Rhinos women's cricket team explained

Rhinos Women
Captain:	Josephine Nkomo
Colours:	Red
Founded:	2020
Ground:	Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe
Title1:	F50
Title1wins:	0
Title2:	WT20
Title2wins:	0

The Rhinos women's cricket team is a Zimbabwean women's cricket team based in Kwekwe. They compete in the Fifty50 Challenge and the Women's T20 Cup.^[1]

History

The team were formed in 2020, to compete in Zimbabwe's two new women's domestic competitions: the Fifty50 Challenge and the Women's T20 Cup.^[2] In the Fifty50 Challenge, the side finished second in the group with four wins from their six matches to qualify for the final.^[3] In the final, they lost to Mountaineers by 62 runs via the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method.^[4] Rhinos batter Josephine Nkomo was the leading-run scorer in the tournament.^[5] In the Women's T20 Cup, the side finished bottom of the group stage, winning two of their six matches.^[6]

In 2021–22, they again reached the final of the Fifty50 Challenge, finishing second in the group stage, but lost the final to Eagles by 167 runs.^[7] Rhinos batter Josephine Nkomo was the leading run-scorer in the competition for the second season running.^[8] They finished third in the Women's T20 Cup.^[9] In 2022–23, they finished second in the Fifty50 Challenge and third in the Women's T20 Cup.^{[10] [11]}

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2022–23 season. Players in bold have international caps.^[12]

Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
Hillary Marodza		16 June 2003	Unknown	Unknown
Mary-Anne Musonda		4 August 1991	Right-handed
All-rounders
Nomatter Mutasa		28 October 1995	Right-handed
Ashley Ndiraya		6 July 1992	Left-handed
Dana Ndiraya		4 January 1999	Unknown	Unknown
Kay Ndiraya		9 May 2005	Unknown	Unknown
Kelly Ndiraya		9 May 2005	Unknown	Unknown
Josephine Nkomo		21 May 1997	Right-handed		Captain
Wicket-keepers
Ashley Munatswa		23 May 2000	Unknown	–
Bowlers
Natalie Chikandinga		Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Violet Dhliwayo		3 August 1998	Unknown	Unknown
Vimbai Kavava		19 February 2003	Unknown	Unknown
Diveniah Ndhlalambi		4 May 2006	Unknown	Unknown
Faith Ndlalambi		13 June 2004	Left-handed
Faith Shumba		Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

Seasons

Fifty50 Challenge

Season	League standings								Notes
	P	W	L	T	A/C	NRR	Pts	Pos
2020–21	6	4	2	0	0	40	+0.319	2nd	Lost final
2021–22	6	3	3	0	0	15	–0.041	2nd	Lost final
2022–23	6	4	2	0	0	16	+0.151	2nd

Women's T20 Cup

Season	League standings								Notes
	P	W	L	T	A/C	NRR	Pts	Pos
2020–21	6	2	4	0	0	4	–0.101	4th
2021–22	6	3	2	0	1	35	–0.346	3rd
2022–23	6	2	4	0	0	8	–0.090	3rd

Honours

• Fifty50 Challenge:
  • Winners (0):
  • Best finish: 2020–21, 2021–22 & 2022–23 (Runners-up)
• Women's T20 Cup:
  • Winners (0):
  • Best finish: 2021–22 & 2022–23 (3rd)

See also

• Mid West Rhinos

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rhinos Women . CricketArchive . 9 March 2022.
2. Web site: Women's one-day and T20 tournaments get underway . Zimbabwe Cricket . 9 March 2022.
3. Web site: Fifty50 Challenge 2020/21 Table . CricketArchive . 9 March 2022.
4. Web site: Mountaineers Women lift Fifty50 Challenge trophy . Zimbabwe Cricket . 8 March 2022.
5. Web site: Batting and Fielding in Fifty50 Challenge 2020/21 (Ordered by Runs) . CricketArchive . 9 March 2022.
6. Web site: Women's T20 Cup 2020/21 Table . CricketArchive . 9 March 2022.
7. Web site: Zimbabwe Cricket Women's Fifty50 Challenge 2021/22 . ESPNcricinfo . 13 March 2022.
8. Web site: Eagles Women lift 2021/22 Fifty50 Challenge trophy . Zimbabwe Cricket . 13 March 2022.
9. Web site: Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2021/22 . ESPNcricinfo . 31 March 2022.
10. Web site: Fifty50 Challenge 2022/23 . CricketArchive . 13 April 2023.
11. Web site: Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2022/23 . CricketArchive . 13 April 2023.
12. Web site: Batting and Fielding for Rhinos Women/Fifty50 Challenge 2022/23 . CricketArchive . 14 April 2023.