The Namibia women's national cricket team, nicknamed the Capricorn Eagles, represents the country of

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in international

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. The team is organised by

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, which has been a member of the

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(ICC) since 1992.

History

Namibia made its international debut at the 2004 Africa Women's Cricket Tournament in Tanzania, but failed to win a match.Other women's matches played by Namibia
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2016. The team's closest result came in the opening match against

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, where they were bowled out for 106, and eventually lost by five wickets. In the second game, against

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, they lost by 152 runs, while in the final game, against

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, they were bowled out for just 29, and lost by ten wickets. After their debut, Namibia did not compete in another Africa-wide tournament until the 2011 ICC Africa Women's T20 Tournament in Uganda. They have since regularly competed in

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competitions, without much success. Namibia also play in regional competitions against other southern African teams, and in the past have appeared in South African provincial competitions (as the national men's team does). In April 2018, the

(ICC) granted full

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(WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all

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matches played between Namibia women and another international side since 1 July 2018 have been full WT20Is. Namibia's first WT20I matches were contested as part of the Botswana 7s tournament in August 2018 against

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and Zambia women's national cricket team, Zambia (Zambia's matches were not classified as WT20Is as they had a Botswanan player in their squad). Namibia finished top of the table, winning all five group stage matches and won the final against Sierra Leone by a margin of nine

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. In July 2019, the

(ICC) suspended

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, with the team barred from taking part in ICC events. The following month, with Zimbabwe banned from taking part in international cricket tournaments, the ICC confirmed that Namibia would replace them in the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Namibia were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier regional group, alongside ten other teams.

Tournament history

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier

* 2019: 8th (DNQ)

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier

* 2019: 2nd (Q) (Namibia replaced qualifier winner Zimbabwe in the main qualifier tournament due to suspension of Zimbabwe) *

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: 2nd (DNQ)

Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament

: 2nd

Records and Statistics

International Match Summary — Namibia Women ''Last updated 2 May 2023''

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 221/3 v

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, 3 July 2022 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground,

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. * Highest individual score: 93 *,

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, 8 June 2021 at

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. * Best individual bowling figures: 5/6,

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, 14 September 2021 at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2,

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. Most WT20I runs for Namibia Women Most WT20I wickets for Namibia Women T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #1428. Last updated 2 May 2023.''

Current squad

The following players were picked for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament. :

References

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