring all of the winning runs in the final over to seal Zimbabwe a thrilling consolation win after having already lost the series 1-2. Tinotenda smashed a boundary and a six in his unbeaten innings of 12 which came at a strike rate of 300 to push Zimbabwe ever so close to the target, defying the odds and pressure of being a novice at the crease with zero exposure to international cricket.