Dates | 20 – 25 August 2018 |
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Administrator(s) | Botswana Cricket Association |
Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
Tournament format(s) | Round Robin and play-offs |
Host(s) | Botswana |
Champions | Namibia |
Runners-up | Sierra Leone |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 18 |
Player of the series | Adri van der Merwe |
Most runs | Ann Marie Kamara (199) |
Most wickets | Botsogo Mpedi (14) |
The 2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament held in Gaborone, Botswana from 20 to 25 August 2018. [1] [2] The participants were the women's national sides of Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia and Sierra Leone. [3] Matches were recognised as official T20I games as per ICC's announcement that full T20I status would apply to all official matches played between women's teams of associate members after 1 July 2018. [4] Zambia also took part in the tournament but their matches did not have T20I status due to their squad including a non-eligible player, and their results are not included in the available coverage. [5] [6] The matches were played at two grounds at the Botswana Cricket Association Oval in Gaborone. [1] Namibia won the tournament after winning all of their matches, including a victory over Sierra Leone in the final. [7]
P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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Namibia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +5.701 |
Sierra Leone | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.039 |
Botswana | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.183 |
Mozambique | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.783 |
Malawi | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.563 |
Lesotho | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –5.160 |
20 August 2018 Scorecard |
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Thandiwe Legabile 42* (52) Boitumelo Lekau 1/19 (3 overs) |
20 August 2018 Scorecard |
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Triphonia Luka 8 (28) Kayleen Green 3/11 (4 overs) |
20 August 2018 Scorecard |
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Eulalia Moiane 38 (19) Zainab Kamara 4/7 (1.5 overs) | Adama Kamara 32* (30) Isabel Chuma 4/21 (4 overs) |
20 August 2018 Scorecard |
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Laura Mophakedi 38 (49) Mary Mabvuka 2/13 (4 overs) | Mary Mabvuka 17 (44) Mimmie Ramafifi 2/10 (4 overs) |
21 August 2018 Scorecard |
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Ann Marie Kamara 20 (22) Wilka Mwatile 2/15 (4 overs) |
21 August 2018 Scorecard |
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Olga Mondlane 71 (66) Tanki Ramabitsa 2/12 (3 overs) | Matsooana Tsarsi 18 (36) Alcinda Cossa 2/4 (1.1 overs) |
21 August 2018 Scorecard |
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Christina Magaia 12* (10) Mimmie Ramafifi 2/3 (4 overs) | Olebogeng Batisani 45* (44) |
21 August 2018 Scorecard |
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Meria Dailesi 26 (33) Rethabie Khasana 2/23 (3 overs) | Matsooana Tsarsi 31* (41) Shahida Hussein 3/13 (4 overs) |
23 August 2018 Scorecard |
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Laura Mophakedi 37 (51) Adama Kamara 1/10 (2 overs) | Mabinty Sankoh 23 (33) Thandiwe Legabile 1/18 (4 overs) |
23 August 2018 Scorecard |
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Olga Mondlane 11 (17) Namusha Shiomwenyo 3/6 (4 overs) | Yasmeen Khan 21* (10) |
23 August 2018 Scorecard |
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Yasmeen Khan 61 (33) Tanki Ramabitsa 2/36 (4 overs) | Mpitsoane Matobole 6 (9) Kayleen Green 2/5 (4 overs) |
23 August 2018 Scorecard |
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Aminata Kamara 47* (46) Mary Mabvuka 1/21 (2 overs) | Shahida Hussein 21 (33) Zainab Kamara 2/9 (4 overs) |
24 August 2018 Scorecard |
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Ann Marie Kamara 84* (69) Tshepang Khabo 1/23 (3 overs) | Thandi Kobeli 17 (29) Aminata Kamara 2/16 (4 overs) |
24 August 2018 Scorecard |
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Eulalia Moiane 30 (31) Dalida Dzimau 4/27 (4 overs) | Triphonia Luka 21 (31) Isabel Chuma 3/33 (4 overs) |
24 August 2018 Scorecard |
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Adri van der Merwe 28 (39) Botsogo Mpedi 2/16 (3.1 overs) |
25 August 2018 Scorecard |
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Mabinty Sankoh 23 (40) Jurriene Diergaardt 1/13 (4 overs) | Yasmeen Khan 37 (38) Zainab Kamara 1/5 (1 over) |
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