Christopher Phiri

{{Short description|Zimbabwean cricketer and umpire (born 1975)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|5|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

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| role = Umpire

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| odisumpired = 6

| umpodidebutyr = 2022

| umpodilastyr = 2023

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| umpt20ilastyr = 2023

| wodisumpired = 3

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| wt20isumpired = 2

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| date = 5 April 2023

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/308682.html Cricinfo

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Christopher Phiri (born 26 May 1975) is a Zimbabwean cricket umpire and former List A cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/308682.html |title=Christopher Phiri |access-date=10 October 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} As an umpire, he stood in a tour match between Zimbabwe Chairman's XI and the visiting Afghanistan national team in October 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/926899.html |title=Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe, Tour Match: Zimbabwe Chairman's XI v Afghanistan at Bulawayo, Oct 10, 2015 |access-date=10 October 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} On 22 July 2021, Phiri stood in his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match, between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1267680.html |title=1st T20I, Harare, Jul 22 2021, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 July 2021}} On 10 August 2022, he stood in his first One Day International (ODI) match, also between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1323294.html |title=3rd ODI, Harare, August 10, 2022, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=10 August 2022}} He has umpired in 7 ODIs, including one women's ODI, and 23 T20Is, which also include 2 women's T20Is.