The Namibia women's national cricket team, nicknamed the Capricorn Eagles, represents the country of

Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country on the west coast of Southern Africa. Its borders include the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south; in the no ...

in international

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. The team is organised by Cricket Namibia, which has been a member of the

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(ICC) since 1992.

History

Namibia made its international debut at the 2004 ICC Africa Women's Twenty20 Championship in Tanzania, but failed to win a match.Other women's matches played by Namibia
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2016. The team's closest result came in the opening match against

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, where they were bowled out for 106, and eventually lost by five wickets. In the second game, against

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, they lost by 152 runs, while in the final game, against

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, they were bowled out for just 29, and lost by ten wickets. After their debut, Namibia did not compete in another Africa-wide tournament until the 2011 ICC Africa Women's Twenty20 Championship in Uganda. They have since regularly competed in ICC Africa competitions, without much success. Namibia also play in regional competitions against other southern African teams, and in the past have appeared in South African provincial competitions (as the national men's team does). In April 2018, the

(ICC) granted full

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(WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all

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matches played between Namibia women and other ICC members since 1 July 2018 have the full WT20I status. Namibia's first WT20I matches were contested as part of the Botswana 7s tournament in August 2018 against

Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...

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and

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(Zambia's matches were not classified as WT20Is as they had a Botswanan player in their squad). Namibia finished top of the table, winning all five group stage matches and won the final against Sierra Leone by a margin of nine

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. In July 2019, the

(ICC) suspended

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, with the team barred from taking part in ICC events. The following month, with Zimbabwe banned from taking part in international cricket tournaments, the ICC confirmed that Namibia would replace them in the

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tournament. In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the

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. Namibia were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier regional group, alongside ten other teams. In March 2024, Cricket Namibia awarded professional contracts to members of the women's team for the first time, with 10 players receiving a contract. As a result, Cricket Namibia became the first sporting body in Namibia to award central contracts to both men and women.

Tournament history

Women's ODI World Cup

Women's World T20

Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier

ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy

Cricket at the African Games

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier

Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Namibia Women ''Last updated 15 April 2025''

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 221/3 v

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, 3 July 2022 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground,

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. * Highest individual score: 93 *, Sune Wittmann v

, 8 June 2021 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium,

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. * Best individual bowling figures: 5/6, Wilka Mwatile v

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, 14 September 2021 at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2,

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. Most WT20I runs for Namibia Women Most WT20I wickets for Namibia Women T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #2235. Last updated 15 April 2025.''

Current squad

This lists all the players who played for Namibia in the past 12 months or were named in the most recent squad. ''Updated as on 14 September 2024''

References

{{National sports teams of Namibia Women's Women's national cricket teams

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2004 establishments in Namibia National sports teams established in 2004

History

Tournament history

Women's ODI World Cup

Women's World T20

Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier

ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy

Cricket at the African Games

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier

Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament

Records and statistics

Twenty20 International

Current squad

See also

References