Full Name
Brian John Bennett
Born
November 10, 2003
Birthplace
Harare, Zimbabwe
Role
Batting Allrounder
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm off-break
Brother
David Bennett
Country
Zimbabwe
Brian Bennett
Brian Bennett
Brian Bennett
Brian Bennett is a 22-year-old Zimbabwean all-rounder, born November 10, 2003, who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off-break. He plays for the Zimbabwe national team and first gained prominence at the 2022 U-19 World Cup. His professional career includes debut matches in first-class (2022), T20I (2023), Test (2024), and ODI (2024) formats. Key career highlights include a maiden Test century, a record-breaking 264* in first-class cricket, and a strong performance at the 2026 T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final.
Table of Content
Cricket Polls
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe vs South Africa · Super 8 Group 1 (X2 v X4) | T20I | March 1, 2026 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 115.38 |
| India vs Zimbabwe · Super 8 Group 1 (X1 v X2) | T20I | February 26, 2026 | 97 | 59 | 8 | 6 | 164.41 |
| Zimbabwe vs West Indies · Super 8 Group 1 (X2 v X3) | T20I | February 23, 2026 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe · 38th Match, Group B | T20I | February 19, 2026 | 63 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 131.25 |
| Australia vs Zimbabwe · 19th Match, Group B | T20I | February 13, 2026 | 64 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Zimbabwe vs Oman · 8th Match, Group B | T20I | February 9, 2026 | 48 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe vs South Africa · Super 8 Group 1 (X2 v X4) | T20I | March 1, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| India vs Zimbabwe · Super 8 Group 1 (X1 v X2) | T20I | February 26, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Zimbabwe vs Oman · 8th Match, Group B | T20I | February 9, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Pakistan vs Zimbabwe · 1st T20I | T20I | November 18, 2025 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Zimbabwe vs Namibia · 1st T20I | T20I | September 15, 2025 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka · 3rd T20I | T20I | September 7, 2025 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 | T20I | Feb 7, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 292 | 217 | 32 | 7 | 134.56 |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm up Matches 2026 | T20 | Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 6, 2026 | 57 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 190.00 |
| Pakistan T20I Tri-Series 2025 | T20I | Nov 18, 2025 - Nov 29, 2025 | 141 | 109 | 19 | 2 | 129.36 |
| Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe 2025 | T20I | Oct 20, 2025 - Nov 2, 2025 | 87 | 61 | 6 | 4 | 142.62 |
| ICC Mens T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final 2025 | T20I | Sep 26, 2025 - Oct 4, 2025 | 314 | 173 | 41 | 11 | 181.50 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh 2025 | TEST | Apr 20, 2025 - May 2, 2025 | 9 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 1/49 | 5.44 |
| Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 2025 | T20 | Mar 24, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025 | 11 | 0 | 87 | 5 | 2/19 | 7.91 |
| Afghanistan tour of Zimbabwe 2024 | TEST | Dec 11, 2024 - Jan 6, 2025 | 40 | 2 | 136 | 5 | 5/95 | 3.40 |
| Logan Cup 2024 | FIRSTCLASS | Oct 27, 2024 - Mar 9, 2025 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 1 | - | 1.78 |
| Pro50 Championship 2024 | LISTA | Oct 25, 2024 - Mar 17, 2025 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 | - | 4.80 |
| India tour of Zimbabwe 2024 | T20I | Jul 6, 2024 - Jul 14, 2024 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 1/0 | 10.60 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 11 | 19 | 509 | 712 | 139 | 29.9400 | 71.4800 | 2 | 70 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| ODI | 11 | 11 | 348 | 362 | 169 | 31.6300 | 96.1300 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| T20 | 81 | 80 | 2546 | 1841 | 111 | 35.8500 | 138.2900 | 9 | 283 | 72 | 16 | 1 |
| T20I | 58 | 58 | 1888 | 1314 | 111 | 36.3000 | 143.6800 | 6 | 215 | 58 | 12 | 1 |
| List A | 24 | 24 | 954 | 1022 | 169 | 53.0000 | 93.3400 | 6 | 97 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| First Class | 26 | 44 | 1433 | 2004 | 264 | 37.7100 | 71.5000 | 6 | 197 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 11 | 8 | 88.00 | 528 | 335 | 6 | 55.8300 | 3.8000 | 88.0000 | 5/95 | 5/95 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ODI | 11 | 2 | 3.20 | 20 | 34 | 0 | 0.0000 | 10.2000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 81 | 32 | 60.00 | 360 | 501 | 18 | 27.8300 | 8.3500 | 20.0000 | 4/26 | 4/26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 58 | 17 | 24.20 | 146 | 204 | 6 | 34.0000 | 8.3800 | 24.3000 | 2/20 | 2/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 24 | 14 | 73.30 | 441 | 361 | 8 | 45.1200 | 4.9100 | 55.1000 | 2/13 | 2/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 26 | 25 | 209.00 | 1254 | 839 | 17 | 49.3500 | 4.0100 | 73.7000 | 5/95 | 5/95 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oman vs Zimbabwe · Match 11 | T20 | February 5, 2026 | 56 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 200.00 |
| Zimbabwe vs Tanzania · Match 9 | T20I | September 30, 2025 | 111 | 60 | 15 | 2 | 185.00 |
| Uganda vs Zimbabwe · Match 3 | T20I | September 26, 2025 | 72 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 163.64 |
| Zimbabwe vs Namibia · 1st T20I | T20I | September 15, 2025 | 94 | 51 | 8 | 4 | 184.31 |
| Zimbabwe vs Ireland · 1st ODI | ODI | February 14, 2025 | 169 | 163 | 20 | 3 | 103.68 |
| Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan · 1st T20I | T20I | December 11, 2024 | 49 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia tour of Zimbabwe, 2025 | T20I | Sep 15, 2025 - Sep 18, 2025 | 136 | 75 | 14 | 5 | 181.33 |
News
Current Teams
Zimbabwe national team
Mountaineers (domestic)
Other domestic and franchise teams include Morrisville Samp Army, Hambantota Bangla Tigers, Zimbabweans, and UAE Bulls
International Debuts
T20I debut: December 7, 2023, against Ireland at Harare Sports Club, Harare.
Test debut: July 25, 2024, against Ireland at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast.
ODI debut: November 24, 2024, against Pakistan at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo.
Notable Achievements
2022 U-19 World Cup: Top run-scorer for Zimbabwe with 273 runs
First-class: Scored an unbeaten 264 against Eagles in February 2024
First T20I century: 111 against Tanzania (2025)
Test century: 139 off 143 balls against England at Trent Bridge (2025), Zimbabwe's fastest Test century
Maiden ODI century: 169 against Ireland (2025)
ICC Player of the Month nomination: Nominated for September 2025 after a dominant performance in the lead-up to the 2026 T20 World Cup qualifiers
International Records And Stats (as Of November 2025)
Test: 11 matches, 509 runs at average of 
29.94, 2 centuries
ODI: 11 matches, 348 runs at average of 
31.64, 1 century
T20I: 52 matches, 1,562 runs at average of 
31.88, 1 century
