Botswana Cricket to host 7-nation Kalahari Women’s T20I Tournament in April
Botswana Cricket Association (BCA) will be hosting the third (3rd) edition of the Kalahari Women’s T20I tournament from April 06th – 11th, 2026 at the Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1 and Oval 2 grounds in Gaborone. The tournament is getting bigger in scale this year, with seven (7) Nations having confirmed their participation, that includes the Defending Champions from Sierra Leone, who won against the host’s in the Final of the previous edition held last year.
BCA will be hosting the Women’s National teams of Malawi, Zambia, Lesotho, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Brazil in the seven (7)-team tournament, with all teams set to play against each other in a single round-robin group stage format, followed by the Final between the top two (2) teams in the points table. For Brazil Women, who have travelled to Kigali, Rwanda for two (2) editions of the Kwibuka Memorial Women’s Tournament previously, make their first-ever apperance in a tournament hosted by another ICC Africa Associate member. They are also scheduled to take part in this year’s Kwibuka Memorial event as well in Rwanda.
Kalahari Women’s T20I Tournament 2026 Schedule
06th April 2026: Brazil vs Sierra Leone ; Malawi vs Lesotho ; Mozambique vs Zambia ; Malawi vs Botswana
07th April 2026: Mozambique vs Brazil ; Sierra Leone vs Botswana ; Malawi vs Sierra Leone ; Zambia vs Lesotho
08th April 2026: Zambia vs Brazil ; Mozambique vs Botswana ; Malawi vs Mozambique ; Lesotho vs Sierra Leone
09th April 2026: Zambia vs Botswana ; Lesotho vs Brazil ; Mozambique vs Sierra Leone ; Zambia vs Malawi
10th April 2026: Lesotho vs Botswana ; Malawi vs Brazil ; Botswana vs Brazil ; Zambia vs Sierra Leone
11th April 2026: Mozambique vs Lesotho ; FINAL
