Namibia Women’s team have been on a record breaking spree in the Botswana 7s Women’s T20I tournament at Gaborone. They currently are leading the tournament after remaining unbeaten in their 4 games so far.
Host’s Botswana and Sierra Leone are tied at the 2nd place in the points table with 3 wins from 4 games in the tournament. Mozambique Women have also clinched a maiden T20I victory out of their 4 matches while Malawi Women also registered their maiden T20I win over Lesotho Women on 22nd Aug 2018 (Score sheet unavailable at the moment).
The round of matches played on 23rd Aug saw Namibia Women break new Women’s T20I team records against Mozambique Women and Lesotho Women respectively. Mozambique were bowled out for only 25 runs for Namibia to claim the World record of dismissing a team for the lowest total ever, beating India’s record of dismissing Malaysia Women for 27 in the ACC Women’s Asia Cup held in Jun 2018.
The total match aggregate of only 51 runs was also a new Women’s T20I World record for the lowest match aggregate beating the total of 73 runs made in the match between Malaysia Women and Thailand Women in the ACC Women’s Asia Cup.
Their next match against Lesotho Women saw Namibia post the 3rd highest Team total in a Women’s T20I, reaching 210/5 in their 20 overs (bettered only by NZ Women’s 216/1 against South Africa Women and England Women’s 250/3 against South Africa Women). Namibia bowlers then restricted Lesotho to only 31/7 in their 20 overs to win the match by 179 runs, a new Women’s T20I World record, beating Pakistan Women’s victory over Malaysia Women’s in ACC Women’s Asia Cup by 147 runs.
Sierra Leone Women had a brilliant day out in the field as they beat both Botswana Women and Malawi Women to go joint 2nd in the points table along with the host’s.
Brief Scores:
Mozambique Women 25 all out in 11 overs (Olga Mondlane 11, Shiomwenyo Namusha 3/6, Sylvia Shihepo 3/11, Reehana Khan 2/6, Kayleen Green 2/1) lost to Namibia Women 26/0 in 2.1 overs (Yasmeen Khan 22 n.o) by 10 wickets
Botswana Women 116/3 in 20 overs (Laura Mophakedi 37, Olebogeng Batisani 32, Shameelah Mosweu 17 n.o, Zainab Kamara 1/20) lost to Sierra Leone Women 117/4 in 19.5 overs (Mabinty Sankoh 23, Aminata Kamara 22, Ann Marie Kamara 22, Thandiwe Legabile 1/18, Mimmie Ramafifi 1/26) by 6 wickets
Namibia Women 210/5 in 20 overs (Yasmeen Khan 61, Adi van der Merwe 57, Reehana Khan 17, Wilka Mwaaite 15, Tanki Ramabitsa 2/36, Boitumelo Phelenyane 2/42) beat Lesotho Women 31/7 in 20 overs (Kayleen Green 2/5, Reehana Khan 2/10, Constancia Kauripeke 1/0, Eveleen Kejarukua 1/3) by 179 runs
Sierra Leone Women 148/3 in 20 overs (Aminata Kamara 47 n.o, Ann Marie Kamara 45, Adama Kamara 20, Shahida Hussein 1/36) beat Malawi Women 92/6 in 20 overs (Shahida Hussein 21, Dalitso Ndipo 19, Zainab Kamara 2/9, Janet Kowa 1/7, Aminata Kamara 1/17, Adama Kamara 1/20) by 56 runs
