The Zimbabwe women's cricket team toured Namibia in January 2019 to play a five-match Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) series known as the Namib Desert Challenge.[1] These were the first matches with WT20I status to be played by Zimbabwe after the International Cricket Council announced that all matches played between women's teams of Associate Members after 1 July 2018 would have full T20I status.[2] The venue for all of the matches was the Sparta Cricket Club Ground in Walvis Bay.[1] Zimbabwe won the series 5–0.[3]
| Zimbabwean women's cricket team in Namibia in 2018–19 | |||
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| Namibia women | Zimbabwe women | ||
| Dates | 5 – 10 January 2019 | ||
| Captains | Yasmeen Khan | Mary-Anne Musonda | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Zimbabwe women won the 5-match series 5–0 | ||
| Most runs | Adri van der Merwe (115) | Mary-Anne Musonda (140) | |
| Most wickets | Kayleen Green (5) |
Precious Marange (6) Anesu Mushangwe (6) Nomatter Mutasa (6) | |
The tournament provided both teams with some preparation ahead of the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa.[1]
WT20I series edit
1st WT20I edit
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Roche Venter, Sune Wittmann (Nam), Precious Marange, Sharne Mayers, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, Modester Mupachikwa, Anesu Mushangwe, Mary-Anne Musonda, Nomatter Mutasa, Ashley Ndiraya, Josephine Nkomo, Loryn Phiri, Nomvelo Sibanda (Zim) all made their WT20I debuts.
2nd WT20I edit
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
3rd WT20I edit
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
4th WT20I edit
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Adri van der Merwe 28 (38)
Anesu Mushangwe 3/9 (4 overs) |
- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
- Christabel Chatonzwa, Chiedza Mzembe and E Tshuma (Zim) all made their WT20I debuts.
5th WT20I edit
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Zimbabwe thump Namibia in Namib Desert Women T20 Challenge series opener". The Sunday News (Zimbabwe). 6 January 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Zimbabwe complete 5-0 rout". The Namibian. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.