| Malawi | |
| Association: | Cricket Malawi |
| Captain: | Moazzam Baig[1] |
| Coach: | Andre Botha |
| Icc Member Year: | 2003 |
| Icc Status: | Associate member[2] |
| Icc Region: | Africa |
| T20i Rank: | 53rd |
| T20i Rank Best: | 49th (28 May 2023) |
| First Match: | 21 March 2004 v Gambia at Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa |
| First T20i: | v at Lilongwe Golf Club, Lilongwe; 6 November 2019 |
| Most Recent T20i: | v at Sikh Union Club Ground, Nairobi; 6 July 2024 |
| Num T20is: | 36 |
| Num T20is This Year: | 5 |
| T20i Record: | 20/13 (0 ties, 3 no results) |
| T20i Record This Year: | 2/3 (0 ties, 0 no results) |
| Asofdate: | 6 July 2024 |
The Malawian national cricket team is the men's team that represents Malawi in international cricket.
Malawi was previously a member of the East and Central Africa Cricket Conference, which was a member of the ICC from 1989 to 2003 and fielded the East and Central Africa cricket team in the ICC Trophy.
From the 1970s, Malawi played regular international tournaments against other East and Central African teams, and occasionally against touring teams from England.[3]
In 2002 Malawi participated in the Africa Cup in which 10 nations took part. Malawi came last in the group, losing all 4 matches.
They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003[4] and an associate member in 2017.[2] Their international debut came the following year in the African affiliates championship, where they came fourth. They participated in the equivalent tournament in 2006, Division Three of the African region of the World Cricket League, once again coming fourth.[5]
In October 2009 Malawi hosted the WCL Africa Div 3 tournament, beating all participants to win the tournament. They were promoted to WCL Africa Division 2 for the next tournament in Benoni, SA. They struggled at this level and finished last.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Malawi and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.[6]
Malawi played their first T20I on 6 November 2019, against Mozambique, during the 2019 T20 Kwacha Cup.
This lists all the players who have played for Malawi in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad. Updated as of 6 July 2024
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||
| Donnex Kansonkho | Left-handed | ||||
| Gift Kansonkho | Right-handed | ||||
| Chisomo Malaya | Right-handed | ||||
| Beston Masauko | Right-handed | ||||
| Francis Nkhoma | Right-handed | ||||
| All-rounders | |||||
| Sami Sohail | Right-handed | ||||
| Aaftab Limdawala | Left-handed | Vice-captain | |||
| Moazzam Baig | Right-handed | Captain | |||
| Gershom Ntambalika | Right-handed | ||||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Phillip Zuze | Right-handed | ||||
| Chisomo Chete | Right-handed | ||||
| Spin Bowlers | |||||
| Suhail Vayani | Right-handed | ||||
| Mike Choamba | Right-handed | ||||
| Pace Bowlers | |||||
| Right-handed | |||||
| Blessings Pondani | Right-handed | ||||
| Bright Balala | Right-handed | ||||
International Match Summary — Malawi[7] Last updated 6 July 2024
| Playing Record | |||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 36 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 6 November 2019 |
Most T20I runs for Malawi[11]
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,077 | 59.42 | 2019–2024 | ||
| Donnex Kansonkho | 528 | 18.20 | 2021–2024 | |
| Gift Kansonkho | 421 | 19.13 | 2019–2024 | |
| 359 | 21.11 | 2019–2023 | ||
| Aaftab Limdawala | 230 | 28.75 | 2022–2024 |
| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 10.94 | 2019–2023 | ||
| 46 | 13.86 | 2019–2024 | ||
| 26 | 23.15 | 2022–2024 | ||
| Aaftab Limdawala | 15 | 19.93 | 2022–2024 | |
| Gift Kansonkho | 11 | 19.54 | 2019–2024 |
T20I record versus other nations[7]
Records complete to T20I #2736. Last updated 6 July 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Associate Members | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 November 2022 | 20 November 2022 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 September 2022 | 15 September 2022 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 October 2021 | 17 October 2021 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 October 2021 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 September 2022 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 October 2021 | 22 October 2021 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 November 2022 | 21 November 2022 | ||
| 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 November 2019 | 6 November 2019 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 October 2021 | 22 October 2021 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 November 2022 | 24 November 2022 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 October 2021 | 20 October 2021 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 September 2022 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 October 2021 | |||
For a list of selected international matches played by Malawi, see Cricket Archive.
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