Vanuatu women's national cricket team

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Vanuatu
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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
T20I 33rd 27th (2 Jun 2019)
International cricket
First internationalv. Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji at Port Vila; 11 April 2011
T20 Internationals
First T20Iv. Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea at Independence Park, Port Vila; 6 May 2019
Last T20Iv. Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands at Albert Park Ground 2, Suva; 10 September 2025
T20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [2] 50 30/18
(0 ties, 2 no results)
This year [3] 10 6/3
(0 ties, 1 no result)
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T20I kit

As of 10 September 2025

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]

In 2023, Vanuatu beat Papua New Guinea for the first time in their history at the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier to ultimately qualify for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier, where they would also earn a win over Zimbabwe.

On 19 January 2024, Rachel Andrew became the first player from Vanuatu to score a century in Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I), making 105 not out against the Cook Islands at the Women's T20I Pacific Cup in Auckland, New Zealand. [19] [20] [21] In the same match, Selina Solman became the first player from the country to take a WT20I five wicket haul with 5/9. [19] [20] [21]

Tournament history

ICC Women's ODI World Cup

Women's Cricket World Cup records
Host
Year
RoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of England.svg 1973 Did not qualified
Flag of India.svg 1978
Flag of New Zealand.svg 1982
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1988
Flag of England.svg 1993
Flag of India.svg 1997
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2000
Flag of South Africa.svg 2005
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2009
Flag of India.svg 2013
Flag of England.svg 2017
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2022
Flag of India.svg 2025
Total0/130 Titles00000

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier records
Host
Year
RoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2003 Did not qualify
Flag of South Africa.svg 2008
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2011
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2017
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 2021
Flag of Pakistan.svg 2025
Total0/50 Title00000

ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup

Twenty20 World Cup records
Host/YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of England.svg 2009 Did not qualify
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2010
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2012
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2014
Flag of India.svg 2016
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2018
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2020
Flag of South Africa.svg 2023
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2024
Flag of England.svg 2026 To be determined
Total0/100 Titles00000

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Global Qualifier

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier records
Host
Year
RoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Ireland.svg 2013 Did not qualify
Flag of Thailand.svg 2015
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2018
Flag of Scotland.svg 2019
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2022
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2024
Flag of Nepal.svg 2026 To be determined
Total0/60 Titles00000

ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy

ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy records
Host
Year
RoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2027 To be determined
Flag.svg 2031
Total0 Title00000

ICC Women's World Twenty20 East Asia Pacific Qualifiers

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier East Asia Pacific records
Host/YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Vanuatu.svg 2019 Round-robin3/653200
Flag of Samoa.svg 2021 Tournament did not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
Flag of Vanuatu.svg 2023 Qualified1/766000
Flag of Fiji.svg 2025 In Progress22000
Total2/21 Title1311200

Pacific Games

Cricket at the Pacific Games records
Host/YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 2015 3rd-place4/673400
Flag of Samoa.svg 2019 3rd-place3/473400
Total2/20 Titles146800

Women's T20I Pacific Cup

Women's T20I Pacific Cup records
Host/YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Vanuatu.svg 2022 Round-robin2/463201
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2024 Round-robin3/664200
Total2/20 Titles127401

East Asia Pacific Women's Championship

East Asia Pacific Women's Championship records
Host/YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Japan.svg 2010The full information of the tournament have not found [22] [23] [24]
Flag of Vanuatu.svg 2012
Flag of Japan.svg 2014
Flag of Samoa.svg 2016
Total4/40 Titles00000

Current squad

Updated on 3 May 2024

This lists all the players who were named in the squad for 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier.

NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Valenta Langiatu24Right-handedRight-arm medium
Alvina Chilia30Right-handedRight-arm medium Vice-captain
Maiyllise Carlot23Right-handed
Leimauri Chilia27Right-handed
Gillian ChiliaRight-handed
Susan StephenRight-handedRight-arm medium
All-rounders
Rachel Andrew27Right-handedRight-arm medium
Selina Solman 30Right-handedRight-arm medium Captain
Nasimana Navaika29Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Wicket-keeper
Mahina Tarimiala33Right-handed
Bowlers
Vicky Mansale24Right-handedRight-arm medium
Vanessa Vira18Right-handedRight-arm off break
Rayline Ova24Right-handedRight-arm medium
Lizzing Enoch28Right-handed
Natalia KakorRight-handedRight-arm off break

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Vanuatu Women [25]

Last updated 10 September 2025

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals503018026 May 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations [25]

Records complete to WT20I #2498. Last updated 10 September 2025.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full Members
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland 101001 May 2024
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1100025 April 202425 April 2024
ICC Associate members
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 330004 September 20234 September 2023
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 11110007 May 20197 May 2019
Flag of France.svg  France 1100011 March 202511 March 2025
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 330009 May 20199 May 2019
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4400010 May 201910 May 2019
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1010027 April 2024
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1119016 May 20191 September 2023
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 1366019 May 20193 October 2022
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 101003 May 2024

See also

References

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