Zimbabwe women's national cricket team
The Zimbabwe women's national cricket team represents Zimbabwe in international women's cricket. The team is organised by Zimbabwe Cricket, a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
| Nickname(s) | Lady Chevrons |
|---|---|
| Association | Zimbabwe Cricket |
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Mary-Anne Musonda |
| Coach | Gary Brent |
| International Cricket Council | |
| ICC status | Full member (1992) Associate member (1981) |
| ICC region | Africa |
| Women's international cricket | |
| First international | v Uganda at Nairobi; 8 December 2006 |
| Women's One Day Internationals | |
| First WODI | v Ireland at Harare Sports Club, Harare; 5 October 2021 |
| Last WODI | v Papua New Guinea at Harare Sports Club, Harare; 28 March 2024 |
| Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances | 3 (first in 2008) |
| Best result | 5th (2008) |
| Women's Twenty20 Internationals | |
| First WT20I | v Namibia at Sparta Cricket Club Ground, Walvis Bay; 5 January 2019 |
| Last WT20I | v Netherlands at Tolerance Oval, Abu Dhabi; 1 May 2024 |
| Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 2 (first in 2013) |
| Best result | 3rd (2015) |
| As of 1 May 2024 | |
Zimbabwe's women team made its international debut in 2006, at the ICC Africa regional qualifier for the Women's Cricket World Cup.[6] By winning that tournament, the team qualified for the 2008 World Cup Qualifier, eventually placing fifth out of eight teams by defeating Scotland in a play-off. However, at the 2011 World Cup Qualifier, Zimbabwe had much less success, failing to win a single match.[7] At the 2013 World Twenty20 Qualifier, the team placed sixth out of eight teams, while at the 2015 edition the team placed third, narrowly missing out on qualifying for the 2016 World Twenty20.[8]
In December 2018, Mary-Anne Musonda was appointed the captain of the team, replacing Chipo Mugeri.[9][10]
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[11] Zimbabwe were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier regional group, alongside ten other teams.[12]
In April 2021, the ICC awarded permanent Test and One Day International (ODI) status to all full member women's teams.[13]
Current squad edit
This lists all the players who have played for Zimbabwe in the past 12 months or were named in the most recent One-day or T20I squad. Updated on 2 April 2024.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Formats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||
| Mary-Anne Musonda | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ODI & T20I | Captain |
| Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano | 32 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI & T20I | |
| Ashley Ndiraya | 31 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | T20I | |
| Pellagia Mujaji | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI & T20I | |
| Nyasha Gwanzura | 28 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI | |
| Sharne Mayers | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ODI & T20I | |
| All-rounders | |||||
| Kelis Ndhlovu | 18 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ODI & T20I | |
| Josephine Nkomo | 27 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ODI & T20I | Vice-captain |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Chiedza Dhururu | 28 | Right-handed | ODI & T20I | ||
| Modester Mupachikwa | 27 | Right-handed | ODI & T20I | ||
| Spin Bowlers | |||||
| Precious Marange | 41 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ODI & T20I | |
| Lindokuhle Mabhero | 21 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ODI & T20I | |
| Loryn Phiri | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ODI | |
| Pace Bowlers | |||||
| Nomvelo Sibanda | 27 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ODI & T20I | |
| Loreen Tshuma | 27 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI & T20I | |
| Audrey Mazvishaya | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI & T20I | |
| Francisca Chipare | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI & T20I | |
| Kudzai Chigora | 17 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI | |
Coaching staff edit
Honours edit
Other edit
- African Games
- Gold medal (1): 2023
Records and statistics edit
International Match Summary — Zimbabwe Women[16][17]
Last updated 1 May 2024
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-Day Internationals | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 October 2021 |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 63 | 47 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 January 2019 |
One-Day Internationals edit
ODI record versus other nations[16]
Records complete to WODI #1371. Last updated 28 March 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Full Members | |||||||
| Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 November 2021 | |
| Ireland | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 October 2021 | 5 October 2021 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 November 2021 | |
| ICC Associate members | |||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 March 2024 | 24 March 2024 |
| Thailand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 April 2023 | |
Twenty20 Internationals edit
- Highest team total: 205/3, v. Mozambique on 13 September 2021 at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone.[18]
- Highest individual score: 80, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano v. Namibia on 20 April 2022, at Trans Namib Ground, Windhoek.[19]
- Best individual bowling figures: 6/11, Esther Mbofana v. Eswatini on 11 September 2021 at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone.[20]
| Most T20I runs for Zimbabwe Women[21]
| Most T20I wickets for Zimbabwe Women[22]
|
T20I record versus other nations[17]
Records complete to T20I #1863. Last updated 1 May 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Full Members | |||||||
| Ireland | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 September 2022 | |
| ICC Associate members | |||||||
| Botswana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 September 2021 | 12 September 2021 |
| Eswatini | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 September 2021 | 11 September 2021 |
| Kenya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 April 2019 | 6 April 2019 |
| Mozambique | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 May 2019 | 5 May 2019 |
| Namibia | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 January 2019 | 5 January 2019 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 May 2024 | |
| Nigeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 May 2019 | 11 May 2019 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 September 2022 | 18 September 2022 |
| Rwanda | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 May 2019 | 9 May 2019 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 May 2019 | 6 May 2019 |
| Thailand | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 August 2021 | 27 August 2021 |
| Uganda | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 April 2019 | 7 April 2019 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 September 2022 | 12 September 2022 |
| United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 September 2022 | 10 September 2022 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 April 2024 | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "WODI matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "WODI matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "WT20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ Other women's matches played by Zimbabwe women 25 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ Women's List A matches played by Zimbabwe women 25 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ Women's Twenty20 matches played by Zimbabwe women – CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ "Mary-Anne Musonda to lead Zimbabwe Women against Namibia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Musonda new Zimbabwe women's cricket team captain". New Zimbabwe. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "ICC announce qualification process for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board and Committee meetings have concluded following a series of virtual conference calls". ICC. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Kaushiik, Paul (5 April 2022). "Brent appointed Zimbabwe Women's head coach". 3-mob.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "All Zimbabwe Cricket 2022 coaching, selection and captaincy appointments". 8 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Records / Zimbabwe Women / One-Day Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ a b "Records / Zimbabwe Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Records / Zimbabwe Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Records / Zimbabwe Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Records / Zimbabwe Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Records / Zimbabwe Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Records / Zimbabwe Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.