Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) have announced that the senior Women’s squad will play a five-match series in the 50-overs format against the visiting South African Emerging side in Bulawayo from May 18th – 26th.
Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo will host all the five matches in the series, which will mark the return of the senior squad, after the Pakistan women tour of Zimbabwe was called-off after just one match early this year, as Emirates Airlines decided to suspend its flight operations on the Harare-Dubai route between February 13th – 28th, owing to COVID-19 pandemic situation.
The five matches will take place on 18th, 20th, 22nd, 24th and 26th May, as Zimbabwe Women prepare for the Women’s World Cup Qualifiers in December 2021 in Sri Lanka. Zimbabwe squad is missing a lot of key players that includes Mary-Anne Musonda and Ashley Ndiraya due to injury concerns, while Chipo Mugeri and Nomatter Mutasa are on maternity leaves. Sharne Mayers and Anesu Mushangwe are currently playing overseas and were not considered for selection in the squad for the series.
Zimbabwe Women players played inter-squad practice games in the past couple of months apart from the domestic T20 and 50-overs competitions, where all the selected players in the squad played each other in 50-overs games as part of Northerns and Southerns series.
South Africa Women Emerging Squad
Andrie Steyn, Tazmin Brits, Robyn Searle, Nondumiso Shangase, Anneke Bosch, Sinalo Jafta, Leah Jones, Micaela Andrews, Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Jane Winster, Nobulumko Baneti, Annerie Dercksen, Tebogo Macheke, Delmari Tucker and Jade de Figueredo
Zimbabwe Women Squad
Josephine Nkomo (Captain), Christabel Chatonzwa, Francesca Chipare, Dhururu Chiedza, Tasmeen Granger, Nyasha Gwanzura, Precious Marange, Mitchelle Mavhunga, Audrey Mazvishaya, Esther Mbofana, Pellagia Mujaji, Modester Mupachikwa, Kellis Ndhlovu, Loryn Phiri and Nomvelo Sibanda
Zimbabwe Women Northerns vs Southerns Brief Scores
Northern Women 155 all out in 42.3 overs (Tasmeen Granger 32, Nyasha Gwanzura 24, Nomvelo Sibanda 18, Kellis Ndhlovu 3/22, Loryn Phiri 1/14, Precious Marange 1/28) lost to Southerns Women 159/3 in 39.2 overs (Modester Mupachikwa 52, Kellis Ndhlovu 45, Josephine Nkomo 29 n.o, Precious Marange 24 n.o, Mitchelle Mavhunga 1/1, Tasmeen Granger 1/33, Nomvelo Sibanda 1/35) by 7 wickets
Northern Women 152 all out in 37.3 overs (Pelajia Mujaji 26, Chiedza Dhururu 22, Precious Marange 2/20, Loryn Phiri 2/20, Josephine Nkomo 1/22) beat Southern Women 137 all out in 46.2 overs (Modester Mupachikwa 42, Precious Marange 18, Loryn Phiri 11, Tasmeen Granger 4/22, Audrey Mazvishaya 2/22, Francesca Chipare 1/35) by 15 runs
Northern Women 135 all out in 47.2 overs (Nyasha Gwanzura 30, Chiedza Dhururu 30, Nomvelo Sibanda 26, Josephine Nkomo 2/17, Esther Mbofana 2/32, Loryn Phiri 1/14, Kellis Ndhlovu 1/17, Precious Marange 1/22) lost to Southerns Women 136/8 in 44.2 overs (Modester Mupachikwa 34, Josephine Nkomo 32, Christabel Chatonzwa 27, Mitchelle Mavhunga 4/26, Nomvelo Sibanda 1/21, Tasmeen Granger 1/31) by 2 wickets
Northern Women 190/8 in 50 overs (Pelajia Mujaji 34, Nomvelo Sibanda 30, Chiedza Dhururu 28, Kellis Ndhlovu 3/43, Precious Marange 2/35, Josephine Nkomo 1/26, Esther Mbofana 1/27) lost to Southerns Women 191/4 in 46.1 overs (Precious Marange 88 n.o, Modester Mupachikwa 31, Loryn Phiri 28 n.o, Nyasha Gwanzura 1/19, Nomvelo Sibanda 1/26, Audrey Mazvishaya 1/29) by 6 wickets
