| Series: | 2022 Capricorn Women's Tri-Series |
| Date: | 20–26 April 2022 |
| Place: | Namibia |
| Result: | won the tournament |
| Captain1: | Irene van Zyl |
| Captain2: | Concy Aweko |
| Captain3: | Mary-Anne Musonda[1] |
| Runs1: | Jurriene Diergaardt (141) |
| Runs2: | Janet Mbabazi (118) |
| Runs3: | Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano (172) |
| Wickets1: | Sune Wittmann (9) |
| Wickets2: | Janet Mbabazi (11) |
| Wickets3: | Anesu Mushangwe (10) |
| Next: | 2023 |
The 2022 Capricorn Women's Tri-Series was a Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) cricket tournament that was held in Namibia in April 2022.[2] [3] The participating teams were the hosts Namibia, along with Uganda and Zimbabwe.[4] [5] The tournament consisted of a triple round-robin stage followed by a final between the top two teams.[6] [7] The series was the first as head coach of Zimbabwe Women for former international cricketer Gary Brent.[8]
Namibia won the opening match of the series, against Zimbabwe, by seven wickets,[9] to record their first ever win against a Full Member side.[10] On day two of the series, Uganda lost both of their matches, the first by twelve runs to Namibia,[11] and then by eight runs to Zimbabwe.[12] Zimbabwe defeated Uganda again on day three, this time by 22 runs, despite a controversial dismissal of Zimbabwean captain Mary-Ann Musonda for obstructing the field.[13] On the fourth day, Zimbabwe bowled out the hosts for only 41 runs before securing a win by nine wickets.[14] Namibia were bowled out cheaply again in the afternoon, this time for 68, but were still able to defeat Uganda by 28 runs thanks to a first five-wicket haul for Sune Wittmann.[15] Zimbabwe rotated their squad for their final round-robin game, in which Josephine Nkomo took the captaincy in a win by 11 runs over Uganda.[16] Later on day five, Zimbabwe recorded their highest WT20I partnership, with openers Sharne Mayers and Kelis Ndhlovu adding an unbeaten 156 runs in a 67-run win over Namibia.[17]
Following the conclusion of the round-robin matches, Zimbabwe and Namibia had advanced to the final of the series.[18] Zimbabwe won the final by seven wickets, with Nomvelo Sibanda taking a hat-trick and a five-wicket haul.[19] [20]
Qualified for the final
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