Francisca Chipare (born 1 October 1998) is a Zimbabwean

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er who plays for the

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. In February 2021, Chipare was named in Zimbabwe's

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(WT20I) squad for their series against Pakistan. However, due to the

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, the tour was called off after just one match, with Chipare missing out on her chance to debut. In October 2021, she was named in Zimbabwe's

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(WODI) squad for their series against Ireland. The following month, she was again named in Zimbabwe's WODI squad, this time for their series against Bangladesh. She made her WODI debut on 10 November 2021, for Zimbabwe against

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. Later the same month, she was named in Zimbabwe's team for the

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tournament in Zimbabwe. In April 2022, she was named in Zimbabwe's WT20I squad for the

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. She made her WT20I debut on 21 April 2022, for Zimbabwe against

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. She started playing cricket at the age of eleven. She was coached by Nonhlahla Nyathi. She is currently pursuing Bachelor of Science in wildlife, ecology and conservation.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chipare, Francisca 1998 births Living people Zimbabwean women cricketers Zimbabwe women One Day International cricketers Zimbabwe women Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Mountaineers women cricketers Cricketers at the 2023 African Games African Games medalists in cricket African Games gold medalists for Zimbabwe