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{{short description|New Zealand cricketer (born 1987)}}
{{for|the British diplomat|Colin Munro (diplomat)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Colin Munro
| image = Colin_Munro_with_the_Sydney_Sixers.jpg
| caption = Munro with the [[Sydney Sixers]] in 2017
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|3|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Durban]], [[Natal Province]], South Africa
| heightm = 1.80
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium fast]]
| role = [[Batting order (cricket)#Opening batters|Opening batter]]
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2012–2020
| country = New Zealand

| onetest = true
| testdebutdate = 11 January
| testdebutyear = 2013
| testdebutagainst = South Africa
| testcap = 258

| odidebutagainst = South Africa
| odidebutdate = 22 January
| odidebutyear = 2013
| odicap = 179
| lastodidate = 26 June
| lastodiyear = 2019
| lastodiagainst = Pakistan
| odishirt = 82

| T20Idebutdate = 21 December
| T20Idebutyear = 2012
| T20Idebutagainst = South Africa
| T20Icap = 58
| lastT20Idate = 2 February
| lastT20Iyear = 2020
| lastT20Iagainst = India
| T20Ishirt = 82

| club1 = [[Auckland cricket team|Auckland]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2006/07–2020/21}}
| club2 = [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]]
| year2 = 2014–2015, 2022
| club3 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| year3 = 2016
| club4 = [[Trinbago Knight Riders]]
| year4 = 2016–present
| club5 = [[Sydney Sixers]]
| year5 = 2016/17
| club6 = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| year6 = 2018–2019
| club7 = [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]]
| year7 = 2018
| club8 = [[Karachi Kings]]
| year8 = 2019
| club9 = [[Islamabad United]]
| year9 = 2020–2025
| club10 = [[Perth Scorchers]]
| year10 = {{nowrap|2020/21–2021/22}}
| club11 = [[Manchester Originals]]
| year11 = 2021
| club12 = [[Trent Rockets]]
| year12 = 2022–2023
| club13 = [[Brisbane Heat]]
| year13 = 2022/23–present
| club14 = [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]]
| year14 = 2023
| club15 = [[St Lucia Kings]]
| year15 = 2023
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 1
| runs1= 15
| bat avg1= 7.5
| 100s/50s1= 0/0
| top score1= 15
| deliveries1 = 108
| wickets1 = 2
| bowl avg1 = 20.0
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/40
| catches/stumpings1= 0/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 57
| runs2= 1,271
| bat avg2= 24.92
| 100s/50s2= 0/8
| top score2= 87
| deliveries2 = 552
| wickets2 = 7
| bowl avg2 = 68.71
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 2/10
| catches/stumpings2= 22/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 65
| runs3= 1,724
| bat avg3= 31.34
| 100s/50s3= 3/11
| top score3= 109[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 118
| wickets3 = 4
| bowl avg3 = 46.50
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 1/12
| catches/stumpings3= 19/–
| column4 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches4 = 48
| runs4= 3,611
| bat avg4= 51.58
| 100s/50s4= 13/15
| top score4= 281
| deliveries4 = 3,518
| wickets4 = 58
| bowl avg4 = 27.51
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/36
| catches/stumpings4= 21/–
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Cricket]]}}
{{MedalCountry |{{NZ}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ICC Cricket World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2019 Cricket World Cup|2019 England and Wales]]|}}
| date = 14 March 2024
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/232359.html ESPNcricinfo
}}

'''Colin Munro''' (born 11 March 1987) is a South African born former New Zealand international [[cricket]]er, who played for [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand cricket team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/232359.html |title=Colin Munro |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref> He was a member of the [[New Zealand national under-19 cricket team|New Zealand Under-19]] team and is currently a member of the [[Auckland cricket team]].<ref name="aucklandcricket">{{cite news | url=http://www.aucklandcricket.co.nz/Colin-Munro/0,27551,155132,00.html | publisher=Auckland Cricket | title=Colin Munro | access-date=1 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106015218/http://www.aucklandcricket.co.nz/Colin-Munro/0,27551,155132,00.html | archive-date=6 November 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He was a part of the New Zealand squad to finish as [[2019 Cricket World Cup final|runners-up]] at the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]].

