Botswana women's national cricket team

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Botswana
Botswanacri.jpg
Association Botswana Cricket Association
Personnel
Captain Laura Mophakedi
Coach Karabo Motlhanka
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member (2005)
Affiliate member (2001)
ICC region Africa
ICC RankingsCurrent [1] Best-ever
WT20I 42nd 28th (4 Jan 2019)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20Iv Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho at Botswana Cricket Association Oval, Gaborone; 20 August 2018
Last WT20Iv Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya at Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe; 13 December 2023
WT20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [2] 49 12/36
(1 tie, 0 no results)
This year [3] 16 4/11
(1 tie, 0 no results)
As of 13 December 2023

The Botswana women's national cricket team represents the country of Botswana in women's cricket matches. The team is currently coached by Karabo Motlhanka. [4]

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In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Botswana women and another international side since 1 July 2018 have the full WT20I status. [5]

Botswana's first WT20I matches were contested as part of the Botswana 7s tournament in August 2018 against Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone and Zambia (Zambia's matches were not classified as WT20Is as they had a Botswanan player in their squad). [6] Botswana finished third on the table with three wins and two losses [7] and won the third place play off against Mozambique by a margin of nine wickets. [8]

In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. [9] The Botswana women's team are scheduled to make their debut at an ICC women's event when they play in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier group. [10]

Squad

This lists all the players who played for Botswana in the past 12 months or were named in the most recent squad. Updated on 8 Sep 2023.

NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Oratile Kgeresi21Right-handedRight-arm medium
Thapelo Modise23Right-handedRight-arm off break
Tebogo Motlhabaphuti25Right-handedRight-arm medium
Merapelo Phiase19Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wendy Moutswi19Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
Florence Samanyika22Right-handedRight-arm medium
Goabilwe Matome24Right-handedRight-arm medium
Shameelah Mosweu28Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Amantle Mokgotlhe21Right-handedRight-arm medium
Pako Mapotsane19Right-handedRight-arm medium
Botsogo Mpedi 20Right-handedRight-arm medium
Botho Freeman24Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Goitseone Setshwane19Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keeper
Laura Mophakedi25Right-handedCaptain
Bowlers
Tuelo Shadrack23Right-handedRight-arm medium
Onneile Keitsemang21Right-handedRight-arm medium

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Botswana Women [11]

Last updated 13 December 2023

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals4912361020 August 2018

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations [11]

Records complete to WT20I #1717. Last updated 13 December 2023.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2020012 September 2021
ICC Associate members
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1010012 June 2022
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 110009 September 20219 September 2021
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2110014 June 202214 June 2022
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 12110102 December 20193 December 2019
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 2200020 August 201820 August 2018
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 2200020 August 201820 August 2018
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 3300021 August 201821 August 2018
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 7070024 August 2018
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4130010 June 202115 June 2023
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 505006 June 2021
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 2110023 August 20186 September 2023
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 3030016 September 2021
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 3030016 June 2022

See also

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