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2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series
The 2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament held in Gaborone, Botswana from 20 to 25 August 2018. The participants were the women's national sides of Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia and Sierra Leone. Matches were recognised as official T20I games as per International Cricket Council, ICC's announcement that full T20I status would apply to all official matches played between women's teams of associate members after 1 July 2018. Zambia also took part in the tournament but their matches did not have T20I status due to their squad including a non-eligible player, and their results are not included in the available coverage. The matches were played at two grounds at the Botswana Cricket Association Oval in Gaborone Gaborone ( , , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botswana Cricket Association
The Botswana Cricket Association (BCA) is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Botswana. Its headquarters is in Gaborone, Botswana. It is affiliated with Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) and the Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC). Established in 1979, the BCA has been a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2002, and was also a founding member of the Africa Cricket Association. History The earliest cricketing history which can be substantiated relates to a paragraph contained in the publication "The White Tide" by David Sinclair, Modern Press, Gweru 2000 wherein it is recorded that a cricket match was played in the late 1870s in a village named Shoshong between "Home-Born" and the "Colonials". The game was started in the main by expatriates from Britain, South Africa, India, Pakistan and Sri-Lanka who were on various assignments in the country soon after independence in September 1966. The game was initially played in the two ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botswana Cricket Association Oval
Botswana Cricket Association (BCA) Oval is a sporting venue in Gaborone, Botswana, consisting of two separate cricket grounds (Oval 1 and Oval 2) in the vicinity of the University of Botswana Stadium. The grounds have been host to various ICC tournaments like 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven as well as 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven. The BCA Ovals also hosted the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier. There are three grounds in Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kal .... The Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2 is the smaller ground and is located next to Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1. BCA Oval 1 is main ground along with Lobatse Cricket Ground. References External links Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1 cricketa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cricket In Botswana
Cricket in Botswana was started by expatriates from South Africa and Indian Subcontinent. The team won the Pepsi ICC Africa World Cricket League in 2008. History Cricket was started in Botswana by expatriates from South Africa and the Indian subcontinent. It has started to make strides in the game since becoming an Associate Member of the ICC in 2005. Performance Its success in the Pepsi ICC Africa World Cricket League - runners up in 2006 and winners in 2008 - has paved the way to the international stage. It has not found life easy since its elevation, however, being relegated from ICC World Cricket League Division Five and Six in successive years, hence its next participation was scheduled for World Cricket League Division Seven in March–April 2011. See also * Sports in Botswana * Botswana cricket team The Botswana national cricket team is the men's team that represents Botswana in international cricket. They have been an associate member of the International Crick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eveleen Kejarukua
Eveleen Kejarukua (born 16 September 1993) is a Namibian cricketer. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the Namibia women's cricket team on 23 August 2018, against Lesotho, in the 2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series. In August 2019, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier The 2019 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier was an international women's cricket tournament that was held in August and September 2019 in Scotland. It was the fourth edition of the Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier and was the qualification tour ... tournament in Scotland. References External links * 1993 births Living people Namibian women cricketers Namibia women Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) {{Namibia-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvia Shihepo
Sylvia Shihepo (born 21 November 2000) is a Namibian cricketer. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the Namibia women's cricket team on 20 August 2018, against Malawi, in the 2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series. It was the first WT20I match to be played by Namibia. In August 2019, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland. She played in Namibia's opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Ireland. In May 2021, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament The 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament was a women's T20I cricket (WT20I) tournament held in Rwanda from 6 to 12 June 2021. This was the seventh edition of the annual Kwibuka T20 Tournament, first organised 2014 in remembrance of the victims o ... in Rwanda. References External links * 2000 births Living people Namibian women cricketers Namibia women Twenty2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilka Mwatile
Wilka Mwatile (born 18 July 2000) is a Namibian cricketer. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the Namibia women's cricket team on 20 August 2018, against Malawi, in the 2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series. It was the first WT20I match to be played by Namibia. In August 2019, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland. She played in Namibia's opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Ireland. She was the leading wicket-taker for Namibia in the tournament, with five dismissals in five matches. In May 2021, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda. In September 2021, in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier match against Cameroon, Mwatile took 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reehana Khan
