The Rhinos women's cricket team is a Zimbabwean women's cricket team based in Kwekwe. They compete in the Fifty50 Challenge and the Women's T20 Cup.
History The team were formed in 2020, to compete in Zimbabwe's two new women's domestic competitions: the Fifty50 Challenge and the Women's T20 Cup. In the Fifty50 Challenge, the side finished second in the group with four wins from their six matches to qualify for the final. In the final, they lost to Mountaineers by 62 runs via the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method. Rhinos batter Josephine Nkomo was the leading-run scorer in the tournament. In the Women's T20 Cup, the side finished bottom of the group stage, winning two of their six matches.
In 2021–22, they again reached the final of the Fifty50 Challenge, finishing second in the group stage, but lost the final to Eagles by 167 runs. Rhinos batter Josephine Nkomo was the leading run-scorer in the competition for the second season running. They finished third in the Women's T20 Cup. In 2022–23, they finished second in the Fifty50 Challenge and third in the Women's T20 Cup.
Players Current squad Based on appearances in the 2022–23 season. Players in bold have international caps. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters Hillary Marodza Unknown Unknown Mary-Anne Musonda Right-handed Right-arm off break All-rounders Nomatter Mutasa Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Ashley Ndiraya Left-handed Right-arm leg break Dana Ndiraya Unknown Unknown Kay Ndiraya Unknown Unknown Kelly Ndiraya Unknown Unknown Josephine Nkomo Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain Wicket-keepers Ashley Munatswa Unknown – Bowlers Natalie Chikandinga Unknown Unknown Unknown Violet Dhliwayo Unknown Unknown Vimbai Kavava Unknown Unknown Diveniah Ndhlalambi Unknown Unknown Faith Ndlalambi Left-handed Slow left-arm unorthodox Faith Shumba Unknown Unknown Unknown
Seasons Fifty50 Challenge Season League standings Notes P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos 2020–21 6 4 2 0 0 40 +0.319 2nd Lost final 2021–22 6 3 3 0 0 15 –0.041 2nd Lost final 2022–23 6 4 2 0 0 16 +0.151 2nd
Women's T20 Cup Season League standings Notes P W L T A/C NRR Pts Pos 2020–21 6 2 4 0 0 4 –0.101 4th 2021–22 6 3 2 0 1 35 –0.346 3rd 2022–23 6 2 4 0 0 8 –0.090 3rd
Honours Fifty50 Challenge: Winners (0): Best finish: 2020–21, 2021–22 & 2022–23 (Runners-up) Women's T20 Cup: Winners (0): Best finish: 2021–22 & 2022–23 (3rd)
See also Mid West Rhinos
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