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

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

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. They are administered by the

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which became

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(ICC) member as an affiliate member in 2003, since 2017 they are an associate member. Mozambique is also a member of the

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. The Mozambique national cricket team has competed in the

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, Cricket World Cup and the ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship.

History

Mozambique became an affiliate member of the

in 2003 and then an associate member in 2017 when the affiliate status was scrapped.

50 over cricket

2003

Their international debut came the following year, when they played in the African Affiliates championship which was the first stage of qualifying for the

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. They would finish in 6th place after defeating only Rwanda.

2006

Mozambique, as a member of the

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, competes in the

which is a 50 over competition for African countries that aren't full member of the ICC. For this edition, they competed in the third division as they drawn to meet Sierra Leone, Morocco and Rwanda. In the opening match against

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, they scored a six wicket win after they bowled out the opposition for only 197. In return, Kaleem Shah top scored with 55 to give the team their first up victory. Kaleem Shah scored the first century of the tournament in the next game against Morocco national cricket team, Morocco to get the team to 275 from 50 overs. Morocco in return could only muster up a score of 196 with Shah being the best bowler. The final group game saw Mozambique win the match against Rwanda by 112 runs to finish on top of pool 2. In the semi-final stage, they took on

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and Zainul Patel dominated the bowling with 4 wickets to help in getting the team through to the final. In the final game of the tournament, top scorer Kaleem Shah top scored in the final with him scoring 77 in the 89 run victory to move Mozambique to the next division. Division Two was held in Tanzania with five teams competing for a spot in Division 1. For Mozambique, they had to compete against Botswana, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia.

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 Mozambique and other

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

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, during the 2019 T20 Kwacha Cup; they lost by three wickets with two balls left.

Tournament history

World Cricket League

* 2008: Division Five 8th place

World Cricket League Africa Region

* 2006: Division Three 1st place, Division Two 3rd place * 2008: Division Two 4th place

Records and Statistics

International Match Summary — Mozambique ''Last updated 9 December 2022''

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 209/5 v

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on 3 November 2021 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali. * Highest individual score: 104,

Francisco Couana Francisco Couana (born 10 November 1996) is a Mozambican cricketer who plays for the Mozambique national cricket team. In November 2019, he was named in Mozambique's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2019 T20 Kwacha Cup. These were the ...

on 3 November 2021 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali. * Best individual bowling figures: 5/19,

on 3 November 2021 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali. Most T20I runs for Mozambique Most T20I wickets for Mozambique T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #1949. Last updated 9 December 2022.''

Other records

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

References

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Mozambique in international cricket