| Namibia | |
| Association: | Cricket Namibia |
| Captain: | Sune Wittmann |
| Coach: | Francois van der Merwe |
| Icc Status: | Associate member |
| Icc Member Year: | 1992 |
| Icc Region: | Africa |
| Wt20i Rank: | 17th |
| Wt20i Rank Best: | 17th (4 May 2023) |
| First Wmatch: | v. at Dar es Salaam; 8 April 2004 |
| First Wt20i: | v. at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone; 20 August 2018 |
| Most Recent Wt20i: | v. at Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok; 4 December 2024 |
| Num Wt20is: | 79 |
| Num Wt20is This Year: | 9 |
| Wt20i Record: | 47/31 (0 ties, 1 no result) |
| Wt20i Record This Year: | 3/6 (0 ties, 0 no results) |
| Wwt20q Apps: | 1 |
| Wwt20q First: | 2019 |
| Wwt20q Best: | 8th (2019) |
| Asofdate: | 4 December 2024 |
The Namibia women's national cricket team, nicknamed the Capricorn Eagles,[1] 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.
Namibia made its international debut at the 2004 ICC Africa Women's Twenty20 Championship in Tanzania, but failed to win a match.[2] 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.[3] In the second game, against Uganda, they lost by 152 runs,[4] while in the final game, against Tanzania, they were bowled out for just 29, and lost by ten wickets.[5] After their debut, Namibia did not compete in another Africa-wide tournament until the 2011 ICC Africa Women's Twenty20 Championship in Uganda. They have since regularly competed in ICC Africa competitions, without much success.[2] 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).[6]
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.[7]
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).[8] Namibia finished top of the table, winning all five group stage matches[9] and won the final against Sierra Leone by a margin of nine wickets.[10] [11]
In July 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended Zimbabwe Cricket, with the team barred from taking part in ICC events.[12] [13] 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.[14] [15]
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[16] Namibia were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier regional group, alongside ten other teams.[17]
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.[18] As a result, Cricket Namibia became the first sporting body in Namibia to award central contracts to both men and women.[19]
International Match Summary — Namibia Women[20] Last updated 4 December 2024
| Playing Record | |||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 79 | 47 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 20 August 2018 |
Most WT20I runs for Namibia Women[24]
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,366 | 22.03 | 2018–2024 | ||
| 1,036 | 19.18 | 2019–2024 | ||
| 967 | 20.14 | 2018–2023 | ||
| 737 | 15.935 | 2018–2024 | ||
| 665 | 13.85 | 2018–2024 |
Most WT20I wickets for Namibia Women[25]
| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 13.43 | 2018–2024 | ||
| 55 | 15.67 | 2018–2024 | ||
| 52 | 14.15 | 2018–2024 | ||
| 44 | 13.31 | 2018–2024 | ||
| 44 | 19.75 | 2019–2023 |
T20I record versus other nations[20]
Records complete to T20I #2137. Last updated 14 September 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Full members | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 August 2019 | |||
| 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 January 2019 | 20 April 2022 | ||
| ICC Associate members | ||||||||
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 August 2018 | 24 August 2018 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 September 2021 | 14 September 2021 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 July 2022 | 2 July 2022 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 April 2023 | 25 April 2023 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 May 2019 | 5 May 2019 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 August 2018 | 23 August 2018 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 August 2018 | 20 August 2018 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 August 2018 | 23 August 2018 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 September 2019 | 28 June 2022 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 June 2021 | 6 June 2021 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 June 2021 | 7 June 2021 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 September 2019 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 August 2018 | 21 August 2018 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 September 2021 | 17 September 2021 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 September 2019 | |||
| 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 May 2019 | 6 May 2019 | ||
| 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 April 2023 | 27 April 2023 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 September 2019 | |||
This 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 | |||||
| Right-handed | - | Vice-captain | |||
| Right-handed | |||||
| Edelle van Zyl | Right-handed | ||||
| Bianca Manuel | Right-handed | ||||
| All-rounders | |||||
| Right-handed | |||||
| Right-handed | |||||
| Right-handed | |||||
| Right-handed | Captain | ||||
| Mekelaye Mwatile | Right-handed | ||||
| Wicket-keeper | |||||
| Merczerly Gorases | Right-handed | ||||
| Spin Bowler | |||||
| Right-handed | |||||
| Pace Bowlers | |||||
| Right-handed | |||||
| Naomi Benjamin | Right-handed | ||||
| Saima Tuhadeleni | Right-handed | ||||
Updated as on 14 September 2024