Francisca Chipare
Zimbabwean cricketer
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Francisca Chipare (born 1 October 1998) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays for the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team.[1] In February 2021, Chipare was named in Zimbabwe's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their series against Pakistan.[2] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour was called off after just one match,[3] with Chipare missing out on her chance to debut.[4]
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| Born | 1 October 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 16) | 10 November 2021 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 2 October 2025 v United Arab Emirates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 24) | 21 April 2022 v Uganda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 6 October 2025 v United Arab Emirates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21–present | Mountaineers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 October 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
In October 2021, she was named in Zimbabwe's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their series against Ireland.[5] The following month, she was again named in Zimbabwe's WODI squad, this time for their series against Bangladesh.[6] She made her WODI debut on 10 November 2021, for Zimbabwe against Bangladesh.[7] Later the same month, she was named in Zimbabwe's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[8]
In April 2022, she was named in Zimbabwe's WT20I squad for the 2022 Capricorn Women's Tri-Series.[9] She made her WT20I debut on 21 April 2022, against Uganda.[10]
She started playing cricket at the age of eleven. She was coached by Nonhlahla Nyathi.[11] She is currently pursuing Bachelor of Science in wildlife, ecology and conservation.[12]