Wilka Mwatile Explained

Wilka Mwatile
Female:true
Country:Namibia
Fullname:Wilka Mwatile
Birth Date:18 July 2000
Birth Place:Eshakeno, Ohangwena, Namibia
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm offbreak
International:true
T20idebutdate:20 August
T20idebutyear:2018
T20idebutagainst:Malawi
T20icap:5
Lastt20idate:26 April
Lastt20iyear:2022
Lastt20iagainst:Zimbabwe
Columns:1
Column1:WT20I
Matches1:37
Runs1:196
Bat Avg1:8.16
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:26
Deliveries1:600
Wickets1:26
Bowl Avg1:16.84
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:5/6
Catches/Stumpings1:11/–
Date:26 April 2022
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1158415.html Cricinfo

Wilka Mwatile (born 18 July 2000) is a Namibian cricketer.[1] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the Namibia women's cricket team on 20 August 2018, against Malawi, in the 2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series.[2] It was the first WT20I match to be played by Namibia.[3]

In August 2019, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[4] [5] She played in Namibia's opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Ireland.[6] She was the leading wicket-taker for Namibia in the tournament, with five dismissals in five matches.[7] In May 2021, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda.[8]

In September 2021, in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier match against Cameroon, Mwatile took a five-wicket haul.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wilka Mwatile . 27 August 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: 2nd Match, Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series at Gaborone (Oval 2), Aug 20 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo . 27 August 2019.
  3. Web site: Botswana 7s tournament: A complete round-up . Women's Criczone . 27 August 2019.
  4. Web site: Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 . International Cricket Council . 21 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Namibia announces women's cricket World Cup qualifier squad . https://web.archive.org/web/20190822080340/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-08/21/c_138326975.htm . dead . 22 August 2019 . Xinhua News . 22 August 2019.
  6. Web site: 4th Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Arbroath, Aug 31 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . 27 August 2019.
  7. Web site: ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019 - Namibia Women: Batting and bowling averages . ESPN Cricinfo . 7 September 2019.
  8. Web site: Irene van Zyl backs Namibia batting to come good in Kwibuka T20 Tournament . Women's CricZone . 2 June 2021.
  9. Web site: Fatuma Kibasu, Wilka Mwatile star as Tanzania, Namibia register huge wins in Africa Qualifier . Women's CricZone . 14 September 2021.