List of Malawi Twenty20 International cricketers

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This is a list of Malawian Twenty20 International cricketers. In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Malawi and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the T20I status. [1]

Contents

This list comprises all members of the Malawi cricket team who have played at least one T20I match. It is initially arranged in the order in which each player won his first Twenty20 cap. Where more than one player won his first Twenty20 cap in the same match, those players are listed alphabetically by surname. Malawi played their first T20I matches during the 2019 T20 Kwacha Cup in November 2019. [2]

Key

General

  • Captain
  • Wicket-keeper
  • First – Year of debut
  • Last – Year of latest game
  • Mat – Number of matches played

Batting

Bowling

Fielding

List of players

Statistics are correct as of 4 October 2025. [3] [4] [5]
Malawi T20I cricketers
General Batting Bowling Fielding Ref
No.NameFirstLastMat Runs HS Avg 50 Balls Wkt BBI Ave 5WI Ca St
1Mohamed Abdulla201920211011842*23.60015993/2518.22010 [6]
2 Moazzam Baig 20192025444577419.041891686/910.693150 [7]
3Donnex Kansonkho20192025609035417.701196114/1622.180270 [8]
4Gift Kansonkho20192025556575216.021167122/619.410150 [9]
5 Muhammad Khurram201920195431.33010 [10]
6Michael Mwamadi201920221253*06232/2725.33010 [11]
7Hamza Patel2019201971374427.4007822/1352.00060 [12]
8Adil Patel201920192126*12.00060000 [13]
9Mahammed Patel2019201934840*48.0007253/2516.60000 [14]
10 Sami Sohail 20192025661,98896*46.2313974644/617.920260 [15]
11 Usama Master20192019615157.5007952/2421.20010 [16]
12 Irfan Bhima201920194985224.5019063/148.50000 [17]
13 Mohammed Nurji2019201961013650.50020 [18]
14Francis Nkhoma201920246222.00000 [19]
15Chisomo Chete201920253147183.910184 [20]
16Gershom Ntambalika20192024291744112.42014492/1319.00080 [21]
17Mike Choamba2021202541124183.910335163/621.500120 [22]
18Alick Kansonkho2021202372220*11.00050 [23]
19Leneck Nakomo20212021610 [24]
20Blessings Pondani202120253432*3.000507162/1236.62040 [25]
21Chikondi Rice20212021100 [26]
22Waliyu Jackson202120234111.00030 [27]
23 Daniel Jakiel [a] 202220254421038*12.350900505/1121.801120 [28]
24Aaftab Limdawala20222025536596818.303571284/2324.570290 [29]
25Beston Masauko202220231175*2.33050 [30]
26Suhail Vayani202320254318230*9.570803394/823.070140 [31]
27Phillip Zuze202320252790216.920171 [32]
28Chisomo Malaya20242025600*000 [33]
29Bright Balala20242025245513*9.16022461/662.50040 [34]
30Kelvin Thuchila202420251821*0.400340183/817.94030 [35]
31Trust Makaya20252025954*2.5005421/1826.50010 [36]
32Salim Nihute20252025202985619.86140 [37]
33Kazim Somani20252025171643113.00100 [38]
34Kennedy Mtunduwatha2025202516000 [39]
35Chisomo Tchale2025202510441.33017462/3642.00000 [40]
36Precious Sapesa202520253000.000300000 [41]

Notes

  1. Daniel Jakiel also played 2 Twenty20 International matches for Zimbabwe. Only his record for Malawi is given above.

References

  1. "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council . 20 January 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. "Men's T20 Kwacha Cup 2019". Malawi Cricket Union (via Facebook). Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. Players / Malawi / T20I caps – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  4. "Malawi / T20I Batting Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  5. "Malawi / T20I Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  6. "Malawi / Players / Mohamed Abdulla". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  7. "Malawi / Players / Moazzam Baig". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  8. "Malawi / Players / Donnex Kansonkho". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  9. "Malawi / Players / Gift Kansonkho". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  10. "Malawi / Players / Muhammad Khurram". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  11. "Malawi / Players / Michael Mwamadi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  12. "Malawi / Players / Hamza Patel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  13. "Malawi / Players / Adil Patel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  14. "Malawi / Players / Mahammed Patel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  15. "Malawi / Players / Sami Sohail". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  16. "Malawi / Players / Usama Master". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  17. "Malawi / Players / Irfan Bhima". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  18. "Malawi / Players / Mohammed Nurji". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  19. "Malawi / Players / Francis Nkhoma". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  20. "Malawi / Players / Chisomo Chete". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  21. "Malawi / Players / Gershom Ntambalika". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  22. "Malawi / Players / Mike Choamba". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  23. "Malawi / Players / Alick Kansonkho". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  24. "Malawi / Players / Leneck Nakomo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  25. "Malawi / Players / Blessings Pondani". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  26. "Malawi / Players / Chikondi Rice". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  27. "Malawi / Players / Waliyu Jackson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  28. "Daniel Jakiel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  29. "Aaftab Limdawala". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  30. "Malawi / Players / Beston Masauko". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  31. "Malawi / Players / Suhail Vayani". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  32. "Malawi / Players / Phillip Zuze". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  33. "Malawi / Players / Chisomo Malaya". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  34. "Malawi / Players / Bright Balala". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  35. "Malawi / Players / Kelvin Thuchila". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  36. "Malawi / Players / Trust Makaya". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  37. "Malawi / Players / Salim Nihute". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  38. "Malawi / Players / Kazim Somani". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  39. "Malawi / Players / Kennedy Mtunduwatha". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  40. "Malawi / Players / Chisomo Tchale". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  41. "Malawi / Players / Precious Sapesa". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2025.