Tanzania women's national cricket team

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Tanzania
Tanzania Cricket Association logo.png
Tanzania Cricket Association logo
Association Tanzania Cricket Association
Personnel
Captain Fatuma Kibasu
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member (2001)
ICC region Africa
ICC RankingsCurrent [1] Best-ever
WT20I 20th 16th (1 Oct 2022)
Women's international cricket
First internationalv. Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda; 8 April 2004
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20Iv. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe at Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare, 6 May 2019
Last WT20Iv. Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia at Achimota Oval A, Accra; 10 March 2024
WT20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [2] 53 38/13
(0 ties, 2 no results)
This year [3] 8 6/1
(0 ties, 1 no result)
As of 10 March 2024

The Tanzanian women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of Tanzania in international women's cricket.

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Tanzania won the inaugural African women's championships in 2004 and has been one of the best-performed ICC associate member teams in Africa. The team also finished runner-up in the 2006 and 2011 African championships, but is yet to qualify for a global event.

History

Organised women's cricket in Tanzania began in 1999, when the Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA) introduced " chanzo cricket" for girls into primary schools. A national under-15 team was created in 2002 for a regional tournament. The development of the sport has been hindered by social taboos against women's participation in sport, especially those with children. [4]

The TCA hosted the inaugural African women's cricket championships in 2004, with limited involvement from the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC). [5] The national team was unbeaten, defeating Uganda, Kenya and Namibia in the round-robin and winning the final against Uganda by 8 wickets. [6] [7]

In March 2018, Tanzania was invited to participate in the 2018 ASEAN Women's T20 Open Tournament as a guest team, finishing as runner-up to the hosts Thailand. [8]

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 Tanzania women and another international side since 1 July 2018 have been full WT20Is. [9]

In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. [10] Tanzania were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier regional group, alongside ten other teams. [11]

Tanzanian batter Fatuma Kibasu scored her second T20I century in September 2021, an innings of 127 not out from 66 balls against Eswatini in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier, becoming only the fifth woman and the first from an ICC associate member team to score multiple T20I centuries. [12]

Current squad

This lists all the players who have played for Tanzania in the past 12 months or was named in the most recent squad. Updated on 19 November 2023.

NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Fatuma Kibasu 34Right-handedRight-arm off break Captain
Hudaa Omary21Right-handed
Saum Mtae21Left-handedRight-arm off break
Monica Pascal36Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Allrounders
Aisha Mohamed24Right-handedRight-arm medium
Neema Pius22Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Shufaa Mohamedi21Right-handed
Saumu Hussein16Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Sheila Kizito19Right-handedRight-arm off break
Mwanamvua Ushanga18Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Pace Bowlers
Perice Kamunya22Right-handedRight-arm medium
Agnes Qwele17Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sophia Jerome20Right-handedRight-arm medium
Mwajabu Salum34Right-handedRight-arm medium
Saum Borakambi19Right-handedRight-arm medium

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Tanzania Women [13]

Last updated 10 March 2024

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals543814026 May 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations [13]

Records complete to WT20I #1803. Last updated 10 March 2024.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 303006 May 2019
ICC Associate members
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 3300016 September 202116 September 2021
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1100016 June 202216 June 2022
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 1100014 September 202114 September 2021
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1100013 June 202213 June 2022
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 2020018 November 2023
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1100016 November 202316 November 2023
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 6420012 June 202212 June 2022
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 2200019 June 201919 June 2019
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 220009 May 20199 May 2019
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 3110117 September 202110 March 2024
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 1100015 November 202315 November 2023
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 540018 May 20198 May 2019
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 3300014 December 202214 December 2022
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 8620011 May 201911 May 2019
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 2200028 February 202428 February 2024
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 8530018 June 201918 June 2019
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1100019 April 202319 April 2023

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