RCB IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bangalore has included Zimbabwe’s Blessing Muzarbani as a replacement of South African bowler Lungi Angidi for IPL playoff matches. RCB, captained by Rajat Patidar, has confirmed its place in the playoffs.

Giving official information, RCB said, “28 -year -old Zimbabwe’s fast bowler Blessing Muzarbani has been included in the team as a Tempery Replacement of Lungi Engidi. NGIDIs will return to South Africa on May 26. Lungi will be available in the state matches.

6 Feet 8 Inches Tall, 28 Year old zimbwean Speedster – Has been announced as RCB’s temporary replacement for lungi ngidi who returns to south Africa on the 26th! Lungi continues to be… pic.twitter.com/vn5gbspshi

– Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@Rcbtweets) May 19, 2025

Blessing Muzarbani’s T20 record

6 feet 8 inch long Muzarbani has played a total of 118 T20 matches, including 70 international T20 matches. Talking about international career, he has 78 wickets in 70 matches, his economy has been 7.02. In T20, he has taken 127 wickets in 118 matches, in which his economy has been 7.24.

These Zimbabwe bowlers have played for Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans in Pakistan Super League. He has played for St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots in CPL. Talking about PSL, Blessing Muzarbani has taken 22 wickets in 17 matches in LT20. He has 21 wickets in 15 matches played in PSL. He has played only 3 matches in CPL, in which he has only one wicket.

Zimbabwe Cricket Team Beat Bangladesh: Fans are busy in IPL 2025 and PSL, meanwhile the Zimbabwe cricket team won the historic Test match on Wednesday. Under the captaincy of Craig Ervin, Zimbabwe defeated Bangladesh by 3 wickets. This is the first Test win over the foreign land of the Zimbabwe cricket team after 7 years. Blessing Muzarbani was adjudged the Player of the Match, who took a total of 9 wickets in the match.

The Zimbabwe cricket team won the last Test on foreign land in 2018, even then the team defeated Bangladesh. The match was also held in the same stadium, in which Zimbabwe won by 151 runs.

Blessing Mujbani became the player of the match

Zimbabwe cricket team will play 2 Test matches on Bangladesh tour. The first Test started from April 20, in which Bangladesh team was piled on 191 runs while batting first. In this innings, Mujarbani took 3 wickets for 50 runs in 19 overs.

Zimbabwe scored 273 runs in the first innings and took a lead of 82 runs on the basis of first innings. Sean Williams (59) and Brian Bennett (57) played a half -century innings. Bangladesh’s flop batting continued in the second innings too, the team was all out for 255 runs. In this innings, Mujarbani bowled brilliantly, he took 6 wickets.

Chasing 174 runs, Brian Bennett (54) and Ben Karen (44) shared 95 runs for the first wicket to give a good start. Wickets fell in the middle order but the team managed to win by 3 wickets.

Zimbabwe hold their nerve to beat bangladesh by three wickets in a nail-biting finals to the first test in sylhet!#Banvzim pic.twitter.com/ohcagjjhow

– Zimbabwe Cricket (@zimcrickv) April 23, 2025

How is the Test record of Zimbabwe cricket team

Earlier, Bangladesh won the last Test in March 2021, when the team defeated Afghanistan at its home ground. This is Zimbabwe’s 14th Test victory. The Zimbabwe cricket team has played a total of 122 Test matches, out of which 14 Tests have been won while 78 Tests have lost. 30 Tests are drawing. The winning percentage of the team is only 11.48.