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Tanzania women's national cricket team

The Tanzanian women's cricket team represents Tanzania in international women's cricket.

Tanzania
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Tanzania Cricket Association logo
AssociationTanzania Cricket Association
Personnel
CaptainFatuma Kibasu
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member (2001)
ICC regionAfrica
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
T20I 19th 16th (1 Oct 2022)
International cricket
First internationalv.  Uganda; 8 April 2004
T20 Internationals
First T20Iv.  Zimbabwe at Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare; 6 May 2019
Last T20Iv.  Papua New Guinea at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok; 30 November 2025
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 77 51/23
(0 ties, 3 no results)
This year[3] 0 0/0
(0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 30 November 2025

Tanzania won the inaugural African women's championships in 2004 and has been one of the best-performing ICC associate member teams in Africa. The team also finished runner-up in the 2006 and 2011 African championships, but is yet to qualify for a global event.

History

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Organised women's cricket in Tanzania began in 1999, when the Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA) introduced "chanzo cricket" for girls into primary schools. A national under-15 team was created in 2002 for a regional tournament. The development of the sport has been hindered by social taboos against women's participation in sport, especially those with children.[4]

The TCA hosted the inaugural African women's cricket championships in 2004, with limited involvement from the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC).[5] The national team was unbeaten, defeating Uganda, Kenya and Namibia in the round-robin and winning the final against Uganda by 8 wickets.[6][7]

In March 2018, Tanzania was invited to participate in the 2018 ASEAN Women's T20 Open Tournament as a guest team, finishing as runner-up to the hosts Thailand.[8]

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 Tanzania women and another international side since 1 July 2018 have been full WT20Is.[9]

In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[10] Tanzania were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier regional group, alongside ten other teams.[11]

Tanzanian batter Fatuma Kibasu scored her second T20I century in September 2021, an innings of 127 not out from 66 balls against Eswatini in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier, becoming only the fifth woman and the first from an ICC associate member team to score multiple T20I centuries.[12]

Current squad

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This lists all the players who have played for Tanzania in the past 12 months or was named in the most recent squad. Updated on 19 November 2023.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Fatuma Kibasu36Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain
Hudaa Omary23Right-handed
Saum Mtae23Left-handedRight-arm off break
Monica Pascal38Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Allrounders
Aisha Mohamed26Right-handedRight-arm medium
Neema Pius24Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Shufaa Mohamedi23Right-handed
Saumu Hussein18Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Sheila Kizito21Right-handedRight-arm off break
Mwanamvua Ushanga21Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Pace Bowlers
Perice Kamunya24Right-handedRight-arm medium
Agnes Qwele19Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sophia Jerome22Right-handedRight-arm medium
Mwajabu Salum36Right-handedRight-arm medium
Saum Borakambi21Right-handedRight-arm medium

Records and statistics

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International Match Summary — Tanzania Women[13]

Last updated 30 November 2025

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals775123036 May 2019

Twenty20 International

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T20I record versus other nations[13]

Records complete to WT20I #2586. Last updated 30 November 2025.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
 Zimbabwe 303006 May 2019
ICC Associate members
 Botswana 3300016 September 202116 September 2021
 Brazil 2200016 June 202216 June 2022
 Cameroon 1100012 June 202512 June 2025
 Canada 421014 November 20255 November 2025
 Eswatini 1100014 September 202114 September 2021
 Germany 1100013 June 202213 June 2022
 Hong Kong 2020018 November 2023
 Japan 1100016 November 202316 November 2023
 Kenya 7520012 June 202212 June 2022
 Malawi 110004 June 20254 June 2025
 Mali 2200019 June 201919 June 2019
 Mozambique 220009 May 20199 May 2019
 Namibia 5220117 September 202110 March 2024
   Nepal 1100015 November 202315 November 2023
 Netherlands 1010023 November 2025
 Nigeria 641018 May 20198 May 2019
 Papua New Guinea 1010030 November 2025
 Qatar 3300014 December 202214 December 2022
 Rwanda 11920011 May 201911 May 2019
 Scotland 1010021 November 2025
 Sierra Leone 3300028 February 202428 February 2024
 Thailand 1010025 November 2025
 Uganda 12750018 June 201918 June 2019
 United Arab Emirates 2110019 April 202319 April 2023

Tournament history

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ICC 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 qualify/No Women's ODI status
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

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

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ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier records
Host
Year		 Round Position GP W L T NR
Netherlands 2003Did not qualify/No ODI status
South Africa 2008
Bangladesh 2011
Sri Lanka 2017
Zimbabwe 2021
Pakistan 2025
Total0/60 Title00000

ICC 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
Total0/90 Titles00000

ICC Women's Twenty20 Global Qualifier

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ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier records
Host
Year		 Round Position GP W L T NR
Republic of Ireland 2013Did not qualify
Thailand 2015
Netherlands 2018
Scotland 2019
United Arab Emirates 2022
United Arab Emirates 2024
Total0/60 Titles00000

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

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 stage–43100
Botswana 2021Semi-finals–74300
Total2/20 Title 117400

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 2023Semi-finals–42200
Namibia 2025DNQ3/854100
Total2/20 Title 96300

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 2023Group stages–31200
Egypt 2027To be determined
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2031
Total1/10 Title31201

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 journey of women's cricket". The Citizen. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Development Report Jan - Apr 04" (PDF). Tanzania Cricket Association. pp. 2–3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Africa Women's Championship 2004 Table". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Kintu, Ronnie (13 April 2004). "Uganda Women Finish 2nd in Africa Cup". New Vision. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Day 8 – Tanzania defeat Hong Kong to seal second place in ASEAN women's T20". Cricket Association of Thailand. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "ICC announce qualification process for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "RECORDS / WOMEN'S TWENTY20 INTERNATIONALS / BATTING RECORDS / MOST RUNS IN AN INNINGS". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  13. 1 2 "Records / Tanzania Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
  14. ↑ "Records / Tanzania Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "Records / Tanzania Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  16. ↑ "Records / Tanzania Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  17. ↑ "Records / Tanzania Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  18. ↑ "Records / Tanzania Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
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