Uncle: Taurai Muzarabani
Blessing Muzarabani is arguably the most exciting fast-bowling talent to emerge from Zimbabwe since Heath Streak, a towering 6ft 8in right-arm quick with a whip-like action reminiscent of Kagiso Rabada. The 29-year-old from Harare was discovered at age seven by his school coach at Takashinga Cricket Club and progressed through the age-group system to make his Test debut in the Boxing Day Test against South Africa in December 2017. His career has seen him take a Kolpak deal with Northamptonshire, where he took 17 wickets in seven first-class appearances, before returning to the national side in 2020 and making an immediate impact with a maiden ODI five-wicket haul and a Super Over victory against Pakistan. A globetrotting T20 campaigner, Muzarabani has featured in the PSL for Multan Sultans and Karachi Kings, the CPL for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, and the ILT20 for Gulf Giants. In the IPL, he was a net bowler for Lucknow Super Giants before being signed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru as a temporary replacement in 2025, and later by Kolkata Knight Riders in 2026 as a replacement for Mustafizur Rahman. With his ability to extract steep pace and bounce, Muzarabani remains the defining face of Zimbabwe’s bowling attack.
| Bowling | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Tests | 18 | 27 | 3161 | 1756 | 67 | 7/58 | 9/122 | 26.20 | 3.33 | 47.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| ODIs | 57 | 55 | 2717 | 2335 | 70 | 5/49 | 5/49 | 33.35 | 5.15 | 38.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| T20Is | 89 | 86 | 1875 | 2263 | 106 | 4/17 | 4/17 | 21.34 | 7.24 | 17.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 37 | 61 | 5418 | 2981 | 120 | 7/58 | 9/122 | 24.84 | 3.30 | 45.1 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| List A | 81 | 79 | 3878 | 3165 | 108 | 5/21 | 5/21 | 29.30 | 4.89 | 35.9 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| T20s | 139 | 135 | 2921 | 3604 | 159 | 4/17 | 4/17 | 22.66 | 7.40 | 18.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting & Fielding | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| Tests | 18 | 32 | 9 | 288 | 47 | 12.52 | 553 | 52.07 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 2 |
| ODIs | 57 | 41 | 15 | 134 | 17* | 5.15 | 270 | 49.62 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 |
| T20Is | 89 | 30 | 13 | 50 | 9* | 2.94 | 79 | 63.29 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| FC | 37 | 58 | 15 | 561 | 52* | 13.04 | 1119 | 50.13 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 13 | 10 |
| List A | 81 | 57 | 24 | 292 | 50* | 8.84 | 483 | 60.45 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 17 |
| T20s | 139 | 41 | 17 | 75 | 9* | 3.12 | 126 | 59.52 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler known for generating steep pace and bounce from his 6ft 8in frame, with a whip-like action.
He was a net bowler for Lucknow Super Giants in 2022, signed as a temporary replacement for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2025, and joined Kolkata Knight Riders as a replacement for Mustafizur Rahman in IPL 2026.
He made his Test debut in the Boxing Day Test against South Africa in Gqeberha in December 2017, and his ODI debut a month later against Bangladesh.
In his first series back in 2020, he picked up his maiden ODI five-wicket haul and took 2 for 2 in a Super Over to clinch a victory against Pakistan.
He has featured in the PSL for Multan Sultans and Karachi Kings, the CPL for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, the ILT20 for Gulf Giants, and has played county cricket for Northamptonshire.
His combination of height (6ft 8in), pace, and a whip-like action reminiscent of Kagiso Rabada enables him to extract steep bounce and generate significant pace, making him a formidable presence in any attack.
His uncle, T Muzarabani, also played cricket at a competitive level.
He progressed through Zimbabwe's age-group system, playing for Mashonaland Eagles and Zimbabwe Under-19s, and was discovered at age seven by his school coach at Takashinga Cricket Club.
