Sarah Dambanevana (born 26 May 1990) is a Zimbabwean cricket umpire and former international cricketer. She played for the Zimbabwe women's cricket team between 2009 and 2014, including at the 2011 World Cup Qualifier. In 2022, she was added to the Development Panel of ICC Umpires. She was one of the female umpires named by the ICC to stand in matches in the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. She became the first female Zimbabwean to make her international umpiring debut in ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
In 2010, she played her first international match for Zimbabwe against Kenya in Women's World Cup Qualifying Series Africa Region on 17 December 2010. She played List A cricket for Zimbabwe women in 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in 2011. She also featured Zimbabwe women's in Regional T20 world cup qualifiers in Tanzania in 2012. In 2013, she played T20 for Zimbabwe women's team against South Africa Emerging women's team.
She first time officiated as an on-field umpire in List A match on 24 October 2022, in the Pro50 Championship, when she was one of the umpires in the match between Eagles and Rhinos.
In January 2023, she was selected as match officials for the Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. She was one of the on-field umpire in 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup final and became the first female Zimbabwean umpire to stand in a Cricket World Cup final.
In September 2023, she stood as on-field umpire in international match in women's T20I between Botswana and Kenya in 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier. In November 2023, she first time officiate as on field in men's T20I between Kenya and Rwanda in 2022âÂÂ23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier. In January 2024, she stood as on-field umpire in women's ODI between Zimbabwe and Ireland on 18 January 2024.
On 15 February 2024, she became the first Zimbabwean woman umpires to stand as an on-field umpire in a men's domestic fixture in Zimbabwe, when she was one of the umpires in the match between Eagles and Mountaineers in the 2023âÂÂ24 Logan Cup.