The Lesotho national cricket team is the team that represents Lesotho in

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. They became an affiliate member of the

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(ICC) in 2001 and an associate member in 2017. Lesotho has played international cricket since at least 1986, when they played Swaziland in

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. They made their official ICC debut at Division Three of the Africa Region of the

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in April 2006, where they came last in the eight-team tournament. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full

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(T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all

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matches played between Lesotho and other

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after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.

Records and Statistics

International Match Summary — Lesotho ''Last updated 25 November 2022''

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 153/3 v.

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, 20 November 2022 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali. * Highest individual score: 68 *, Maaz Khan v.

, 20 November 2022 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali. * Best individual bowling figures: 3/32, Yahya Jakda v.

, 20 November 2022 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali. Most T20I runs for Lesotho Most T20I wickets for Lesotho T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #1923. Last updated 25 November 2022.''

Other matches

For a list of selected international matches played by Lesotho, se
Cricket Archive

References

Cricket in Lesotho National cricket teams

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Records and Statistics

Twenty20 International

Other matches

See also

References