Papua New Guinea women's cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2023–24

Papua New Guinea women's cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2023–24
	Zimbabwe	Papua New Guinea
Dates	24 March – 2 April 2024
Captains	Mary-Anne Musonda [n 1]	Brenda Tau
One Day International series
Results	Zimbabwe won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs	Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano (123)	Sibona Jimmy (88)
Most wickets	Josephine Nkomo (9)	Vicky Ara'a (6)
Twenty20 International series
Results	Zimbabwe won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs	Mary-Anne Musonda (115)	Tanya Ruma (106)
Most wickets	Josephine Nkomo (4)	Sibona Jimmy (3)

The Papua New Guinea women's cricket team toured Zimbabwe in March and April 2024 to play three One day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against Zimbabwe. ^{[1] [2]}

The ODI matches were the first to be played by Papua New Guinea. ^[3]

The T20I series formed part of Zimbabwe's preparation for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament. ^{[4] [5]}

Zimbabwe won the ODI series 3–0. ^[6] They also won the first match of the T20I series, beating Papua New Guinea by 8 wickets. ^[7] The second T20I ended in a tie, with Papua New Guinea winning the Super Over. ^[8] It was Papua New Guinea's first such result over a full member in the format. ^[9] Zimbabwe won the third T20I to take the series 2–1. ^[10]

Squads

Zimbabwe	Papua New Guinea [11]
Mary-Anne Musonda (c) Kudzai Chigora Francisca Chipare Chiedza Dhururu (wk) Nyasha Gwanzura Lindokuhle Mabhero Precious Marange Sharne Mayers Audrey Mazvishaya Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano Pellagia Mujaji Modester Mupachikwa (wk) Kelis Ndhlovu Josephine Nkomo Loryn Phiri Nomvelo Sibanda Loreen Tshuma	Brenda Tau (c, wk) Sibona Jimmy (vc) Melanie Ani Vicky Ara'a Vicky Buruka Kevau Frank Dika Lohia Lakshmi Rajadurai Tanya Ruma Pauke Siaka Henao Thomas Geua Tom Isabel Toua Naoani Vare

ODI series

1st ODI

24 March 2024 09:15 Scorecard

Papua New Guinea   177 (48 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 178/3 (38.5 overs)
Brenda Tau 72 (118) Audrey Mazvishaya 3/28 (8 overs)		Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano 71* (105) Vicky Buruka 1/27 (5 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Oscar Tafirenyika (Zim) Player of the match: Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano (Zim)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
• Vicky Ara'a, Vicky Buruka, Sibona Jimmy, Lakshmi Rajadurai, Tanya Ruma, Pauke Siaka, Brenda Tau, Henao Thomas, Geua Tom, Isabel Toua, Naoani Vare (PNG) all made their ODI debuts.

2nd ODI

26 March 2024 09:15 Scorecard

Papua New Guinea   125 (35.4 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 126/8 (42.3 overs)
Pauke Siaka 28 (51) Francisca Chipare 3/15 (6.4 overs)		Modester Mupachikwa 57* (107) Vicky Ara'a 4/19 (9 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 2 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: David Shawane (Zim) and Oscar Tafirenyika (Zim) Player of the match: Modester Mupachikwa (Zim)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
• Kevau Frank (PNG) made her ODI debut.

3rd ODI

28 March 2024 09:15 Scorecard

Zimbabwe   184 (46.4 overs)	v	Papua New Guinea 149 (42.2 overs)
Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano 52 (60) Sibona Jimmy 4/22 (8.4 overs)		Sibona Jimmy 57 (91) Josephine Nkomo 3/20 (7.2 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 35 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) and Tafadzwa Musakwa (Zim) Player of the match: Josephine Nkomo (Zim)

• Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
• Melanie Ani and Dika Lohia (PNG) both made their ODI debuts.

T20I series

1st T20I

30 March 2024 13:00 Scorecard

Papua New Guinea   110/4 (20 overs)	v	Zimbabwe 111/2 (17.4 overs)
Tanya Ruma 47 (60) Josephine Nkomo 3/18 (4 overs)		Mary-Anne Musonda 54* (51) Sibona Jimmy 1/26 (3.4 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim) Player of the match: Mary-Anne Musonda (Zim)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.

2nd T20I

31 March 2024 13:00 Scorecard

Zimbabwe   119/6 (20 overs)	v	Papua New Guinea 119/6 (20 overs)
Modester Mupachikwa 45* (50) Vicky Ara'a 2/20 (4 overs)		Pauke Siaka 43 (33) Precious Marange 1/4 (2 overs)

Match tied (Papua New Guinea won the Super Over) Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) Player of the match: Pauke Siaka (PNG)

• Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
• Super Over: Papua New Guinea 7/0, Zimbabwe 6/0.

3rd T20I

2 April 2024 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Zimbabwe   136/6 (20 overs)	v	Papua New Guinea 104/4 (20 overs)
Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano 66 (59) Vicky Buruka 2/28 (4 overs)		Tanya Ruma 56* (59) Lindokuhle Mabhero 1/12 (4 overs)

Zimbabwe by 32 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana (Zim) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim) Player of the match: Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano (Zim)

• Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.

Notes

1. Josephine Nkomo captained Zimbabwe in the third ODI.

References

1. "Lewas gearing up for ODI tour in Zimbabwe". The National. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
2. "PNG women to tour Zimbabwe, UAE, Netherlands and Australia in ODI/T20I series in 2024". Czarsports. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
3. "PNG impress against Zimbabwe in their first-ever official Women's ODI". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
4. "Lady Chevrons shift focus to PNG series". The Herald. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
5. "Lewas squad announced for tour to Zimbabwe and UAE". Cricket PNG. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
6. "Lady Chevrons complete whitewash". The Herald. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
7. "Zimbabwe crush Papua New Guinea". The Sunday Mail. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
8. "PNG women win super over". The Herald. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
9. "History for Papua New Guinea's women after victory over Zimbabwe". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
10. "Lady Chevrons claim T20 series". The Herald. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
11. "Lewas unveil squad for Zimbabwe- UAE tour". Loop. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo