Zimbabwe women's national cricket team explained

The Zimbabwe women's national cricket team represents Zimbabwe in international women's cricket. The team is organised by Zimbabwe Cricket, a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Zimbabwe's women team made its international debut in 2006, at the ICC Africa regional qualifier for the Women's Cricket World Cup.^[1] By winning that tournament, the team qualified for the 2008 World Cup Qualifier, eventually placing fifth out of eight teams by defeating Scotland in a play-off. However, at the 2011 World Cup Qualifier, Zimbabwe had much less success, failing to win a single match.^[2] At the 2013 World Twenty20 Qualifier, the team placed sixth out of eight teams, while at the 2015 edition the team placed third, narrowly missing out on qualifying for the 2016 World Twenty20.^[3]

In December 2018, Mary-Anne Musonda was appointed the captain of the team, replacing Chipo Mugeri.^{[4] [5]}

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

In April 2021, the ICC awarded permanent Test and One Day International (ODI) status to all full member women's teams.^[8]

In August 2024, the ICC announced that it was adding Zimbabwe to the next cycle of the ICC Women's Championship.^[9]

Current squad

This lists all the players who have played for Zimbabwe in the past 12 months or were named in the most recent One-day or T20I squad. Updated on 2 April 2024.

Name	Age	Batting style	Bowling style	Formats	Notes
Batters
		Right-handed		ODI & T20I	Captain
		Left-handed		ODI & T20I
		Left-handed		T20I
		Right-handed		ODI & T20I
		Right-handed		ODI
		Right-handed		ODI & T20I
All-rounders
		Left-handed		ODI & T20I
		Right-handed		ODI & T20I	Vice-captain
Wicket-keepers
		Right-handed		ODI & T20I
		Right-handed		ODI & T20I
Spin Bowlers
		Left-handed		ODI & T20I
Lindokuhle Mabhero		Right-handed		ODI & T20I
		Right-handed		ODI
Pace Bowlers
		Left-handed		ODI & T20I
		Right-handed		ODI & T20I
		Right-handed		ODI & T20I
		Right-handed		ODI & T20I
Kudzai Chigora		Right-handed		ODI

Coaching staff

• Head coach: Gary Brent^{[10] [11]}

• Assistant coach: Sinikiwe Mpofu
• Bowling Coach: Trevor Garwe
• Fielding Coach: Trevor Phiri
• Physiotherapist: Farai Mabasa
• Trainer: Clement Rizhibowa

Honours

Other

• African Games
  • Gold medal (1): 2023

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Zimbabwe Women^{[12] [13]} Last updated 28 October 2024

Playing Record
Format	M	W	L	T	NR	Inaugural Match
One-Day Internationals	22	7	14	1	0	5 October 2021
Twenty20 Internationals	69	48	20	1	0	5 January 2019

One-Day Internationals

ODI record versus other nations^[12]

Records complete to WODI #1414. Last updated 28 October 2024.

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
ICC Full Members
	3	0	3	0	0	10 November 2021
	7	1	5	1	0	5 October 2021	5 October 2021
	1	0	1	0	0	27 November 2021
ICC Associate members
	3	3	0	0	0	24 March 2024	24 March 2024
	3	0	3	0	0	19 April 2023
	5	3	2	0	0	17 October 2024	17 October 2024

Twenty20 Internationals

• Highest team total: 205/3, v. Mozambique on 13 September 2021 at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone.^[14]
• Highest individual score: 80, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano v. Namibia on 20 April 2022, at Trans Namib Ground, Windhoek.^[15]
• Best individual bowling figures: 6/11, Esther Mbofana v. Eswatini on 11 September 2021 at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone.^[16]

Most T20I runs for Zimbabwe Women^[17]

Player	Runs	Average	Career span
	1,323	30.06	2019–2024
	1,120	26.66	2019–2024
	1,054	25.70	2019–2024
	753	27.88	2019–2024
	680	18.37	2022–2024

Most T20I wickets for Zimbabwe Women^[18]

Player	Wickets	Average	Career span
	56	14.05	2019–2024
	53	15.26	2019–2024
	49	14.08	2019–2024
	41	18.31	2022–2024
	34	16.55	2021–2024

T20I record versus other nations^[13]

Records complete to T20I #2018. Last updated 14 September 2024.

