The Mountaineers women's cricket team is a Zimbabwean women's cricket team based in

Mutare Mutare (formerly Umtali) is the most populous city in the province of Manicaland, and the third most populous city in Zimbabwe, having surpassed Gweru in the 2012 census, with an urban area, urban population of 224,802 and approximately 260,567 ...

. They compete in the

Fifty50 Challenge The Fifty50 Challenge is a women's domestic one-day cricket competition organised by Zimbabwe Cricket. The competition began in the 2020–21 season, and sees four teams competing in 50-over matches. Eagles are the current holders, winning the l ...

and the

Women's T20 Cup The Women's T20 Cup is a women's domestic Twenty20 competition organised by Zimbabwe Cricket. The competition began in the 2020–21 season, and sees four teams competing. Eagles are the current holders. The competition runs alongside the Fifty ...

. They won the inaugural edition of the Fifty50 Challenge in 2020–21, and the Women's T20 Cup in 2022–23.

History

The team were formed in 2020, to compete in Zimbabwe's two new women's domestic competitions: the

and the

. In the Women's T20 Cup, the side finished third in the group stage, winning two of their six matches. In the Fifty50 Challenge, the side topped the group with four wins from their six matches to qualify for the final. In the final, they restricted

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to 210 all out, before winning by 62 runs via the

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, with

Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano Chipo Spiwe Mugeri-Tiripano (born 2 March 1992) is a Zimbabwean cricketer was the Captain (cricket), captain of the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team, Zimbabwean national women's team. She is an all-rounder who batting (cricket), bats left- ...

making 85. Mountaineers bowler Francesca Chipare was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament. In 2021–22, they finished bottom of the group stage of the

, but reached the final of the

, before losing to defending champions

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. In 2022–23, they finished bottom of the group stage in the Fifty50 Challenge, but won the Women's T20 Cup, winning five of their six matches.

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2022–23 season. Players in bold have international caps.

Seasons

Fifty50 Challenge

Women's T20 Cup

Honours

: ** Winners (1): 2020–21 *

: ** Winners (1): 2022–23

References

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