Wessly Nyasha Madhevere (born 4 September 2000) is a Zimbabwean

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er. He made his international debut for the

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in March 2020.

Career

Madhevere made his

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debut on 8 February 2020, for

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in the

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. Prior to his List A debut, he was named as the vice-captain of Zimbabwe's squad for the

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. He was also part of Zimbabwe's teams for the

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and the

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, with the

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(ICC) naming him as the rising star of the squad following the 2018 tournament. He made his first-class debut on 20 February 2020, for Mashonaland Eagles in the

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. In February 2020, Madhevere was named in Zimbabwe's

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(ODI) and

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(T20I) squads for their tour against Bangladesh. He made his ODI debut for Zimbabwe, against

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, on 1 March 2020. He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe, against

, on 9 March 2020. In December 2020, Madhevere was selected to play for the

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in the

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. In February 2021, Madhevere was named in Zimbabwe's

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squad for their series against Afghanistan. He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe, against

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, on 2 March 2021. In March 2023, he was named in the Zimbabwe's ODI squad for their series against the Netherlands. In the second ODI, on 23 March 2023, he became the third cricketer from Zimbabwe to take a hat-trick in ODIs''.'' In December 2023, he was suspended by

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after failing a drugs test. On 25 January 2024, Zimbabwe Cricket announced that Madhevere as well as teammate

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had been suspended for four months, as well as fined 50% of their salaries for three months, effective from January 2024.

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