Mountaineers women's cricket team
Personnel | |
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Captain | Pellagia Mujaji |
Team information | |
Colours | Green |
Founded | 2020 |
Home ground | Mutare Sports Club, Mutare |
History | |
F50 wins | 1 |
WT20 wins | 1 |
The Mountaineers women's cricket team is a Zimbabwean women's cricket team based in Mutare. They compete in the Fifty50 Challenge and the Women's T20 Cup.[1] They won the inaugural edition of the Fifty50 Challenge in 2020–21, and the Women's T20 Cup in 2022–23.[2][3]
History
[edit]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.[4] In the Women's T20 Cup, the side finished third in the group stage, winning two of their six matches.[5] In the Fifty50 Challenge, the side topped the group with four wins from their six matches to qualify for the final.[6] In the final, they restricted Rhinos to 210 all out, before winning by 62 runs via the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method, with Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano making 85.[7] Mountaineers bowler Francesca Chipare was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament.[8]
In 2021–22, they finished bottom of the group stage of the Fifty50 Challenge, but reached the final of the Women's T20 Cup, before losing to defending champions Eagles.[9][10] In 2022–23, they finished bottom of the group stage in the Fifty50 Challenge, but won the Women's T20 Cup, winning five of their six matches.[3][11]
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]Based on appearances in the 2022–23 season. Players in bold have international caps.[12]
Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batters | |||||
Catherine Chitombo | ![]() |
6 May 2001 | Right-handed | – | |
Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano | ![]() |
2 March 1992 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Rutendo Mukwambeni | ![]() |
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
All-rounders | |||||
Nyasha Gwanzura | ![]() |
14 January 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Audrey Mazvishaya | ![]() |
9 March 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Pellagia Mujaji | ![]() |
9 October 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
Passionate Munorwei | ![]() |
Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Rumbidzai Nire | ![]() |
12 April 1999 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
Loryn Phiri | ![]() |
4 November 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Wicket-keepers | |||||
Precious Dzvifu | ![]() |
16 May 1999 | Right-handed | – | |
Bowlers | |||||
Audrey Cherengo | ![]() |
9 October 1999 | Right-handed | Unknown | |
Kudzai Chigora | ![]() |
6 August 2006 | Unknown | Unknown | |
Francesca Chipare | ![]() |
1 October 1998 | Unknown | Unknown | |
Monique Mushanyi | ![]() |
19 February 2006 | Right-handed | Unknown |
Seasons
[edit]Fifty50 Challenge
[edit]Season | League standings[1] | Notes | |||||||
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P | W | L | T | A/C | NRR | Pts | Pos | ||
2020–21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | +0.332 | 1st | Champions |
2021–22 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | –0.673 | 4th | |
2022–23 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –1.887 | 4th |
Women's T20 Cup
[edit]Season | League standings[1] | Notes | |||||||
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P | W | L | T | A/C | NRR | Pts | Pos | ||
2020–21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | –0.047 | 3rd | |
2021–22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | –0.109 | 2nd | Lost final |
2022–23 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | +1.319 | 1st | Champions |
Honours
[edit]- Fifty50 Challenge:
- Winners (1): 2020–21
- Women's T20 Cup:
- Winners (1): 2022–23
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mountaineers Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Fifty50 Challenge 2020/21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2022/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Women's one-day and T20 tournaments get underway". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Women's T20 Cup 2020/21 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Fifty50 Challenge 2020/21 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Mountaineers Women lift Fifty50 Challenge trophy". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Bowling in Fifty50 Challenge 2020/21 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Cricket Women's Fifty50 Challenge 2021/22". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2021/22". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Fifty50 Challenge 2022/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Mountaineers Women/Fifty50 Challenge 2022/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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