The Zimbabwe women's under-19 cricket team represents Zimbabwe in international under-19 women's cricket. The team is administrated by Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC).
 | |
| Association | Zimbabwe Cricket |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Kelis Ndlovu |
| Coach | Trevor Phiri |
| History | |
| Twenty20 debut | v.  England at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom, South Africa; 15 January 2023 |
| U19 World Cup wins | 0 |
| International Cricket Council | |
| ICC region | Africa |
The team played their first official matches at the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, the first ever international women's under-19 cricket competition.[1] The side finished bottom of their group at the inaugural tournament.[2]
History
editThe inaugural Women's Under-19 World Cup was scheduled to take place in January 2021, but was postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The tournament was eventually scheduled to take place in 2023, in South Africa. As a Full Member of the ICC, Zimbabwe qualified automatically for the tournament.[4]
Zimbabwe announced their 15-player squad for the tournament on 7 December 2022. Trevor Phiri was announced as Head Coach of the side.[5] The side finished bottom of the initial group stage at the tournament, and lost a subsequent play-off against Indonesia.[2]
Recent call-ups
editThe table below lists all the players who have been selected in recent squads for Zimbabwe under-19s. Currently, this only includes the squad for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[5]
| Name | Most Recent Call-up |
|---|---|
| Olinda Chare | 2023 World Cup |
| Kudzai Chigora | 2023 World Cup |
| Betty Mangachena | 2023 World Cup |
| Tawananyasha Marumani | 2023 World Cup |
| Michelle Mavunga | 2023 World Cup |
| Danielle Meikle | 2023 World Cup |
| Chipo Moyo | 2023 World Cup |
| Natasha Mutomba | 2023 World Cup |
| Vimbai Mutungwindu | 2023 World Cup |
| Rukudzo Mwakayeni | 2023 World Cup |
| Faith Ndhlalambi | 2023 World Cup |
| Kelly Ndiraya | 2023 World Cup |
| Kelis Ndlovu | 2023 World Cup |
| Adel Zimunhu | 2023 World Cup |
Playing record
editInternational match summary
edit- As of 20 January 2023
| Format | M | W | L | T | D/NR | Inaugural match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Under-19 Twenty20 Internationals | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 January 2023 |
| Year | Result | Teams | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2023
|
Fourth-place play-offs | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Women's under-19 Twenty20 record against other nations
edit- As of As of 20 January 2023
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 January 2023 | |
 Pakistan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 January 2023 |
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indonesia
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 January 2023 | |
 Rwanda
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 January 2023 |
References
edit- ^ "South Africa to host inaugural ICC U19 T20 World Cup". Women's CricZone. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ a b "ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup 2022/23". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "ICC postpones 2021 Women's World Cup Qualifier due to COVID-19". Women's CricZone. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Excitement builds ahead of inaugural ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup as Qualifier begins". International Cricket Council. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Sensation Kelis Ndhlovu to spearhead Zimbabwe U19 T20 World Cup effort". International Cricket Council. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.