William Mashinge

{{short description|Zimbabwean cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = William Takudzwa Mashinge

| image =

| fullname = William Takudzwa Mashinge

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|10|6|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Marondera, Zimbabwe

| nickname = Hindias

| heightm =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| country = Zimbabwe

| international = true

| odidebutdate =

| odidebutyear =

| odidebutagainst =

| odicap =

| lastodidate =

| lastodiyear =

| lastodiagainst =

| T20Idebutdate = 1 October

| T20Idebutyear = 2019

| T20Idebutagainst = Nepal

| T20Icap = 57

| lastT20Idate = 3 October

| lastT20Iyear = 2019

| lastT20Iagainst = Singapore

| club1 = Mountaineers

| year1 = 2016

| date = 3 October 2019

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1969/1969566/1969566.html CricketArchive

}}

William Takudzwa Mashinge (born 6 October 1996) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who has represented the Mountaineers in Zimbabwean domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who bowls right-arm fast-medium and bats right-handed.

Mashinge was born in Marondera, in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland East Province.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/806233.html Players / Zimbabwe / William Mashinge], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2016. He made his first-class debut in January 2016, aged 19, playing for the Mountaineers against the Mid West Rhinos in the Logan Cup.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/935945.html Logan Cup, Mountaineers v Mid West Rhinos at Harare, Jan 8-11, 2016] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2016. Later in the year, Mashinge was selected in the Zimbabwe under-19s squad for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-under-19-world-cup-2016/content/squad/960365.html Zimbabwe Under-19s Squad / Players] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2016. He played in all six of his team's matches, scoring 127 runs (the third-most for Zimbabwe) but taking just two wickets.[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc-under-19-world-cup-2016/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=10799;team=3922;type=tournament ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2015/16 - Zimbabwe Under-19s / Records / Batting and bowling averages], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2016. In the ninth-place play-off against Afghanistan, he top-scored for Zimbabwe with 66 runs from 92 balls.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/949789.html ICC Under-19 World Cup, Plate Final: Afghanistan Under-19s v Zimbabwe Under-19s at Cox's Bazar, Feb 12, 2016], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

He made his Twenty20 debut for Zimbabwe against Free State in the 2016 Africa T20 Cup on 9 September 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1029617.html |title=Africa T20 Cup, Pool C: Zimbabwe v Free State at East London, Sep 9, 2016 |accessdate=8 September 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In February 2017, he was named in an academy squad by Zimbabwe Cricket to tour England later that year.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/1082860.html |title=ZC announces 16-member Academy squad for England tour |accessdate=17 February 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his List A debut for Mountaineers in the 2018–19 Pro50 Championship on 8 December 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1164851.html |title=2nd Match, Pro50 Championship at Kwekwe, Dec 8 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=8 December 2018}}

In September 2019, he was named in Zimbabwe's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2019–20 Singapore Tri-Nation Series.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27549933/sikandar-raza-zimbabwe-t20-squad-disciplinary-issues |title=Sikandar Raza out of Zimbabwe T20 squad over disciplinary issues |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=6 September 2019}} He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe, against Nepal, in the Singapore Tri-Nation Series on 1 October 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1201683.html |title=4th Match (N), Singapore Twenty20 Tri-Series at Singapore, Oct 1 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=1 October 2019}}

In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Southern Rocks in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.{{cite web |url=https://thezimbabwedaily.com/news/523373-logan-cup-first-class-cricket-competition-gets-underway.html |title=Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway |work=The Zimbabwe Daily |accessdate=9 December 2020 |archive-date=9 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209121102/https://thezimbabwedaily.com/news/523373-logan-cup-first-class-cricket-competition-gets-underway.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://www.herald.co.zw/logan-cup-starts-in-secure-environment/ |title=Logan Cup starts in secure environment |work=The Herald |accessdate=9 December 2020}}