The Malawi Women’s Cricket National Team opened its campaign for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Division 2 Qualifiers with a 38-run victory over Cameroon in Gaborone, Botswana on Sunday.
As we went to press, Malawi was in action against Rwanda.
They will wrap up Group A matches with a clash against Lesotho tomorrow.
During Sunday’s game, Eva Kabwere inspired Malawi to victory, chalking four wickets and 12 runs to win the Player-of-the-Match accolade.
Kabwere said her mission was to help the team advance in the qualifiers.
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“I am thrilled because I have helped my team to win. We have started strongly and we really need to work hard to achieve our goal,” she said.
During the opening game, Malawi batted first and made 111/5 in their 20 overs before bowling Cameroon out for 73 runs in 17.5 overs.
Two top teams from this group will meet their counterparts from Group B consisting of Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Botswana and Eswatini.
Malawi women’s cricket team celebrate the win.
