Esther Mbofana
Zimbabwean cricketer
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Esther Mbofana (born 23 November 1992) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.[1] She played for the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in February 2017.[2] In February 2021, she was named in Zimbabwe's squad for their home series against Pakistan.[3]
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| Born | 23 November 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 3) | 5 October 2021 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 27 November 2021 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 20) | 11 September 2021 v Eswatini | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 19 September 2021 v Namibia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21–present | Eagles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 September 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In September 2021, she was named in Zimbabwe's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Botswana.[4] She made her WT20I debut on 11 September 2021, for Zimbabwe against Eswatini.[5] In the match, she took a five-wicket haul, finishing with figures of six wickets for eleven runs from her four overs.[6]
In October 2021, Mbofana was named in Zimbabwe's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their four-match series against Ireland.[7] The fixtures were the first WODI matches after Zimbabwe gained WODI status from the ICC in April 2021.[8] She made her WODI debut on 5 October 2021, for Zimbabwe against Ireland.[9]
In November 2021, she was named in Zimbabwe's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[10]