The Malawian national cricket team is the men's team that represents

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...

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History

Malawi was previously a member of the

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, which was a member of the ICC from 1989 to 2003 and fielded the

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in the

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. From the 1970s Malawi played regular international tournaments against other East and Central African teams, and occasionally touring teams from England. In 2002 Malawi participated in the Africa Cup in which 10 nations took part. They came last in the group, losing all 4 matches. They became an affiliate member of the

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(ICC) in 2003 and an associate member in 2017. Their international debut came the following year in the African affiliates championship, where they came fourth. They participated in the equivalent tournament in 2006, Division Three of the

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of the

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, once again coming fourth. In October 2009 Malawi hosted the WCL Africa Div 3 tournament, beating all participants to win the tournament. They were promoted to WCL Africa Division 2 for the next tournament in Benoni, SA. They struggled at this level and finished last.

2018–present

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 Malawi and other

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since 1 January 2019 have been full T20I matches. Malawi played their first T20I on 6 November 2019, against

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, during the

2019 T20 Kwacha Cup The 2019 T20 Kwacha Cup was a men's Twenty20 International/women's Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket event between the men's and women's national cricket teams of Malawi and Mozambique. Both the men's and women's series consisted of seven T20 ...

Grounds

Records and Statistics

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

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 185/2 v

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on 25 November 2022 at

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. * Highest individual score: 94 *,

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on 25 November 2022 at

. * Best individual bowling figures: 5/11,

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on 25 November 2022 at

. Most T20I runs for Malawi Most T20I wickets for Malawi T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #1921. Last updated 25 November 2022.''

Other records

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

Tournament history

World Cricket League Africa Region

* 2006 (Division Three): 4th place * 2008 (Division Three): 5th place * 2009 (Division Three): 1st place * 2010 (Division Two): 6th place

References

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History

2018–present

Grounds

Records and Statistics

Twenty20 International

Other records

Tournament history

World Cricket League Africa Region

See also

References