Josephine Nkomo (born 21 May 1997) is a Zimbabwean cricketer,[1] and the vice-captain of the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team.[2]
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| Full name | Josephine Nakai Nkomo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 May 1997 Kwekwe, Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 8) | 5 October 2021 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 27 November 2021 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 9) | 5 January 2019 v Namibia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 25 September 2022 v Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21–present | Rhinos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 October 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career edit
She played for the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in February 2017.[3] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Zimbabwe against Namibia women on 5 January 2019.[4] In February 2021, she was named in Zimbabwe's squad for their home series against Pakistan.[5] In May 2021, Nkomo was named as the captain of Zimbabwe's squad for their five-match series against the South Africa Emerging team.[6]
In October 2021, Nkomo was named in Zimbabwe's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their four-match series against Ireland.[7] The fixtures were the first WODI matches after Zimbabwe gained WODI status from the ICC in April 2021.[8] She made her WODI debut on 5 October 2021, for Zimbabwe against Ireland.[9]
In November 2021, she was named in Zimbabwe's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Josephine Nkomo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Craig Ervine appointed Zimbabwe's full-time white-ball captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier, 2nd Match, Group A: Ireland Women v Zimbabwe Women at Colombo (MCA), Feb 7, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "1st T20I, Zimbabwe Women tour of Namibia at Walvis Bay, Jan 5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Zimbabwe announce 15-member squad for Pakistan series". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Josephine Nkomo to lead injury-hit Zimbabwe against South Africa Emerging". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ @zimbabwe_women (4 October 2021). "Zimbabwe team to play Ireland in the ODI series" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Zimbabwe head coach Adam Chifo excited ahead of team's maiden ODI". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "1st ODI, Harare, Oct 5 2021, Ireland Women tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 November 2021.