Vanuatu women's national cricket team

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Vanuatu
Vanuatu Cricket Association logo.png
Vanuatu Cricket Association logo
Association Vanuatu Cricket
Personnel
Captain Selina Solman
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member (2009)
Affiliate member (1995)
ICC region East Asia-Pacific
ICC RankingsCurrent [1] Best-ever
WT20I 29th 27th (2 Jun 2019)
Women's international cricket
First internationalv. Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji at Port Vila; 11 April 2011
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20Iv. Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea at Independence Park, Port Vila; 6 May 2019
Last WT20Iv. Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa at Lloyd Elsmore Park 2, Auckland; 21 January 2024
WT20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [2] 36 23/12
(0 ties, 1 no result)
This year [3] 5 3/2
(0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 21 January 2024

The Vanuatu women's national cricket team represents the country of Vanuatu in international women's cricket. It is organised by the game's governing body in the country, the Vanuatu Cricket Association (VCA), which is an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

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Having made its international debut the previous year, against Fiji, Vanuatu first participated in an international tournament at the 2012 ICC East Asia-Pacific regional qualifiers for the World Twenty20, winning two matches and placing fourth out of six teams. At the 2014 edition of the same tournament, they finished last, with only a single win (against the Cook Islands). Vanuatu's next major event was the women's tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Vanuatu women and any ICC member since 1 July 2018 have the full WT20I status. [4]

History

"Traditional cricket", similar to the kilikiti played in Samoa, has long been popular amongst Ni-Vanuatu women, but the standard version of the sport was only popularised in the late 2000s, with the backing of the Vanuatu Cricket Association (VCA) and the ICC East Asia-Pacific development programme. [5] Vanuatu made its international debut in April 2011, hosting a tri-series against Fiji and a team from the North Coast region of the Australian state of New South Wales. [6] [7] In May 2012, the country hosted the 2012 East Asia-Pacific Women's Championship. [8] The tournament was played using the Twenty20 format, with the winner progressing to the 2013 World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland. [9] Vanuatu joined the three teams from the previous 2010 tournament – Japan, Papua New Guinea, and Samoa – as well as the Cook Islands and Fiji. [10] In the round-robin stage, Vanuatu recorded wins against Fiji and the Cook Islands, finishing fourth in the table. In the third-place playoff against Samoa, they lost by eight wickets. [11]

At the 2014 EAP Women's Championship in Japan (a qualifier for the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier), Vanuatu again placed fourth in the group stages, though out of five rather than six teams (Fiji having dropped out). [12] Their only win in the round-robin was by eight runs against the Cook Islands, [13] but they were unable to repeat that in the fifth-place playoff, losing by six wickets. [14] In April 2015, the New Caledonian national women's team toured Vanuatu, playing six matches against Vanuatu in Port Vila. The tour was part of both sides' preparation for the women's tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. [15] Vanuatu also played against a mixed men and women's side from the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) in the lead-up to the games. [16]

In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. [17] Vanuatu were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier regional group, alongside seven other teams. [18]

Tournament history

EAP Women's Championship

Pacific Games

Current squad

This lists all the players who played for Vanuatu in the past 12 months or were named in the most recent squad.

NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Valenta Langiatu23Right-handedRight-arm medium
Leimauri Chilia26Right-handed
Leisau Jacob20Right-handedRight-arm medium
All-rounders
Rachel Andrew25Right-handedRight-arm medium
Alvina Chilia29Right-handedRight-arm medium Vice-captain
Selina Solman 28Right-handedRight-arm medium Captain
Nasimana Navaika28Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Leimara Tastuki20Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keeper
Maiyllise Carlot21Right-handed
Mahina Tarimiala32Right-handed
Bowlers
Vicky Mansale23Right-handedRight-arm medium
Rayline Ova23Right-handedRight-arm medium
Netty Chilia22Right-handedRight-arm medium
Vanessa Vira17Right-handedRight-arm off break
Tina Kalosin24Right-handedRight-arm medium
Lizzing Enoch26Right-handed

Updated on 8 September 2023.

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Vanuatu Women [22]

Last updated 21 January 2024

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals362312016 May 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations [22]

Records complete to WT20I #1742. Last updated 21 January 2024.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
ICC Associate members
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 220004 September 20234 September 2023
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 10100007 May 20197 May 2019
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 220009 May 20199 May 2019
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4400010 May 201910 May 2019
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 917016 May 20191 September 2023
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 945009 May 20193 October 2022

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