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
ICC Full Members
	7	0	7	0	0	23 September 2022
ICC Associate members
	2	2	0	0	0	12 September 2021	12 September 2021
	1	1	0	0	0	11 September 2021	11 September 2021
	3	3	0	0	0	6 April 2019	6 April 2019
	2	2	0	0	0	5 May 2019	5 May 2019
	15	11	4	0	0	5 January 2019	5 January 2019
	1	0	1	0	0	1 May 2024
	2	2	0	0	0	11 May 2019	11 May 2019
	4	3	0	1	0	18 September 2022	18 September 2022
	3	3	0	0	0	9 May 2019	9 May 2019
	3	3	0	0	0	6 May 2019	6 May 2019
	9	5	4	0	0	27 August 2021	27 August 2021
	9	9	0	0	0	7 April 2019	7 April 2019
	6	3	3	0	0	12 September 2022	12 September 2022
	1	1	0	0	0	10 September 2022	10 September 2022
	1	0	1	0	0	25 April 2024

Tournament history

Women's ODI World Cup

Women's Cricket World Cup records
width=150	Host Year	width=150	Round	width=50	Position	width=50	GP	width=50	W	width=50	L	width=50	T	width=50	NR
1973	Did not qualified
1978
1982
1988
1993
1997
2000
2005
2009
2013
2017
2022
2025	To be determined
Total	–	0 Titles	0	0	0	0	0

Women's World T20

Twenty20 World Cup records
width=150	Host Year	width=150	Round	width=50	Position	width=50	GP	width=50	W	width=50	L	width=50	T	width=50	NR
2009	Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2023
2024
2026	To be determined
Total	–	0 Titles	0	0	0	0	0

Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier record
width=150	Host Year	width=150	Round	width=50	Position	width=50	GP	width=50	W	width=50	L	width=50	T	width=50	NR
2003	Did not participate
2008	Group stage	–	3	1	2	0	0
2011	Group stage	10/10	4	0	4	0	0
2017	Group stage	–	4	1	3	0	0
2021	Group stage	–	3	1	2	0	0
2025	To be determined
Total	4/5	0 Title	14	3	11	0	0

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier records
width=150	Host Year	width=150	Round	width=50	Position	width=50	GP	width=50	W	width=50	L	width=50	T	width=50	NR
2013	Group stage	6/7	3	1	2	0	0
2015	3rd place	3/8	5	3	2	0	0
2018	Did not participate
2019
2022
2024
Total	2/6	0 Titles	8	4	4	0	0

ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy

ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy records
width=150	Host Year	width=150	Round	width=50	Position	width=50	GP	width=50	W	width=50	L	width=50	T	width=50	NR
2027	To be determined
2031	To be determined
Total	–	0 Title	0	0	0	0	0

See also

• Zimbabwe national cricket team
• List of Zimbabwe women ODI cricketers
• List of Zimbabwe women Twenty20 International cricketers

Notes and References

1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3613/Other_Womens_Matches.html Other women's matches played by Zimbabwe women
2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3613/Womens_ListA_Matches.html Women's List A matches played by Zimbabwe women
3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3613/Womens_Twenty20_Matches.html Women's Twenty20 matches played by Zimbabwe women
4. Web site: Mary-Anne Musonda to lead Zimbabwe Women against Namibia . International Cricket Council . 20 December 2018.
5. Web site: Musonda new Zimbabwe women's cricket team captain . New Zimbabwe . 20 December 2018 . 20 December 2018.
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. News: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board and Committee meetings have concluded following a series of virtual conference calls. ICC. 1 April 2021. 1 April 2021.
9. News: . August 23, 2024 . Zimbabwe to be included in ICC Women’s ODI Championship . Female Cricket . . September 10, 2024.
10. Web site: Kaushiik . Paul . Brent appointed Zimbabwe Women's head coach . 3-mob.com . 5 April 2022 . 5 April 2022.
11. Web site: All Zimbabwe Cricket 2022 coaching, selection and captaincy appointments . 8 March 2022 .
12. Web site: Records / Zimbabwe Women / One-Day Internationals / Result summary . ESPNcricinfo.
13. Web site: Records / Zimbabwe Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary . ESPNcricinfo.
14. Web site: Records / Zimbabwe Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals . . 21 June 2019.
15. Web site: Records / Zimbabwe Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores . . 21 June 2019.
16. Web site: Records / Zimbabwe Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures . . 21 June 2019.
17. Web site: Records / Zimbabwe Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs . . 25 April 2019.
18. Web site: Records / Zimbabwe Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets . . 25 April 2019.