Solomon Farai Mire (born 21 August 1989) is a Zimbabwean former

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er. An all-rounder, Mire represented

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at international level in

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s (ODIs) and

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s (T20Is) before announcing his retirement from international cricket in July 2019. Known for quick scoring, Mire usually opened the batting in ODIs and bowled medium pace. He also played for the

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in the Australian

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Domestic career

Born in

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, Mire played for the Zimbabwe Under 19s before making his first class debut for Zimbabwean domestic side Centrals in the

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match against

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at Bulawayo on 12 April 2007. Mire moved to Australia in 2012 to further his cricket career. While playing for Darwin club Waratahs in a one-day match in 2013, Mire scored a tournament record 260, from 157 balls with 21 sixes and 13 fours. In November 2013, Mire was signed to

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for the

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International career

Mire was included to the Zimbabwean squad for their 2014 tour of Bangladesh, where he made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe on 21 November 2014. On 30 June 2017, Mire scored his maiden ODI century, which came against Sri Lanka at

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. The century gave Zimbabwe's first ODI victory against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. The chased total of 316 was the highest successful chase ever in Sri Lanka and first chase of a total more than 300 in Sri Lanka. Mire was adjudged man of the match for his all-round performance. In October 2017, he was named in Zimbabwe's

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squad for their series against the West Indies. He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe against the West Indies on 21 October 2017. He made his

(T20I) debut for Zimbabwe against Afghanistan on 5 February 2018. In July 2019, the

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(ICC) suspended

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, with the team barred from taking part in ICC events. As a result, Mire announced his retirement from international cricket.

Post-career

Mire returned to Australia after his international retirement, living in Melbourne and working as a cricket coach.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mire, Solomon 1989 births Living people Zimbabwean cricketers Zimbabwe Test cricketers Zimbabwe One Day International cricketers Zimbabwe Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Zimbabwean sportsmen Comilla Victorians cricketers Cricketers from Harare Centrals cricketers Mid West Rhinos cricketers Melbourne Renegades cricketers Zimbabwean expatriate cricketers in Australia Cricketers at the 2015 Cricket World Cup Zimbabwe Select XI cricketers