Masakadza shines in farewell game as Zimbabwe post consolation win

A little over 18 years ago, Hamilton Masakadza stepped out of Churchill High School and composed a resolute hundred on his Test debut versus the West Indies in Harare. Masakadza, who had to delay his mock A-Levels to play the game, became the then youngest to score a century on Test debut. There was celebration at his school, with his headmaster, Levy Hombarume, observing that "a whole group of students came to my office and asked if they could go to the cricket" as quoted by The Guardian.

Years and close to two decades have ticked by since Masakadza's fine achievement. In September 2019, at the age of 36, and leading the side, the veteran ended his international career - similar to how he began - with an impressive 42-ball 71 as he powered Zimbabwe to a consolation