The Zimbabwe women's national cricket team represents Zimbabwe in international women's cricket. The team is organised by Zimbabwe Cricket, a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Zimbabwe's women team made its international debut in 2006, at the ICC Africa regional qualifier for the Women's Cricket World Cup.Other women's matches played by Zimbabwe women – CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2015. By winning that tournament, the team qualified for the 2008 World Cup Qualifier, eventually placing fifth out of eight teams by defeating Scotland in a play-off. However, at the 2011 World Cup Qualifier, Zimbabwe had little success, failing to win a single match.Women's List A matches played by Zimbabwe women – CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2015. At the 2013 World Twenty20 Qualifier, the team placed sixth out of eight teams, while at the 2015 edition the team placed third, narrowly missing out on qualifying for the 2016 World Twenty20.Women's Twenty20 matches played by Zimbabwe women – CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
In December 2018, Mary-Anne Musonda was appointed the captain of the team, replacing Chipo Mugeri.
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Zimbabwe were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier regional group, alongside ten other teams.
In April 2021, the ICC awarded permanent Test and One Day International (ODI) status to all full member women's teams.
In August 2024, the ICC announced that it was adding Zimbabwe to the next cycle of the ICC Women's Championship.
Current squad
This lists all the players who have played for Zimbabwe in the past 12 months or were named in the most recent One-day or T20I squad. Updated on 2 April 2024.
Name Age Batting style Bowling style Forms Notes Batters Mary-Anne Musonda Right-handed Right-arm off break ODI & T20I Captain Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano Left-handed Right-arm medium ODI & T20I Ashley Ndiraya Left-handed Right-arm leg break T20I Pellagia Mujaji Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI & T20I Nyasha Gwanzura Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI Sharne Mayers Right-handed Right-arm off break ODI & T20I All-rounders Kelis Ndhlovu Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox ODI & T20I Josephine Nkomo Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast ODI & T20I Vice-captain Wicket-keepers Chiedza Dhururu Right-handed ODI & T20I Modester Mupachikwa Right-handed ODI & T20I Spin Bowlers Precious Marange Left-handed Right-arm off break ODI & T20I Lindokuhle Mabhero Right-handed Right-arm off break ODI & T20I Loryn Phiri Right-handed Right-arm off break ODI Pace Bowlers Nomvelo Sibanda Left-handed Left-arm medium ODI & T20I Loreen Tshuma Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI & T20I Audrey Mazvishaya Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI & T20I Francisca Chipare Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI & T20I Kudzai Chigora Right-handed Right-arm medium ODI
Coaching staff Head coach: Gary Brent
Assistant coach: Sinikiwe Mpofu Bowling Coach: Trevor Garwe Fielding Coach: Trevor Phiri Physiotherapist: Farai Mabasa Trainer: Clement Rizhibowa
Honours Other African Games Gold medal (1): 2023
Records and statistics International Match Summary — Zimbabwe Women
Last updated 5 October 2026 Playing Record Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match One-Day Internationals 39 11 27 1 0 5 October 2021 Twenty20 Internationals 99 55 43 1 0 5 January 2019
One-Day Internationals ODI record versus other nations
Records complete to WODI #1567. Last updated 30 September 2026.
Opponent M W L T NR First match First win ICC Full Members 3 0 3 0 0 10 November 2021 9 1 7 1 0 5 October 2021 5 October 2021 3 0 3 0 0 5 March 2026 4 0 4 0 0 27 November 2021 3 1 2 0 0 24 September 2026 27 September 2026 ICC Associate members 3 3 0 0 0 24 March 2024 24 March 2024 3 0 3 0 0 19 April 2023 4 2 2 0 0 26 September 2025 28 September 2025 7 4 3 0 0 17 October 2024 17 October 2024
Twenty20 Internationals Highest team total: 205/3, v. Mozambique on 13 September 2021 at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone. Highest individual score: 80, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano v. Namibia on 20 April 2022, at Trans Namib Ground, Windhoek. Best individual bowling figures: 6/11, Esther Mbofana v. Eswatini on 11 September 2021 at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone.
Most T20I runs for Zimbabwe Women PlayerRunsAverageCareer spanModester Mupachikwa 1,656 28.55 2019–2026Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano 1,392 24.85 2019–2026Kelis Ndhlovu 1,208 21.57 2022–2026Mary-Anne Musonda 1,054 25.70 2019–2024Sharne Mayers 753 27.88 2019–2024
Most T20I wickets for Zimbabwe Women PlayerWicketsAverageCareer spanJosephine Nkomo 68 14.47 2019–2026Precious Marange 59 15.18 2019–2026Nomvelo Sibanda 56 18.17 2019–2026Loreen Tshuma 47 17.19 2021–2026Kelis Ndhlovu 44 19.79 2022–2026
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #3030. Last updated 5 October 2026. Opponent M W L T NR First match First win ICC Full Members 10 0 10 0 0 23 September 2022 3 0 3 0 0 25 February 2026 3 0 3 0 0 12 May 2026 5 0 5 0 0 11 September 2026 2 0 2 0 0 3 October 2026 ICC Associate members 2 2 0 0 0 12 September 2021 12 September 2021 1 1 0 0 0 11 September 2021 11 September 2021 3 3 0 0 0 6 April 2019 6 April 2019 2 2 0 0 0 5 May 2019 5 May 2019 17 13 4 0 0 5 January 2019 5 January 2019 1 0 1 0 0 24 January 2026 2 0 2 0 0 1 May 2024 3 3 0 0 0 11 May 2019 11 May 2019 4 3 0 1 0 18 September 2022 18 September 2022 3 3 0 0 0 9 May 2019 9 May 2019 1 0 1 0 0 22 January 2026 22 January 2026 1 1 0 0 0 1 September 2025 1 September 2025 3 3 0 0 0 6 May 2019 6 May 2019 10 5 5 0 0 27 August 2021 27 August 2021 10 10 0 0 0 7 April 2019 7 April 2019 8 3 5 0 0 12 September 2022 12 September 2022 4 3 1 0 0 10 September 2022 10 September 2022 1 0 1 0 0 25 April 2024
Tournament history
ICC Women's ODI World Cup
Women's Cricket World Cup recordsHostYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 1973 Did not qualify 1978 1982 1988 1993 1997 2000 2005 2009 2013 2017 2022 2025Total0/130 Titles00000
ICC Women's World T20
Twenty20 World Cup recordsHostYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 2009 Did not qualify 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2023 2024 2026To be determinedTotal–0 Titles00000
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier recordHostYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 2003Did not participate 2008Group stage–31200 2011Group stage10/1040400 2017Group stage–41300 2021Group stage–31200 2025Did not qualify Total4/50 Title1431100
ICC Women's Twenty20 Global Qualifier ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier recordsHostYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 2013Group stage6/731200 20153rd place3/853200 2018Did not participate 2019 2022 2024Total2/60 Titles84400
ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier recordsYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 2019Champions1/955000 2021Champions1/1177000Total2/22 Titles 1212000
ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Division One ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Division One recordsYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 2023Champion1/855000 2025Champion1/855000Total2/22 Titles1010000
ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy recordsHostYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 2027To be determined 2031Total–0 Title00000
Cricket at the African Games Cricket at the African Games recordsHostYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 2023Champions1/855000 2027To be determined 2031Total1/11 Title55000
See also Zimbabwe national cricket team List of Zimbabwe women ODI cricketers List of Zimbabwe women Twenty20 International cricketers
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