Mozambique women's national cricket team explained

Mozambique
Association:Mozambican Cricket Association
Captain:Olga Matsolo
Icc Status:Associate member[1]
Icc Member Year:2017
Icc Status2:Affiliate member
Icc Member Year2:2003
Icc Region:Africa
Wt20i Rank:47th
Wt20i Rank Best:36th (22 Dec 2022)
First Wt20i:v. at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone; 20 August 2018
Most Recent Wt20i:v. at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone; 26 April 2024
Num Wt20is:38
Num Wt20is This Year:7
Wt20i Record:16/22
(0 ties, 0 no results)
Wt20i Record This Year:3/4
(0 ties, 0 no results)
Asofdate:29 May 2024

The Mozambique women's national cricket team represents the country of Mozambique in women's cricket matches.

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 Mozambique women and other ICC members since 1 July 2018 have the full WT20I status.[2]

Mozambique's first WT20I matches were contested as part of the Botswana 7s tournament in August 2018 against Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Sierra Leone and Zambia (Zambia's matches were not classified as WT20Is as they had a Botswanan player in their squad).[3] Mozambique finished fourth on the table with two wins and three losses[4] and lost the third place play off against Botswana by a margin of nine wickets.[5]

In November 2019, Mozambique Women's team participated in T20 Kwacha Cup which was a 7-match bilateral T20I series against Malawi. All the 7 matches were played at Saint Andrews International High School in Blantyre, Malawi. Mozambique women lost the series by 3-4.

In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[6] Mozambique were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier regional group, alongside ten other teams.[7]

Current Squad

Updated as on 26 April 2024

This lists all the players who played for Mozambique in the 2024 BCA Kalahari Women's T20I Tournament.

NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Abelina Moiane Right-handed
Irene Mulhovo Right-handed
Fernanda Zavala Right-handed
Olga Mondlane
All-rounders
Cristina Magaia Right-handed Also Wicket-keeper
Isabel Chuma Right-handed
Regina Muzumba Right-handed
Rosalia Haiong Left-handed
Bowlers
Angelica Salomao Right-handed Captain
Amelia Mundundo Right-handed
Laura Chipanga Right-handed
Josefina Sonia Right-handed

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Mozambique Women[8] Last updated 26 April 2024

Playing Record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals 38 16 22 0 0 20 August 2018

Twenty20 International

Most T20I runs for Mozambique Women[12]

PlayerRunsAverageCareer span
Palmira Cuinica 539 19.25 2018–2023
Christina Magaia 272 9.71 2018–2024
Isabel Chuma 261 11.34 2018–2024
Olga Mondlane 257 15.11 2018–2024
Fatima Guirrugo 181 25.85 2018–2022

Most T20I wickets for Mozambique Women[13]

PlayerWicketsAverageCareer span
Christina Magaia 35 8.00 2018–2024
Isabel Chuma 24 16.41 2018–2024
Palmira Cuinica 20 21.05 2018–2023
Angelica Salomao 18 16.05 2018–2024
Olga Matsolo 16 27.31 2018–2023

T20I record versus other nations[8]

Records complete to T20I #1848. Last updated 26 April 2024.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
ICC Full members
2 0 2 0 0 5 January 2019
ICC Associate members
5 0 5 0 0 21 August 2018
1 0 1 0 0 5 September 2023
8 8 0 0 0 16 September 2021 16 September 2021
4 4 0 0 0 21 August 2018 21 August 2018
8 4 4 0 0 24 August 2018 24 August 2018
1 0 1 0 0 23 August 2018
1 0 1 0 0 6 May 2019
4 0 4 0 0 8 May 2019
2 0 2 0 0 20 August 2018
2 0 2 0 0 9 May 2019

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform. International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. 1 September 2018.
  2. Web site: T20s between all ICC members to have international status. ESPNcricinfo. 27 April 2018. 5 January 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181116163436/http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23324980/t20s-all-icc-members-international-status. 16 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Botswana 7s tournament: A complete round-up. womenscriczone.com. 30 August 2018. 5 January 2019. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190104110756/https://www.womenscriczone.com/report/botswana-7s-tournament-a-complete-round-up/. 4 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series Table - 2018. ESPNcricinfo. 5 January 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190104110922/http://www.espncricinfo.com/table/series/18920/bca-women's-t20i-series. 4 January 2019.
  5. Web site: 3rd Place Play-off, Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series at Gaborone, Aug 25 2018. ESPNcricinfo. 5 January 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190104111424/http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18920/scorecard/1158360/botswana-women-vs-mozambique-women-3rd-place-play-off-botswana-cricket-association-womens-t20i-series-2018. 4 January 2019.
  6. Web site: Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced . International Cricket Council . 12 December 2020.
  7. Web site: ICC announce qualification process for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup . The Cricketer . 12 December 2020.
  8. Web site: Records / Mozambique Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary . ESPNcricinfo.
  9. Web site: Records / Mozambique Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals . . 21 June 2019.
  10. Web site: Records / Mozambique Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores . . 21 June 2019.
  11. Web site: Records / Mozambique Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures . . 21 June 2019.
  12. Web site: Records / Mozambique Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs . . 25 November 2019.
  13. Web site: Records / Mozambique Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets . . 25 November 2019.