Reehana Khan (born 7 January 1999) is a Namibian cricketer. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the Namibia women's cricket team on 20 August 2018, against Malawi, in the 2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series. It was the first WT20I match to be played by Namibia. In August 2019, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland. She played in Namibia's opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Ireland. In May 2021, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament The 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament was a women's T20I cricket (WT20I) tournament held in Rwanda from 6 to 12 June 2021. This was the seventh edition of the annual Kwibuka T20 Tournament, first organised 2014 in remembrance of the victims o ... in Rwanda. References External links * 1999 births Living people Namibian women cricketers Namibia women Twenty20 In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Hamunyela
Victoria Hamunyela (born 22 January 2003) is a Namibian cricketer. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the Namibia women's cricket team on 20 August 2018, against Malawi, in the 2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series. It was the first WT20I match to be played by Namibia. In August 2019, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland. She played in Namibia's opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Ireland. In May 2021, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda. In Namibia's opening match of the tournament, against Nigeria, Hamunyela took four wickets for eight runs and was named the player of the match. Following the conclusion of the tournament, Hamunyela was named in the team of the tournament, selected by the Rwanda Cricket Association Rwanda Cricket Association is the official governing body of cricket sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dietlind Foerster
Dietlind Foerster (born 18 March 1981) is a Namibian cricketer. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the Namibia women's cricket team on 20 August 2018, against Malawi, in the 2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series. It was the first WT20I match to be played by Namibia. In August 2019, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland. She played in Namibia's opening match of the tournament on 31 August 2019 against Ireland. In May 2021, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament The 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament was a women's T20I cricket (WT20I) tournament held in Rwanda from 6 to 12 June 2021. This was the seventh edition of the annual Kwibuka T20 Tournament, first organised 2014 in remembrance of the victims o ... in Rwanda. References External links * 1981 births Living people Namibian women cricketers Namibia women Twenty20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurriene Diergaardt
Jurriene Arrasta Diergaardt (born 16 July 2000) is a Namibian cricketer. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the Namibia women's cricket team on 20 August 2018, against Malawi, in the 2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series. It was the first WT20I match to be played by Namibia. In August 2019, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland. She played in Namibia's second match of the tournament, on 1 September 2019, against Thailand. In May 2021, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament The 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament was a women's T20I cricket (WT20I) tournament held in Rwanda from 6 to 12 June 2021. This was the seventh edition of the annual Kwibuka T20 Tournament, first organised 2014 in remembrance of the victims o ... in Rwanda. References External links * 2000 births Living people People from Oshana Region Namibian w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasmeen Khan (cricketer)
Yasmeen Khan (born 7 January 1999) is a Namibian cricketer and a former captain of the women's national cricket team. Currently the vice captain, she plays as a right-handed batter, right-arm medium pace bowler, and occasional wicket-keeper. Early life Khan was born in George, in the Western Cape province of South Africa. She and her parents moved to Namibia when she was less than a year old, and she was raised in Windhoek. Her father is from Karachi, Pakistan, and is a cricket fanatic. Her mother is even more passionate about sports. As a young child, Khan would watch cricket on television with her father. She also played the game in the backyard at home. In 2022, she reminisced with ''The Express Tribune'' about visiting Karachi as a six year old, and seeing boys playing cricket in the streets: "... it was so intense, yet looked fun." At the age of 10, she felt old enough to become a member of the boys' cricket team at primary school, and decided to take up the game in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kayleen Green
Kayleen Green (born 3 June 1998) is a Namibian cricketer. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the Namibia women's cricket team on 20 August 2018, against Malawi, in the 2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series. It was the first WT20I match to be played by Namibia. In August 2019, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland. She played in Namibia's opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Ireland. In May 2021, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda. Following the conclusion of the tournament, Green was named in the team of the tournament, selected by the Rwanda Cricket Association Rwanda Cricket Association is the official governing body of cricket sports in Rwanda. Its current headquarters is located in kicukiro district in Kigali city . Rwanda Cricket Association is Rwanda's representative at the Internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |