Kevin Kasuza

Kevin Tatenda Kasuza (born 20 June 1993) is a Zimbabwean domestic cricketer. He is primarily a batsman and is a bright prospect for Zimbabwe. He particularly came to the limelight when his twin tons within two weeks, saved his franchise Mountaineers from a crisis situation, and having shown great temperament, both of these tons resulted in a win for his team. He currently represents Zimbabwe at Under-19 level, and subsequent articles in the Zimbabwe Cricket official website say that he may be considered for selection soon.

Kevin is the first from his family to play cricket, and he first encountered the game at Chirowakamwe Primary School in Mutare, where the coach was Foster Mupita. Mupita, first impressed upon Kevin the need to work really hard to succeed in cricket. He progressed to Mutare Boys High School, Farai Chari being the coach here. Both men played a vital part in developing Kevin's skills. He progressed very quickly, and at Under-13 level was already representing the Manicaland age-group team. He continued to represent them from Under-13 to Under-19 level – and he still qualifies for their Under-19 team. He scored centuries for their Under-14 and Under-19 teams.

Kevin started playing club cricket in Mutare when he was in Form Two, playing his first club match at Mutare Sports Club, but for Titans against the home side. In his early years with school and club he used to keep wicket as well, but over the years he probably wisely decided to concentrate on batting.

Kevin Kasuza first came to note when he struck successive half-centuries for the Zimbabwe Under-19 cricket team against the South Africa Under-19 cricket team. His 54 in the first game under pressure went in vain as SA U-19 won by seven wickets. His second fifty, again a 68 under pressure was the only noteworthy innings as Zim U-19 collapsed to lose the match by 39 runs.

So far, in U-19 cricket, he has scored 123 runs from 5 matches with two half-centuries, and he played all his matches against the SA U-19. Along with a batting average of 24.60, he has taken 3 catches and 1 stumping as a wicketkeeper.

On his first-class cricket debut for Mountaineers on 7 February 2011, Kasuza missed a hundred by only 8 runs and scored a fine 92 on debut. He and Tendai Chatara's five-for gave Mountaineers a point over Matabeleland Tuskers.