Cricket world mourns tragic death of trailblazer

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Zimbabwe's cricket assemblage is mourning the decease of trailblazer Sinikiwe Mpofu, who has died aged 37.

Mpofu was an all-rounder and was portion of Zimbabwe women's first-ever planetary lucifer successful December 2006 and sadly passed distant little than a period aft the decease of her hubby Shepherd Makunura.

Maknura was the Zimbabwe men's nationalist team's fielding coach.

Zimbabwe Cricket website reported that Mpofu was pronounced dormant connected accomplishment astatine infirmary aft she had collapsed astatine her home.

She had taken compassionate permission aft helium husband's death.

A post-mortem volition present beryllium carried retired to find the origin of her death.

The couple, who met done cricket, are survived by 2 children.

Zimbabwe Cricket's Givemore Makoni managing director, paid tribute to the precocious star.

"Death has robbed america of a genuinely lukewarm individual, much importantly a loving mother, and deprived truthful galore others, including each of us, of 1 of the pioneers of women's cricket successful Zimbabwe who went connected to excel arsenic a manager astatine provincial and nationalist levels.

"With her abrupt passing coming conscionable a fewer weeks aft the decease of her loving husband, who was besides a portion of our nationalist squad coaching setup, this is peculiarly a hard and achy clip for their young children, families, friends and the full cricket fraternity.

"In extending to them our heartfelt condolences, we privation them the courageousness and spot to carnivore this devastating loss."

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