==Early life==
Munro was born the youngest of 4 boys, in early spring, 1987, with three older brothers. He attended Maidstone Primary School in [[Tongaat]] and after moving to New Zealand, attended [[Pakuranga College]] and played in the school's 1st XI cricket team. Munro represented New Zealand in the [[Under-19 Cricket World Cup]] held in [[Sri Lanka]] in 2006.

==Domestic and T20 franchise career==
In [[2012-13 Plunket Shield Season|2012-13]], he and [[Craig Cachopa]] added 377 runs for the sixth wicket against the [[Wellington Firebirds]] in the [[Plunket Shield]], falling two runs shy of the sixth wicket [[List of New Zealand first-class cricket records#Highest partnerships|partnership record]]. He scored the second highest score for the [[Auckland Aces]] of 269 unbeaten with 27 fours and 14 sixes behind [[Bill Carson (sportsman)|Bill Carson]]'s record score of 290 set back in 1936/37.

In January 2017, Munro signed for the Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League and made his debut in front of 39,756 at the SCG against the Thunder.
<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/colin-munro-signs-sydney-sixers-kfc-big-bash-league-bbl06-replacement-overseas/2017-01-06 | title=Sixers sign Black Caps star Munro | date=6 January 2017 | publisher=Cricket.com.au | first=Laura | last=Jolly | access-date=3 January 2019 }}</ref>

In March, 2018, as his international form in T20 not translating in ODIs, and with the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]] looming, Munro decided to forego the rest of the 2017/18 and 2018/2019 [[Plunket Shield]] test seasons and focuses solely on white ball cricket. This also includes international Test cricket.

In September 2018, he was named in Balkh's squad in the [[2018–19 Afghanistan Premier League|first edition]] of the [[Afghanistan Premier League]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/afghanistan-premier-league-2018-all-you-need-to-know-from-the-player-draft/ |title=Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft |work=CricTracker |date=10 September 2018 |access-date=10 September 2018}}</ref> In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Brampton Wolves franchise team in the [[2019 Global T20 Canada]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadacricket.com/?p=12755 |title=Global T20 draft streamed live |work=Canada Cricket Online |date=20 June 2019 |access-date=20 June 2019}}</ref> He was released by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the [[List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2020 IPL auction]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction? |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/where-do-the-eight-franchises-stand-before-the-2020-auction-1206731 |access-date=15 November 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
Ahead of the [[2020 Pakistan Super League players draft|2020 PSL Draft]], he was released by [[Karachi Kings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://psl-t20.com/news/987/|title=HBL PSL 2020: Complete list of players retained and released by the six teams|work=psl-t20.com|access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref> In December 2019, he was drafted by [[Islamabad United]] as first pick of the Diamond Category round at the 2020 PSL draft.<ref>{{cite web |title=PSL 2020: What the six teams look like |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/psl-2020-what-the-six-teams-look-like-1209256 |access-date=7 December 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Auckland ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/new-zealand-domestic-squads-for-2020-21-season-1225076 |access-date=15 June 2020 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/121831138/auckland-lose-jeet-raval-to-northern-districts-finn-allen-to-wellington-in-domestic-contracts |title=Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts |work=Stuff |date=15 June 2020 |access-date=15 June 2020}}</ref> In July 2020, he was named in the [[Trinbago Knight Riders]] squad for the [[2020 Caribbean Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/mohammad-nabi-sandeep-lamichhane-ben-dunk-earn-big-in-cpl-2020-draft-1226284 |access-date=6 July 2020 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/teams-selected-hero-cpl-2020/ |title=Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020 |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=6 July 2020}}</ref> He was signed by [[Manchester Originals]] for [[2021 season of The Hundred|The Hundred 2021]] tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Manchester Originals (Men) Squad - Originals Squad - The Hundred Men's Competition, 2021 Squad|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/the-hundred-men-s-competition-2021-1252040/manchester-originals-men-squad-1268502/series-squads|access-date=2022-01-11|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=The Hundred 2021 - full squad lists|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/54646061|access-date=2022-01-11}}</ref>

