The Namibia women's national cricket team, nicknamed the Capricorn Eagles,[4] represents the country of Namibia in international women's cricket. The team is organised by Cricket Namibia, which has been a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1992.
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| Association | Cricket Namibia | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Irene van Zyl | |||||||||
| Coach | Francois van der Merwe | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (1992) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Africa | |||||||||
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| Women's international cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v.  Kenya at Dar es Salaam; 8 April 2004 | |||||||||
| Women's Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First WT20I | v.  Malawi at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone; 20 August 2018 | |||||||||
| Last WT20I | v.  Tanzania at Achimota Oval A, Accra; 10 March 2024 | |||||||||
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| Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 1 (first in 2019) | |||||||||
| Best result | 8th (2019) | |||||||||
| As of 10 March 2024 | ||||||||||
History
editNamibia made its international debut at the 2004 Africa Women's Cricket Tournament in Tanzania, but failed to win a match.[5] The team's closest result came in the opening match against Kenya, where they were bowled out for 106, and eventually lost by five wickets.[6] In the second game, against Uganda, they lost by 152 runs,[7] while in the final game, against Tanzania, they were bowled out for just 29, and lost by ten wickets.[8] After their debut, Namibia did not compete in another Africa-wide tournament until the 2011 ICC Africa Women's T20 Tournament in Uganda. They have since regularly competed in ICC Africa competitions, without much success.[5] Namibia also play in regional competitions against other southern African teams, and in the past have appeared in South African provincial competitions (as the national men's team does).[9]
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 Namibia women and other ICC members since 1 July 2018 have the full WT20I status.[10]
Namibia's first WT20I matches were contested as part of the Botswana 7s tournament in August 2018 against Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Zambia (Zambia's matches were not classified as WT20Is as they had a Botswanan player in their squad).[11] Namibia finished top of the table, winning all five group stage matches[12] and won the final against Sierra Leone by a margin of nine wickets.[13][14]
In July 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended Zimbabwe Cricket, with the team barred from taking part in ICC events.[15][16] The following month, with Zimbabwe banned from taking part in international cricket tournaments, the ICC confirmed that Namibia would replace them in the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[17][18]
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[19] Namibia were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier regional group, alongside ten other teams.[20]
In March 2024, Cricket Namibia awarded professional contracts to members of the women's team for the first time, with 10 players receiving a contract.[21] As a result, Cricket Namibia became the first sporting body in Namibia to award central contracts to both men and women.[22]
Tournament history
editICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier
edit- 2019: 8th (DNQ)
ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier
editKwibuka Women's T20 Tournament
edit- 2021: 2nd
Records and statistics
editInternational Match Summary — Namibia Women[23]
Last updated 10 March 2024
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 72 | 44 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 20 August 2018 |
Twenty20 International
edit- Highest team total: 221/3 v Germany, 3 July 2022 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld.[24]
- Highest individual score: 93*, Sune Wittmann v Botswana, 8 June 2021 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali.[25]
- Best individual bowling figures: 5/6, Wilka Mwatile v Cameroon, 14 September 2021 at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone.[26]
Most WT20I runs for Namibia Women[27]
| Most WT20I wickets for Namibia Women[28]
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T20I record versus other nations[23]
Records complete to T20I #1803. Last updated 10 March 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Full members | |||||||
 Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 August 2019 | |
 Zimbabwe | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 January 2019 | 20 April 2022 |
| ICC Associate members | |||||||
 Botswana | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 August 2018 | 24 August 2018 |
 Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 September 2021 | 14 September 2021 |
 Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 July 2022 | 2 July 2022 |
 Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 April 2023 | 25 April 2023 |
| Kenya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 May 2019 | 5 May 2019 |
 Lesotho | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 August 2018 | 23 August 2018 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 August 2018 | 20 August 2018 |
 Mozambique | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 August 2018 | 23 August 2018 |
 Netherlands | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 September 2019 | 28 June 2022 |
 Nigeria | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 June 2021 | 6 June 2021 |
 Rwanda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 June 2021 | 7 June 2021 |
 Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 September 2019 | |
 Sierra Leone | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 August 2018 | 21 August 2018 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 September 2021 | 17 September 2021 |
 Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 September 2019 | |
 Uganda | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 May 2019 | 6 May 2019 |
 United Arab Emirates | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 April 2023 | 27 April 2023 |
 United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 September 2019 | |
Current squad
editThis lists all the players who played for Namibia in the past 12 months or were named in the most recent squad.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||
| Yasmeen Khan | 25 | Right-handed | - | Vice-captain |
| Arrasta Diergaardt | 23 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Edelle van Zyl | 20 | Right-handed | ||
| Bianca Manuel | 21 | Right-handed | ||
| All-rounders | ||||
| Kayleen Green | 26 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Wilka Mwatile | 23 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Sylvia Shihepo | 23 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Mekelaye Mwatile | 19 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm unorthodox | |
| Wicket-keeper | ||||
| Merczerly Gorases | 19 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Spin Bowlers | ||||
| Victoria Hamunyela | 21 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Dietlind Foerster | 43 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Irene van Zyl | 39 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| Naomi Benjamin | 18 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Saima Tuhadeleni | 18 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Updated as on 10 March 2024
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "WT20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "The Capricorn Eagles take flight". Cricket Namibia. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ a b Other women's matches played by Namibia Archived 23 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ Kenya Women v Namibia Women, Africa Women's Championship 2004 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ Namibia Women v Uganda Women, Africa Women's Championship 2004 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ Tanzania Women v Namibia Women, Africa Women's Championship 2004 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ "Namibia to host women's cricket tourney" – The Namibian. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ "T20s between all ICC members to have international status". ESPNcricinfo. 27 April 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Botswana 7s tournament: A complete round-up". womenscriczone.com. 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series Table - 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Final, Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series at Gaborone, Aug 25 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Namibia women crowned champions of Botswana 7s T20I tournament". Czarsportz. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "ICC board and full council concludes in London". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Zimbabwe suspended by ICC over 'government interference'". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Nigeria awarded men's T20 World Cup Qualifiers entry". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Namibia and Nigeria to compete in ICC Women's and Men's T20 World Cup Qualifiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "ICC announce qualification process for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "Landmark moment: Cricket Namibia announce maiden central contracts for Women's team". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Cricket Namibia awards professional contracts to ten women players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Records / Namibia Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Records / Namibia Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Records / Namibia Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Records / Namibia Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Records / Namibia Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". Cricinfo. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Records / Namibia Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.