Malawi national cricket team
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| Association | Cricket Malawi | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Moazzam Baig[1] | |||||||||
| Coach | Andre Botha | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[2] (2003) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Africa | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | 21 March 2004 v Gambia at Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa | |||||||||
| Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v  Mozambique at Lilongwe Golf Club, Lilongwe; 6 November 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v  Rwanda at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali; 22 October 2021 | |||||||||
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| As of 1 January 2022 | ||||||||||
The Malawian national cricket team is the men's team that represents the Republic of Malawi in international cricket.
History[]
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 International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003[6] and an associate member in 2017.[2] 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 African region of the World Cricket League, once again coming fourth.[7]
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 Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Malawi and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have been full T20I matches.[8]
Malawi played their first T20I on 6 November 2019, against Mozambique, during the 2019 T20 Kwacha Cup.
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Damiao Couana 71* (36)
Mahammed Patel 3/25 (4 overs) |
Mahammed Patel 40* (33)
Zefanias Matsinhe 3/27 (4 overs) |
- Malawi won the toss and elected to field.
- First ever T20I match for Malawi.
Grounds[]
Records and Statistics[]
International Match Summary — Malawi[9]
Last updated 22 October 2021
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 November 2019 |
Twenty20 International[]
- Highest team total: 170/7 v Mozambique on 6 November 2019 at Lilongwe Golf Club, Lilongwe.[10]
- Highest individual score: 84*, Sami Sohail v Seychelles on 20 October 2021 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali.[11]
- Best individual bowling figures: 5/13, Moazzam Baig v Eswatini on 17 October 2021 at IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali.[12]
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Most T20I runs for Malawi[13]
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Most T20I wickets for Malawi[14]
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T20I record versus other nations[9]
Records complete to T20I #1343. Last updated 22 October 2021.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| vs Associate Members | |||||||
 Eswatini |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 October 2021 | 17 October 2021 |
 Ghana |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 October 2021 | |
 Lesotho |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 October 2021 | 22 October 2021 |
| Mozambique |
7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 November 2019 | 6 November 2019 |
| Rwanda |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 October 2021 | 22 October 2021 |
 Seychelles |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 October 2021 | 20 October 2021 |
 Uganda |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 October 2021 | |
Other records[]
For a list of selected international matches played by Malawi, see 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
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Cricket squad captains oozing with confidence".
- ^ a b "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "T20I matches - 2022 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive".
- ^ http://cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2002/TOURNAMENTS/AFRICACUP/about.shtml[dead link]
- ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Records / Malawi / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Records / Malawi / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Records / Malawi / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Records / Malawi / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Records / Malawi / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Records / Malawi / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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