In December 2021, he was signed by [[Islamabad United]] following the players' draft for the [[2022 Pakistan Super League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/franchises-finalise-squad-for-hbl-psl-2022-.html |title=Franchises finalise squad for HBL PSL 2022 |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |date=10 January 2014 |access-date=12 December 2021}}</ref> He was part of [[Perth Scorchers]] for the [[2021–22 Big Bash League season]] but on 9 January 2022, he was tested positive for [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Scorchers dealt COVID blow ahead of Sixers clash|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/perth-scorchers-bbl-covid-19-colin-munro-jason-behrendorff-brisbane-heat-update/2022-01-09|access-date=2022-01-11|website=cricket.com.au|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-09|title=Scorchers camp rocked by import's positive COVID case|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/perth-scorchers/perth-scorchers-camp-rocked-by-import-colin-munros-positive-covid-case-c-5237485|access-date=2022-01-11|website=The West Australian|language=en}}</ref>

In April 2022, he was bought by the [[Trent Rockets]] for the [[2022 season of The Hundred|2022 season]] of [[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]] in England.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60477088 |title=The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed |work=BBC Sport |access-date=5 April 2022}}</ref>

==International career==
He was selected for the New Zealand Test Cricket team to play South Africa in the 2nd Test of the NZ team's tour after an injury to [[James Franklin (cricketer)|James Franklin]]. This made him [[New Zealand Test Cricketer]] number 258. In 2016, after becoming the top scorer in the domestic T20 competition, where he bats at no.3, there were hopes for him to cement that spot before the [[2016 ICC World Twenty20|ICC World T20]], given [[Brendon McCullum]]'s international retirement before the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|title = NZ 164/4 (18.3 ov, LRPL Taylor 14*, GD Elliott 1*, KMDN Kulasekara 2/22). Live Scorecard |url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-sri-lanka-2015-16/engine/match/914217.html|website = ESPNcricinfo|access-date = 2016-01-07}}</ref><ref name="wallop"/>

Munro was added to the [[Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2015–16|series against Sri Lanka]], after a great domestic season. He played the last ODI and 2 T20Is in the series. In the second T20I at [[Eden Park]], Munro recorded the second fastest T20I fifty of all time in 14 balls, with seven sixes, only behind 12-ball fifty of [[Yuvraj Singh]]. This is also the fastest fifty by a New Zealander in this format, beating the previous record set by [[Martin Guptill]] (50 from 19 balls) just 20 minutes before. He was adjudged man of the match for this performance.<ref name="wallop">{{cite web | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/75756223/crash-bang-wallop--colin-munro-claims-martin-guptills-nz-fastest-50-record-in-same-innings | title=Crash, bang, wallop - Colin Munro claims Martin Guptill's NZ fastest 50 record in SAME innings | work=[[Stuff.co.nz]] | date=10 January 2016 | access-date=31 October 2016 | author=Wilson, Clay}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Andrew Fidel Fernando |date=10 January 2016 |title=New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I, Auckland. Guptill sets fastest NZ fifty record, Munro breaks it five overs later |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-tour-of-new-zealand-2015-16-914179/new-zealand-vs-sri-lanka-2nd-t20i-914219/match-report |access-date=10 January 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

On 6 January 2017 [[Bangladeshi cricket team in New Zealand in 2016–17|against Bangladesh]], Munro scored his first Twenty20 International century, and became the third player for New Zealand to score a T20I hundred after Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill.<ref name="Munro100">{{cite web |date=6 January 2017 |title=Munro's 52-ball hundred razes Bangladesh |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/bangladesh-tour-of-new-zealand-2016-17-1019965/new-zealand-vs-bangladesh-2nd-t20i-1019981/match-report |access-date=6 January 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> With his century, New Zealand posted 195 runs in 20 overs and finally won the match by 47 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/10680/scorecard/1019981/New-Zealand-vs-Bangladesh-2nd-T20I-bangladesh-in-new-zealand-t20i-series/ |title=2nd T20I, Bangladesh tour of New Zealand at Mount Maunganui, Jan 6 2017 |date=6 January 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref>

