Stuart Matsikenyeri (born 3 May 1983) is a former Zimbabwean

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er, who played all formats of the game. He was a right-handed batsman and usually opened the batting for Zimbabwe. Matsikenyeri also bowled part-time right-arm off-break and was a sharp gully fielder.

International career

Matsikenyeri was a promising junior player and represented Zimbabwe at U-16 and U-19 levels. It was thus no surprise when he made his international debut against

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in November 2002, opening the batting. He participated in the

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, although he only played in one game. Later in the year, he played in the NatWest Series in England and scored a crucial 44 at

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as Zimbabwe pulled off an upset win. His strengths are on the cut and pull but he has at times struggled against high quality pace bowling in international cricket, often getting out to loose shots. In 2006 he spent time out of the side after refusing to sign a new contract with the board. He returned however and went on to bring up his 1,000th ODI run for Zimbabwe in early 2007, becoming one of only four players in the 2007 World Cup squad to have done so. Included in the 2007 World Cup squad, he was the only remaining member of the 2003 World Cup Zimbabwe squad. Matsikenyeri won man of the match award for his knock of 89, which is his highest ODI score, where he guided his team in to victory against Bangladesh. In 2009, he along with

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set the record for the highest 6th wicket partnership for

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in ODIs (188)

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