Tuskers women's cricket team

Tuskers Women

Personnel
Captain	Nomvelo Sibanda
Team information
Colours	Blue
Founded	2020
Home ground	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
History
F50  wins	0
WT20  wins	1 (2024)

The Tuskers women's cricket team is a Zimbabwean women's cricket team based in Bulawayo. They compete in the Fifty50 Challenge and the Women's T20 Cup. ^[1]

History

The team were formed in 2020, to compete in Zimbabwe's two new women's domestic competitions: the Fifty50 Challenge and the Women's T20 Cup. ^[2] In the Fifty50 Challenge, the side finished bottom of the group, with one win from their six matches. ^[3] In the Women's T20 Cup, the side finished second in the group stage, winning three of their six matches, to qualify for the final. ^[4] In the final, they lost to Eagles by 8 wickets. ^[5]

In 2021–22, they failed to qualify for the final of either competition, finishing third in the Fifty50 Challenge and fourth in the T20 Cup. ^{[6] [7]} In 2022–23, they again finished third in the Fifty50 Challenge and fourth in the T20 Cup. ^{[8] [9]}

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2022–23 season. Players in bold have international caps. ^[10]

Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
Lindrose Masina	Zimbabwe	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Sharne Mayers	Zimbabwe	(1992-07-19) 19 July 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Natasha Mthomba	Zimbabwe	(2004-11-17) 17 November 2004 (age 20)	Right-handed	–
All-rounders
Tasmeen Granger	Zimbabwe	(1994-08-12) 12 August 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Thuba Saidi	Zimbabwe	(2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Nomvelo Sibanda	Zimbabwe	(1996-11-21) 21 November 1996 (age 28)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium	Captain
Loreen Tshuma	Zimbabwe	(1996-11-27) 27 November 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Chiedza Dhururu	Zimbabwe	(1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 29)	Right-handed	–
Sibonginkosi Ncube	Zimbabwe	(1999-10-16) 16 October 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	–
Bowlers
Anita Chisirimunhu	Zimbabwe	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Lindakuhle Mabhero	Zimbabwe	(2003-03-22) 22 March 2003 (age 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Buhlebenkosi Maposa	Zimbabwe	Unknown	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
Danielle Meikle	Zimbabwe	(2007-08-31) 31 August 2007 (age 17)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Isabel Mhlanga	Zimbabwe	(1985-06-21) 21 June 1985 (age 39)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Felicity Mpofu	Zimbabwe	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Christine Mutasa	Zimbabwe	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Philontropic Shango	Zimbabwe	(1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 29)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium

Seasons

Fifty50 Challenge

Season	League standings [1]								Notes
	P	W	L	T	A/C	NRR	Pts	Pos
2020–21	6	1	5	0	0	30	–1.370	4th
2021–22	6	2	4	0	0	10	–0.006	3rd
2022–23	6	3	3	0	0	12	+0.165	3rd

Women's T20 Cup

Season	League standings [1]								Notes
	P	W	L	T	A/C	NRR	Pts	Pos
2020–21	6	3	3	0	0	6	–0.471	2nd	Lost final
2021–22	6	0	5	0	1	5	–2.187	4th
2022–23	6	1	5	0	0	4	–1.201	4th

Honours

• Fifty50 Challenge:
  • Winners (0):
  • Best finish: 2021–22 & 2022–23 (3rd)
• Women's T20 Cup:
  • Winners (0):
  • Best finish: 2020–21 (Runners-up)

See also

• Matabeleland Tuskers

References

1. "Tuskers Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
2. "Women's one-day and T20 tournaments get underway". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
3. "Fifty50 Challenge 2020/21 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
4. "Women's T20 Cup 2020/21 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
5. "Eagles crowned inaugural Women's T20 Cup champions". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
6. "Zimbabwe Cricket Women's Fifty50 Challenge 2021/22". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
7. "Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2021/22". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
8. "Fifty50 Challenge 2022/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
9. "Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2022/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
10. "Batting and Fielding for Tuskers Women/Fifty50 Challenge 2022/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2023.