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 six (6) Nations having confirmed their participation, that does not include 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, and Brazil in the six (6)-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: Botswana vs Brazil (Scorecard) ; Zambia vs Mozambique (Scorecard) ; Lesotho vs Botswana (Scorecard) ; Malawi vs Lesotho (Scorecard)
07th April 2026: Botswana vs Mozambique (Scorecard) ; Brazil vs Malawi (Scorecard) ; Lesotho vs Zambia (Scorecard) ; Mozambique vs Brazil (Scorecard)
08th April 2026: Botswana vs Malawi (Scorecard) ; Zambia vs Brazil (Scorecard) ; Lesotho vs Mozambique (Scorecard) ; Botswana vs Zambia (Scorecard)
09th April 2026: Malawi vs Mozambique (Scorecard) ; Brazil vs Lesotho (Scorecard) ; Zambia vs Malawi (Scorecard)
10th April 2026: Brazil vs Botswana (Scorecard) ; Mozambique vs Brazil (Semifinal) ; Malawi vs Lesotho (Scorecard) ; Zambia vs Malawi (Scorecard)
11th April 2026: Botswana vs Mozambique (Scorecard) ; Zambia vs Lesotho (Scorecard) ; 3rd/4th Play-off (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)
Brazil Women Tour of Botswana Schedule
03rd April 2026: Botswana vs Brazil – WT20I (Scorecard)