Victoria Hamunyela

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Victoria Hamunyela
Personal information
Full name
Victoria Hashomwamona Hamunyela
Born (2003-01-22) 22 January 2003 (age 22)
Okelemba, Ohangwena, Namibia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  4)20 August 2018 v  Malawi
Last T20I12 September 2024 v  United Arab Emirates
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches56
Runs scored23
Batting average 3.83
100s/50s0/0
Top score5*
Balls bowled736
Wickets 52
Bowling average 14.15
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling4/8
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2024

Victoria Hamunyela (born 22 January 2003) is a Namibian cricketer. [1] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the Namibia women's cricket team on 20 August 2018, against Malawi, in the 2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series. [2] It was the first WT20I match to be played by Namibia. [3]

In August 2019, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland. [4] [5] She played in Namibia's opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Ireland. [6] In May 2021, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda. [7] In Namibia's opening match of the tournament, against Nigeria, Hamunyela took four wickets for eight runs and was named the player of the match. [8] [9] Following the conclusion of the tournament, Hamunyela was named in the team of the tournament, [9] [10] selected by the Rwanda Cricket Association. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Victoria Hamunyela". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "2nd Match, Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series at Gaborone (Oval 2), Aug 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Botswana 7s tournament: A complete round-up". Women's Criczone. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Namibia announces women's cricket World Cup qualifier squad". Xinhua News. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "4th Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Arbroath, Aug 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Irene van Zyl backs Namibia batting to come good in Kwibuka T20 Tournament". Women's CricZone. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Victoria Hamunyela too good for Nigeria as Namibia start Kwibuka T20 with a win". Women's CricZone. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  9. 1 2 Uugwanga, Michael (18 February 2022). "Meet a 19-year-old female cricket prodigy". Confidente . Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Kenya win fourth Kwibuka Women's Twenty20 title in Kigali". Daily Nation. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  11. ↑ "Global Game: Kenya win the Kwibuka T20 Women Tournament, beat Namibia in Finals". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
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