2023 Capricorn Women's Quadrangular Series

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2023 Capricorn Women's Quadrangular Series
Dates24 April – 2 May 2023
Administrator(s) Cricket Namibia
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s) Double round-robin and play-offs
Host(s)Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
ChampionsFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Participants4
Matches14
Player of the series Flag of Namibia.svg Wilka Mwatile
Most runs Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Theertha Satish (220)
Most wickets Flag of Namibia.svg Kayleen Green (13)
2022
2024

The 2023 Capricorn Women's Quadrangular Series was a women's Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Namibia from 24 April to 2 May 2023. [1] The tournament was played at the United Ground in Windhoek. [2] The participating teams were the women's national sides of Namibia, Hong Kong, Uganda and United Arab Emirates. [3] Uganda replaced United States who withdrew from the tournament. [4]

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Uganda defeated the hosts in a low-scoring last game of the round-robin to join them in the final. [5] Uganda went on to defeat Namibia again in the final by 3 runs to win the tournament. [6] The victory secured Uganda's second title in two weeks after also having won the 2023 Victoria Series in April. [7]

Squads

Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong [8] Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda [9] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates [10]

Round-robin

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 6510100.760
2Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 633060.024
3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 624040.604
4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 62404−1.345
Source: ESPNcricinfo [11]

  Advanced to the final
  Advanced to the third-place play-off

Fixtures

24 April 2023
14:30
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
United Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Esau Heynes (Nam) and Susca Loftie-Eaton (Nam)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • The match was rescheduled to be played on 28 April.

25 April 2023
09:45
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
120/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
70 (18.3 overs)
Theertha Satish 39 (35)
Irene Alumo 2/28 (4 overs)
Kevin Awino 21 (32)
Khushi Sharma 4/9 (3 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 50 runs
United Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Henriette Hugo (Nam) and Ewoud Lassen (Nam)
Player of the match: Khushi Sharma (UAE)

25 April 2023
14:30
Scorecard
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg
116/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
56 (18.4 overs)
Adri van der Merwe 41* (40)
Maryam Bibi 3/27 (4 overs)
Mariko Hill 11 (11)
Wilka Mwatile 3/10 (4 overs)
Namibia won by 60 runs
United Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Esau Heynes (Nam) and Henriette Hugo (Nam)
Player of the match: Wilka Mwatile (Nam)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

26 April 2023
14:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
139/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
140/9 (20 overs)
Chaya Mughal 52 (46)
Kary Chan 2/32 (4 overs)
Mariko Hill 76 (50)
Esha Oza 3/29 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 1 wicket
United Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Henriette Hugo (Nam) and Susca Loftie-Eaton (Nam)
Player of the match: Mariko Hill (HK)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

27 April 2023
09:45
Scorecard
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg
68 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
72/7 (14 overs)
Kary Chan 17 (28)
Concy Aweko 3/10 (4 overs)
Phiona Kulume 15* (21)
Betty Chan 2/7 (4 overs)
Uganda won by 3 wickets
United Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Ewoud Lassen (Nam) and Susca Loftie-Eaton (Nam)
Player of the match: Concy Aweko (Uga)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to bat.

27 April 2023
14:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
93/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
94/6 (17.2 overs)
Theertha Satish 35 (35)
Irene van Zyl 3/24 (4 overs)
Adri van der Merwe 33 (34)
Vaishnave Mahesh 3/14 (4 overs)
Namibia won by 4 wickets
United Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Esau Heynes (Nam) and Henriette Hugo (Nam)
Player of the match: Kayleen Green (Nam)
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to field.

28 April 2023
09:45
Scorecard
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg
112/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
107 (19.5 overs)
Sune Wittmann 53 (49)
Betty Chan 3/16 (4 overs)
Natasha Miles 31 (42)
Sune Wittmann 3/29 (4 overs)
Namibia won by 5 runs
United Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Esau Heynes (Nam) and Ewoud Lassen (Nam)
Player of the match: Sune Wittmann (Nam)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.
  • This match was arranged after the match on 24 April was abandoned.

29 April 2023
09:45
Scorecard
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg
159/3 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
130/4 (20 overs)
Prosscovia Alako 85 (55)
Chaya Mughal 1/12 (2 overs)
Kavisha Egodage 51 (52)
Stephanie Nampiina 2/7 (1 over)
Uganda won by 29 runs
United Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Ewoud Lassen (Nam) and Susca Loftie-Eaton (Nam)
Player of the match: Prosscovia Alako (Uga)
  • Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.

29 April 2023
14:30
Scorecard
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg
94 (19.3 overs)
v
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
86 (18.5 overs)
Wilka Mwatile 23 (9)
Stephanie Nampiina 4/15 (4 overs)
Patricia Malemikia 16 (13)
Jurriene Diergaardt 3/13 (3.5 overs)
Namibia won by 8 runs
United Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Esau Heynes (Nam) and Ewoud Lassen (Nam)
Player of the match: Wilka Mwatile (Nam)
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.

30 April 2023
09:45
Scorecard
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg
98 (19.2 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
102/2 (17.3 overs)
Janet Mbabazi 27 (27)
Ruchitha Venkatesh 3/8 (4 overs)
Natasha Miles 50* (52)
Irene Alumo 2/16 (4 overs)
Hong Kong won by 8 wickets
United Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Esau Heynes (Nam) and Susca Loftie-Eaton (Nam)
Player of the match: Ruchitha Venkatesh (HK)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

30 April 2023
14:30
Scorecard
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg
78/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
50/6 (14 overs)
Wilka Mwatile 24* (30)
Indhuja Nandakumar 3/7 (4 overs)
Chaya Mughal 11 (15)
Irene van Zyl 2/6 (3 overs)
Namibia won by 7 runs (DLS method)
United Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Esau Heynes (Nam) and Susca Loftie-Eaton (Nam)
Player of the match: Wilka Mwatile (Nam)
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.

1 May 2023
09:45
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
182/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
110/6 (20 overs)
Theertha Satish 93 (60)
Betty Chan 3/30 (4 overs)
Marina Lamplough 33* (26)
Esha Oza 3/19 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 72 runs
United Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Esau Heynes (Nam) and Ewoud Lassen (Nam)
Player of the match: Theertha Satish (UAE)
  • Hong Kong won the toss and elected to field.

1 May 2023
14:30
Scorecard
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg
77/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
79/6 (18.4 overs)
Wilka Mwatile 27* (34)
Irene Alumo 2/10 (4 overs)
Kevin Awino 28 (48)
Irene van Zyl 3/19 (4 overs)
Uganda won by 4 wickets
United Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Henriette Hugo (Nam) and Susca Loftie-Eaton (Nam)
Player of the match: Concy Aweko (Uga)
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Bianca Manuel (Nam) made her WT20I debut.

Third-place play-off

2 May 2023
09:45
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
United Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Esau Heynes (Nam) and Henriette Hugo (Nam)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

Final

2 May 2023
14:30
Scorecard
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg
93/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
90/4 (20 overs)
Immaculate Nakisuuyi 26* (28)
Kayleen Green 3/22 (4 overs)
Yasmeen Khan 40* (52)
Irene Alumo 2/8 (3 overs)
Uganda won by 3 runs
United Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Ewoud Lassen (Nam) and Susca Loftie-Eaton (Nam)
Player of the match: Stephani Nampiina (Uga)
  • Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.

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