List of Malawi Twenty20 International cricketers

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]

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 Runs – Runs scored in career HS – Highest score Avg – Runs scored per dismissal 50 – Number of half centuries * – Batsman remained not out

Bowling Balls – Balls bowled in career Wkt – Wickets taken in career BBI – Best bowling in an innings Ave – Average runs per wicket

Fielding Ca – Catches taken St – Stumpings affected

List of players

Statistics are correct as of 4 October 2025. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Malawi T20I cricketers

General					Batting				Bowling					Fielding		Ref
No.	Name	First	Last	Mat	Runs	HS	Avg	50	Balls	Wkt	BBI	Ave	5WI	Ca	St
01	Mohamed Abdulla‡	2019	2021	10	118	42*	23.60	0	159	9	3/25	18.22	0	1	0	[6]
02	Moazzam Baig ‡	2019	2025	44	457	74	19.04	1	891	68	6/9	10.69	3	15	0	[7]
03	Donnex Kansonkho‡	2019	2025	60	903	54	17.70	1	196	11	4/16	22.18	0	27	0	[8]
04	Gift Kansonkho‡	2019	2025	55	657	52	16.02	1	167	12	2/6	19.41	0	15	0	[9]
05	Muhammad Khurram†	2019	2019	5	4	3	1.33	0	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	[10]
06	Michael Mwamadi	2019	2022	12	5	3*	–	0	62	3	2/27	25.33	0	1	0	[11]
07	Hamza Patel	2019	2019	7	137	44	27.40	0	78	2	2/13	52.00	0	6	0	[12]
08	Adil Patel	2019	2019	2	12	6*	12.00	0	6	0	–	–	0	0	0	[13]
09	Mahammed Patel	2019	2019	3	48	40*	48.00	0	72	5	3/25	16.60	0	0	0	[14]
10	Sami Sohail	2019	2025	66	1,988	96*	46.23	13	974	64	4/6	17.92	0	26	0	[15]
11	Usama Master	2019	2019	6	15	15	7.50	0	79	5	2/24	21.20	0	1	0	[16]
12	Irfan Bhima	2019	2019	4	98	52	24.50	1	90	6	3/14	8.50	0	0	0	[17]
13	Mohammed Nurji	2019	2019	6	101	36	50.50	0	–	–	–	–	–	2	0	[18]
14	Francis Nkhoma	2019	2024	6	2	2	2.00	0	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	[19]
15	Chisomo Chete†	2019	2025	31	47	18	3.91	0	–	–	–	–	–	18	4	[20]
16	Gershom Ntambalika	2019	2024	29	174	41	12.42	0	144	9	2/13	19.00	0	8	0	[21]
17	Mike Choamba	2021	2025	41	124	18	3.91	0	335	16	3/6	21.50	0	12	0	[22]
18	Alick Kansonkho	2021	2023	7	22	20*	11.00	0	–	–	–	–	–	5	0	[23]
19	Leneck Nakomo	2021	2021	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	[24]
20	Blessings Pondani	2021	2025	34	3	2*	3.00	0	507	16	2/12	36.62	0	4	0	[25]
21	Chikondi Rice	2021	2021	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	[26]
22	Waliyu Jackson	2021	2023	4	1	1	1.00	0	–	–	–	–	–	3	0	[27]
23	Daniel Jakiel [a]	2022	2025	44	210	38*	12.35	0	900	50	5/11	21.80	1	12	0	[28]
24	Aaftab Limdawala	2022	2025	53	659	68	18.30	3	571	28	4/23	24.57	0	29	0	[29]
25	Beston Masauko	2022	2023	11	7	5*	2.33	0	–	–	–	–	–	5	0	[30]
26	Suhail Vayani	2023	2025	43	182	30*	9.57	0	803	39	4/8	23.07	0	14	0	[31]
27	Phillip Zuze†	2023	2025	27	90	21	6.92	0	–	–	–	–	–	17	1	[32]
28	Chisomo Malaya	2024	2025	6	0	0*	–	0	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	[33]
29	Bright Balala	2024	2025	24	55	13*	9.16	0	224	6	1/6	62.50	0	4	0	[34]
30	Kelvin Thuchila	2024	2025	18	2	1*	0.40	0	340	18	3/8	17.94	0	3	0	[35]
31	Trust Makaya	2025	2025	9	5	4*	2.50	0	54	2	1/18	26.50	0	1	0	[36]
32	Salim Nihute†	2025	2025	20	298	56	19.86	1	–	–	–	–	–	4	0	[37]
33	Kazim Somani	2025	2025	17	164	31	13.00	1	–	–	–	–	–	0	0	[38]
34	Kennedy Mtunduwatha	2025	2025	1	–	–	–	–	6	0	–	–	–	0	0	[39]
35	Chisomo Tchale	2025	2025	10	4	4	1.33	0	174	6	2/36	42.00	0	0	0	[40]
36	Precious Sapesa	2025	2025	3	0	0	0.00	0	30	0	–	–	0	0	0	[41]

Notes

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

References

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