| Botswana | |
| Association: | Botswana Cricket Association |
| Captain: | Laura Mophakedi |
| Coach: | Karabo Motlhanka |
| Icc Status: | Associate member |
| Icc Member Year: | 2005 |
| Icc Status2: | Affiliate member |
| Icc Member Year2: | 2001 |
| Icc Region: | Africa |
| Wt20i Rank: | 41st |
| Wt20i Rank Best: | 28th (4 Jan 2019) |
| First Wt20i: | v at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone; 20 August 2018 |
| Most Recent Wt20i: | v at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali; 8 June 2024 |
| Num Wt20is: | 63 |
| Num Wt20is This Year: | 14 |
| Wt20i Record: | 18/44 (1 tie, 0 no results) |
| Wt20i Record This Year: | 6/8 (0 ties, 0 no results) |
| Asofdate: | 8 June 2024 |
The Botswana women's national cricket team represents the country of Botswana in women's cricket matches. The team is currently coached by Karabo Motlhanka.[1]
In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Botswana women and another international side since 1 July 2018 have the full WT20I status.[2]
Botswana's first WT20I matches were contested as part of the Botswana 7s tournament in August 2018 against Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone and Zambia (Zambia's matches were not classified as WT20Is as they had a Botswanan player in their squad).[3] Botswana finished third on the table with three wins and two losses[4] and won the third place play off against Mozambique by a margin of nine wickets.[5]
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[6] The Botswana women's team are scheduled to make their debut at an ICC women's event when they play in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier group.[7]
Updated on 26 April 2024
This lists all the players who played for Botswana in the past 12 months or were named in the most recent squad.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||
| Oratile Kgeresi | Right-handed | ||||
| Pako Mapotsane | Right-handed | ||||
| Merapelo Phiase | Right-handed | ||||
| Wendy Moutswi | Right-handed | ||||
| Tebogo Moitoi | Right-handed | ||||
| Aliya Motorwala | Right-handed | ||||
| All-rounders | |||||
| Tuelo Shadrack | Right-handed | ||||
| Goabilwe Matome | Right-handed | ||||
| Amantle Mokgotlhe | Right-handed | ||||
| Florence Samanyika | Right-handed | ||||
| Shameelah Mosweu | Right-handed | ||||
| Goitseone Setshwane | Right-handed | ||||
| Wicket-keeper | |||||
| Laura Mophakedi | Right-handed | Captain | |||
| Bowlers | |||||
| Onneile Keitsemang | Right-handed | ||||
| Kesego Inakale | Right-handed | ||||
| Lesego Kooagile | Right-handed | ||||
International Match Summary — Botswana Women[8] Last updated 8 June 2024
| Playing Record | |||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 63 | 18 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 20 August 2018 |
Most T20I runs for Botswana Women[12]
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Mophakedi | 791 | 13.63 | 2018–2024 | |
| Shameelah Mosweu | 589 | 14.72 | 2018–2024 | |
| Florence Samanyika | 569 | 13.87 | 2018–2023 | |
| Goabilwe Matome | 448 | 12.80 | 2018–2024 | |
| Olebogeng Batisani | 358 | 16.27 | 2018–2022 |
Most T20I wickets for Botswana Women[13]
| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goabilwe Matome | 55 | 14.98 | 2018–2024 | |
| Tuelo Shadrack | 43 | 18.39 | 2018–2024 | |
| Shameelah Mosweu | 38 | 16.55 | 2018–2024 | |
| Florence Samanyika | 26 | 19.92 | 2018–2023 | |
| Botsogo Mpedi | 23 | 12.78 | 2018–2023 |
T20I record versus other nations[8]
Records complete to WT20I #1916. Last updated 8 June 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Full members | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 September 2021 | |||
| ICC Associate members | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 June 2022 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2024 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 September 2021 | 9 September 2021 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 June 2022 | 14 June 2022 | ||
| 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 December 2019 | 3 December 2019 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 August 2018 | 20 August 2018 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 August 2018 | 20 August 2018 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 August 2018 | 21 August 2018 | ||
| 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 August 2018 | |||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 June 2021 | 15 June 2023 | ||
| 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 June 2021 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 August 2018 | 6 September 2023 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 September 2021 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 June 2022 | |||