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Sport stars of 2024: Cricket’s Anesu Mushangwe

In a New Year series, Sport Today picks out the sports men and women who could be writing their names into the headlines in 2024.

Cricket’s Anesu Mushangwe became the first player from Zimbabwe to win the Women's Big Bash League.

Anesu learnt how to bowl by throwing lemons and details her journey from growing up in Zimbabwe and falling in love with cricket, to moving to Australia and playing with her idols - and all the obstacles in-between.

Photo: Anesu Mushangwe of the Strikers celebrates with team mates after taking the wicket of Rachel Trenaman of the Hurricanes during the Women's Big Bash League match between the Adelaide Strikers and the Hobart Hurricanes at North Sydney Oval, on November 18, 2022, in Sydney, Australia. (Credit: Getty Images)

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