Luke Mafuwa Jongwe (born 6 February 1995) is a Zimbabwean

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er. He is a right-handed batter and right-arm

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bowler. Jongwe was selected for three ODIs against

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. He made his

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debut at

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against

on 17 August 2014, where he bowled six overs and gave away 45 runs without taking a wicket and then scored 19 runs in a losing cause. He made his

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debut against Pakistan on 27 September 2015. In December 2020, Jongwe was selected to play for the Tuskers in the

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. In April 2021, Jongwe was named in Zimbabwe's squad for their

(T20I) series against Pakistan, more than five years since his last international match. On 26 April 2021, Jongwe was named in Zimbabwe's

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squad, also for the series against Pakistan. He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe, against

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, on 7 May 2021.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luke, Jongwe 1995 births Living people Zimbabwean cricketers Zimbabwe Test cricketers Zimbabwe One Day International cricketers Zimbabwe Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Zimbabwean sportsmen Cricketers from Harare Southern Rocks cricketers Matabeleland Tuskers cricketers