| Lesotho | |
| Captain: | Chachole Tlali |
| Coach: | Lekoatsa Chaka |
| Icc Member Year: | 2017 |
| Icc Status: | Associate member[1] |
| Icc Region: | Africa |
| T20i Rank: | 79th |
| T20i Rank Best: | 69th (2 May 2022) |
| Association: | Lesotho Cricket Association |
| First Match: | v at Maseru, Lesotho; 1986 |
| First T20i: | v at IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali; 16 October 2021 |
| Most Recent T20i: | v at Malkerns Country Club Oval, Malkerns; 31 March 2024 |
| Num T20is: | 18 |
| Num T20is This Year: | 5 |
| T20i Record: | 4/13 (0 ties, 1 no result) |
| T20i Record This Year: | 2/3 (0 ties, 0 no results) |
| Asofdate: | 11 May 2024 |
The Lesotho national cricket team is the team that represents Lesotho in international cricket. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2001[2] and an associate member in 2017.[1]
Lesotho has played international cricket since at least 1986, when they played Swaziland in Maseru.[3] They made their official ICC debut at Division Three of the Africa Region of the ICC World Cricket League in April 2006, where they came last in the eight-team tournament.
In April 2018, the ICC granted full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Lesotho and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 are eligible for T20I status.[4]
International Match Summary — Lesotho[5] Last updated 31 March 2024
| Playing Record | |||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 18 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 16 October 2021 |
Most T20I runs for Lesotho[9]
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maaz Khan | 323 | 20.18 | 2021–2024 | |
| Chachole Tlali | 286 | 17.87 | 2021–2024 | |
| Waseem Yaqoob | 193 | 21.44 | 2022–202 | |
| Samir Patel | 160 | 16.00 | 2021–2022 | |
| Lerotholi Gabriel | 152 | 15.20 | 2022–2024 |
Most T20I wickets for Lesotho[10]
| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladwin Thamae | 15 | 18.73 | 2021–2024 | |
| Waseem Yaqoob | 13 | 25.15 | 2022–2024 | |
| Ts'episo Chaoana | 13 | 29.23 | 2021–2024 | |
| Yahya Jakda | 12 | 29.08 | 2021–2022 | |
| Molai Matsau | 7 | 33.14 | 2021–2022 |
T20I record versus other nations[5]
Records complete to T20I #2538. Last updated 31 March 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Associate Members | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 November 2022 | |||
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 October 2021 | 29 March 2024 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 October 2021 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 November 2022 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 October 2021 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 November 2022 | 17 November 2022 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 October 2021 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 November 2022 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 October 2021 | 20 November 2022 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 October 2021 | |||
For a list of selected international matches played by Lesotho, see Cricket Archive.