Forster Mutizwa

Forster Mutizwa
Personal information
Full name	Forster Mutizwa
Born	24 August 1985 (age 40); Harare, Zimbabwe
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Role	Wicket-keeper, Umpire
International information
National side	Zimbabwe;
Only Test (cap 84)	26 January 2012 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 104)	27 January 2009 v Kenya
Last ODI	25 October 2011 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 29)	15 October 2011 v New Zealand
Last T20I	11 February 2012 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
2004/05–2005/06; 2016/17–2017/18	Manicaland
2006/07–2009	Easterns
2009/10–2012/13	Mashonaland Eagles
2013/14–2018/19	Mountaineers
Umpiring information
ODIs umpired	7 (2022–2025)
T20Is umpired	48 (2021–2025)
WODIs umpired	1 (2024)
WT20Is umpired	17 (2021–2025)
Career statistics
	Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 March 2023
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Forster Mutizwa (born 24 August 1985) is a Zimbabwean cricket umpire and former cricketer. He played as a right-handed lower middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper.

Playing career

He was first called up to the national team for a tour of Bangladesh but did not feature in a match.^[1] He made his international debut in a One Day International (ODI) against Kenya on 27 January 2009. He had featured in a lone Test for Zimbabwe against New Zealand in January 2012.^[2] In December 2019, he quit playing cricket to become an umpire.^[3]

Umpiring career

On 23 July 2021, he stood in his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match, between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.^[4] On 7 August 2022, he made his ODI umpiring debut in a match between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.^[5] As of March 2023, he had officiated in 3 ODI and 24 T20I matches, including two women's T20Is.