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Namibia women's national cricket team

The Namibia women's national cricket team, nicknamed the Capricorn Eagles,[4] represents Namibia in international women's cricket. The team is organised by Cricket Namibia, which has been a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1992.

Namibia
Cricket Namibia logo
AssociationCricket Namibia
Personnel
CaptainSune Wittmann
CoachFrancois van der Merwe
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member (1992)
ICC regionAfrica
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
T20I 18th 17th (4 May 2023)
International cricket
First internationalv.  Kenya at Dar es Salaam; 8 April 2004
T20 Internationals
First T20Iv.  Malawi at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone; 20 August 2018
Last T20Iv.  Ireland at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur; 26 January 2026
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 117 62/54
(0 ties, 1 no result)
This year[3] 4 0/4
(0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best result8th (2019)

T20I kit

As of 26 January 2026

History

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Namibia made its international debut at the 2004 ICC Africa Women's Twenty20 Championship in Tanzania, but failed to win a match.[5] The team's closest result came in the opening match against Kenya, where they were bowled out for 106, and eventually lost by five wickets.[6] In the second game, against Uganda, they lost by 152 runs,[7] while in the final game, against Tanzania, they were bowled out for just 29, and lost by ten wickets.[8] 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.[5] 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).[9]

In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Namibia women and other ICC members since 1 July 2018 have the full WT20I status.[10]

Namibia's first WT20I matches were contested as part of the Botswana 7s tournament in August 2018 against Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Zambia (Zambia's matches were not classified as WT20Is as they had a Botswanan player in their squad).[11] Namibia finished top of the table, winning all five group stage matches[12] and won the final against Sierra Leone by a margin of nine wickets.[13][14]

In July 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended Zimbabwe Cricket, with the team barred from taking part in ICC events.[15][16] The following month, with Zimbabwe banned from taking part in international cricket tournaments, the ICC confirmed that Namibia would replace them in the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[17][18]

In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[19] Namibia were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier regional group, alongside ten other teams.[20]

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.[21] As a result, Cricket Namibia became the first sporting body in Namibia to award central contracts to both men and women.[22]

Tournament history

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Women's ODI World Cup

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Women's Cricket World Cup records
Host
Year		 Round Position GP W L T NR
England 1973Did not qualified
India 1978
New Zealand 1982
Australia 1988
England 1993
India 1997
New Zealand 2000
South Africa 2005
Australia 2009
India 2013
England 2017
New Zealand 2022
India 2025
Total0/130 Titles00000

Women's World T20

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Twenty20 World Cup records
Host
Year		 Round Position GP W L T NR
England 2009Did not qualify
Cricket West Indies 2010
Sri Lanka 2012
Bangladesh 2014
India 2016
Cricket West Indies 2018
Australia 2020
South Africa 2023
United Arab Emirates 2024
England 2026To be determined
Total–0 Titles00000

Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

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ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier record
Host
Year		 Round Position GP W L T NR
Netherlands 2003Did not participate
South Africa 2008Group stage–31200
Bangladesh 2011Group stage10/1040400
Sri Lanka 2017Group stage–41300
Zimbabwe 2021Group stage–31200
Pakistan 2025Did not qualify
Total4/50 Title1431100

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier

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ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier records
Host
Year		 Round Position GP W L T NR
Republic of Ireland 2013Group stage6/731200
Thailand 20153rd place3/853200
Netherlands 2018Did not participate
Scotland 2019
United Arab Emirates 2022
United Arab Emirates 2024
Total2/60 Titles84400

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier

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ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier records
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Zimbabwe 2019Group stages–41300
Botswana 2021Group stages–42200
Total2/2–83500

ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy

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ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy records
Host
Year		 Round Position GP W L T NR
Sri Lanka 2027To be determined
2031
Total–0 Title00000

Cricket at the African Games

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Cricket at the African Games records
Host
Year		 Round Position GP W L T NR
Ghana 20233rd place3/852201
Egypt 2027To be determined
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2031
Total1/10 Title52201

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier

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ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier records
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Republic of Ireland 2013Did not qualify
Thailand 2015
Netherlands 2018
Scotland 2019Did not qualify8/830300
United Arab Emirates 2022Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2024
Nepal 2025To be determined
Total1/60 Title 30300

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier

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Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier records
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Zimbabwe 2019Qualified
Runners-up		2/943100
Botswana 2021DNQ
Runners-up		2/1154100
Uganda 2023DNQ–52201
Total3/30 Title149401

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Division One

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ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Division One records
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Uganda 2023Group stages–52201
Namibia 2025Qualified
Runners-up		2/853200
Total2/20 Title 105401

Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament

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Kwibuka T20 Tournament records
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Rwanda 2014Did not participate
Rwanda 2015
Rwanda 2016
Rwanda 2017
Rwanda 2018
Rwanda 2019
Rwanda 2021Runners-up2/554100
Rwanda 2022Did not participate
Rwanda 2023
Rwanda 2024
Rwanda 2025
Total1/110 Title54100

Records and statistics

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International Match Summary — Namibia Women[23]

Last updated 26 January 2026

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals11762540120 August 2018

Twenty20 International

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T20I record versus other nations[23]

Records complete to T20I #2648. Last updated 26 January 2026.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
 Bangladesh 1010022 January 2026
 Ireland 2020031 August 2019
 Zimbabwe 17413005 January 201920 April 2022
ICC Associate members
 Botswana 7700024 August 201824 August 2018
 Cameroon 1100014 September 202114 September 2021
 China 110005 December 20245 December 2024
 Germany 330002 July 20222 July 2022
 Hong Kong 5410025 April 202325 April 2023
 Kenya 321005 May 20195 May 2019
 Lesotho 1100023 August 201823 August 2018
 Malawi 1100020 August 201820 August 2018
 Malaysia 3300010 December 202410 December 2024
 Mozambique 1100023 August 201823 August 2018
 Netherlands 725003 September 201928 June 2022
   Nepal 220008 March 20258 March 2025
 Nigeria 651006 June 20216 June 2021
 Papua New Guinea 3030015 November 202515 November 2025
 Rwanda 220007 June 20217 June 2021
 Scotland 303005 September 2019
 Sierra Leone 5500021 August 201821 August 2018
 Tanzania 5220117 September 202117 September 2021
 Thailand 505001 September 2019
 Uganda 19109006 May 20196 May 2019
 United Arab Emirates 12660027 April 202327 April 2023
 United States 202007 September 2019

Current squad

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This lists all the players who played for Namibia in the past 12 months or were named in the most recent squad.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Yasmeen Khan27Right-handed-Vice-captain
Arrasta Diergaardt25Right-handedRight-arm medium
Edelle van Zyl22Right-handed
Bianca Manuel23Right-handed
All-rounders
Wilka Mwatile25Right-handedRight-arm medium
Kayleen Green28Right-handedRight-arm off break
Sylvia Shihepo25Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sune Wittmann31Right-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain
Mekelaye Mwatile21Right-handedSlow left-arm unorthodox
Wicket-keeper
Merczerly Gorases21Right-handed
Spin Bowler
Victoria Hamunyela23Right-handedRight-arm off break
Pace Bowlers
Irene van Zyl41Right-handedRight-arm medium
Naomi Benjamin20Right-handedRight-arm medium
Saima Tuhadeleni20Right-handedRight-arm medium

Updated as on 14 September 2024

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  2. ↑ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ↑ "WT20I matches - 2026 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ↑ "The Capricorn Eagles take flight". Cricket Namibia. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  5. 1 2 Other women's matches played by Namibia Archived 23 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Kenya Women v Namibia Women, Africa Women's Championship 2004 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Namibia Women v Uganda Women, Africa Women's Championship 2004 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  8. ↑ Tanzania Women v Namibia Women, Africa Women's Championship 2004 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Namibia to host women's cricket tourney" – The Namibian. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "T20s between all ICC members to have international status". ESPNcricinfo. 27 April 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "Botswana 7s tournament: A complete round-up". womenscriczone.com. 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series Table - 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Final, Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series at Gaborone, Aug 25 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  14. ↑ "Namibia women crowned champions of Botswana 7s T20I tournament". Czarsportz. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  15. ↑ "ICC board and full council concludes in London". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  16. ↑ "Zimbabwe suspended by ICC over 'government interference'". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  17. ↑ "Nigeria awarded men's T20 World Cup Qualifiers entry". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  18. ↑ "Namibia and Nigeria to compete in ICC Women's and Men's T20 World Cup Qualifiers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  19. ↑ "Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  20. ↑ "ICC announce qualification process for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  21. ↑ "Landmark moment: Cricket Namibia announce maiden central contracts for Women's team". International Cricket Council. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  22. ↑ "Cricket Namibia awards professional contracts to ten women players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  23. 1 2 "Records / Namibia Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
  24. ↑ "Records / Namibia Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  25. ↑ "Records / Namibia Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  26. ↑ "Records / Namibia Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  27. ↑ "Records / Namibia Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". Cricinfo. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  28. ↑ "Records / Namibia Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
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