Munro was lifted to opening batting position during the ODI series [[New Zealand cricket team in India in 2017-18|against India]], and he had good fortunes in the opening slot in a few matches.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2017/10/colin-munro-george-worker-to-open-for-blackcaps-in-india-as-tom-latham-demoted.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012100254/http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2017/10/colin-munro-george-worker-to-open-for-blackcaps-in-india-as-tom-latham-demoted.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 October 2017|title=Colin Munro, George Worker to open for Blackcaps in India as Tom Latham demoted|work=[[Newshub]] |access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref>

On 4 November 2017, in the second T20I of the Indian tour, Munro scored his second Twenty20 International century, becoming the second New Zealander (after McCullum) and fourth overall to score two T20I centuries. He was also the first batsman to score two T20I centuries in a year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Munro: first batsman to hit two T20I tons in a year |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/munro-first-batsman-to-hit-two-t20i-tons-in-a-year-1125414 |access-date=4 November 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> New Zealand won the match by 40 runs and 3-match series was levelled 1–1 with his all-round contribution.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18029/game/1120094/India-vs-New-Zealand-2nd-T20I-nz-in-ind-2017-18-2017-18/|title=2nd T20I (N), New Zealand tour of India at Rajkot, Nov 4 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-11-04}}</ref>

During the series [[West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2017–18|against West Indies]], Munro moved up to open in the limited overs formats. On 3 January 2018, during the series against the West Indies, he became the first player to score three centuries in T20I cricket.<ref name="Munro3">{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/100291839/colin-munro-becomes-the-first-man-to-score-three-twenty20-international-hundreds |title=Colin Munro becomes the first man to score three Twenty20 international hundreds |work=Stuff |date=3 January 2018 |access-date=3 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Munro steps up in 'mentor' McCullum's role |work=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/colin-munro-steps-up-in-mentor-brendon-mccullum-s-role-1131495 |access-date=2018-01-04}}</ref> With this feat, he became the no.1 T20I batsman in the world, while [[Ish Sodhi]] claimed the no.1 T20I bowler ranking at the same time, making them the first Black Caps pair to top the respective lists since [[Brendon McCullum]] and [[Daniel Vettori]] in 2008 and 2009.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/587573|title=Munro and Sodhi on top of the world|access-date=2018-01-04|language=en}}</ref>

In May 2018, he was one of twenty players to be awarded a new contract for the 2018–19 season by [[New Zealand Cricket]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Todd Astle bags his first New Zealand contract |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/todd-astle-bags-his-first-new-zealand-contract-1146731 |access-date=15 May 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

Munro experienced indifferent form opening in ODIs against the [[Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2018-19]]<ref name="India tour of New Zealand in 2018-19">{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/_/id/18808/india-in-new-zealand-2018-19 | title=India tour of New Zealand 2018-19 - Live Cricket Scores, Match Schedules, Points, News, Results | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | access-date=February 22, 2019}}</ref> but had more success in the T20s and was Player Of The Match in the 3rd match with a rapid 72.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18808/scorecard/1153698/new-zealand-vs-india-3rd-t20i-india-in-new-zealand-2018-19 | title=Full Scorecard of New Zealand vs India 3rd T20I 2019 - Score Report | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | access-date=February 22, 2019}}</ref> His form reflected that of the NZ team.<ref name="India tour of New Zealand in 2018-19"/>

In March 2019, he was named as the ANZ International Men's T20 Player of the Year at the annual New Zealand Cricket awards.<ref>{{cite web |title=Williamson named NZ Player of the Year at ANZ Awards |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/williamson-awarded-sir-richard-hadlee-medal-named-nz-player-of-the-year-1178591 |access-date=21 March 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> The following month, he was named in [[2019 Cricket World Cup squads#New Zealand|New Zealand's squad]] for the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sodhi and Blundell named in New Zealand World Cup squad |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sodhi-and-blundell-named-in-new-zealand-world-cup-squad-1179808 |access-date=3 April 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=2 April 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1154328 |title=Uncapped Blundell named in New Zealand World Cup squad, Sodhi preferred to Astle |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref>

On 10 May 2024, he announced his retirement from international cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/new-zealand-news-colin-munro-formally-retires-from-international-cricket-1433140 |title=Colin Munro formally retires from international cricket |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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