Cricket World® Player Of The Week - Hamilton Masakadza

Cricket World® Player Of The Week - Hamilton Masakadza

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Zimbabwe batsman Hamilton Masakadza has been named as the Cricket World® Player Of The Week after he scored two half-centuries to help his side reach the final of the tri-series also involving India and Sri Lanka.

In Zimbabwe's second game of the tournament against Sri Lanka, Masakadza was the only batsman to make a score as he posted 62 as his side was dismissed for 118 in a game that was reduced to 26 overs per side. Masakadza hit four fours and a six in 69 balls before Zimbabwe were comfortably beaten.

However, against India two days later, it was a different story when he and Brendan Taylor put on 128 for the first wicket to set up a convincing seven-wicket win that qualified them for the final with a game to spare.

His share of the partnership was an aggressive 66 in 86 balls and he hit leg-spinner Amit Mishra for consecutive sixes while also scoring four fours.

Masakadza completed a memorable week by getting married at the weekend, and immediately celebrated a wicket in the first game of this week by lifting his shirt, footballer-style, to reveal the words 'just married' on his undershirt.

Other contenders for the award included Sri Lankan wicket-keeper Dinesh Chandimal, Englishmen Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Matthew Prior, Graeme Swann and Steven Finn, Masakadza's team-mate Greg Lamb and Bangladeshi Tamim Iqbal.

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