The
Thailand women's cricket team toured South Africa and Zimbabwe in August and September 2021. The team first played four one-day matches and three
Women's Twenty20 International
Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) is the shortest form of women's international cricket. A women's Twenty20 International is a 20 overs-per-side cricket match between two of the International Cricket Council (ICC) members. The first Twent ...
(WT20I) matches against the
Zimbabwe women's cricket team, before playing five one-day matches and three twenty-over matches against the South Africa Emerging team.
Zimbabwe won the first one-day match against Thailand by seven wickets, with unbeaten half-centuries from
Josephine Nkomo and
Mary-Anne Musonda
Mary-Anne Musonda (born 4 August 1991) is a Zimbabwean cricketer and the current captain of the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team, women's national cricket team, for which she is a right-handed Batting (cricket), batter. She also has a mast ...
. Thailand won the second match by 22 runs to level the series, after a half-century and a
five-wicket haul
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") occurs when a bowler takes five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded by critics as a notable achievement, equivalent to a century from a batsman.
Takin ...
from
Nattaya Boochatham
Nattaya Boochatham ( Thai:นาตยา บูชาธรรม, born 3 December 1986) is a Thai cricketer who plays for the Thailand women's national cricket team as an all-rounder.
Boochatham was a member of the Thailand team in the 2017 Wo ...
. In the third match, Thailand batted first and were reduced to 14/5 inside nine overs, before
Naruemol Chaiwai
Naruemol Chaiwai (Thai: นฤมล ใจไว, born 2 July 1990) is a Thai cricketer. In April 2021, the Cricket Association of Thailand appointed her as the captain of the Thailand women's team, replacing Sornnarin Tippoch.
Biography
Chaiw ...
went on to score an unbeaten century. However, Zimbabwe went on to win the match by five wickets, with half-centuries from
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- ...
and
Modester Mupachikwa. Thailand won the fourth one-day match by five wickets, with the series being drawn 2–2.
In the WT20I series against Thailand, Zimbabwe won the opening match by one wicket, to record their fifteenth consecutive win in the format. Thailand won the second match by 53 runs to level the series, with
Natthakan Chantham scoring an unbeaten 88. In the final match against Zimbabwe, Thailand won by 27 runs, winning the WT20I series 2–1.
In South Africa, the Emerging team won the first one-day match by 45 runs, with Thailand winning the next two matches to take a 2–1 lead with two matches to play. The South Africa Emerging team then won the fourth one-day match by 23 runs, to level the series with one game to play. The Emerging team won the fifth and final one-day match by five wickets to win the series 3–2. In the twenty-over series, the Emerging team won the opening match by 60 runs, with Khushi Mistry taking a
five-wicket haul
In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five–for" or "fifer") occurs when a bowler takes five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded by critics as a notable achievement, equivalent to a century from a batsman.
Takin ...
. Thailand won the second match by 30 runs to level the series with one match to play. Thailand won the final twenty-over match by seven wickets to win the series 2–1.
Tour of Zimbabwe
Squads
One-day series
1st one-day match
2nd one-day match
3rd one-day match
4th one-day match
WT20I series
1st WT20I
2nd WT20I
3rd WT20I
Tour of South Africa
Squads
One-day series
1st one-day match
2nd one-day match
3rd one-day match
4th one-day match
5th one-day match
Twenty-over series
1st twenty-over match
2nd twenty-over match
3rd twenty-over match
References
External links
Zimbabwe series at ESPN CricinfoSouth Africa series at ESPN Cricinfo
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