Namibia women's national cricket team
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The Namibia women's national cricket team, nicknamed the Capricorn Eagles,[4] represents Namibia in international women's cricket. The team is organised by Cricket Namibia, which has been a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1992.
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| Association | Cricket Namibia | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Sune Wittmann | |||||||||
| Coach | Francois van der Merwe | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (1992) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Africa | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v.  Kenya at Dar es Salaam; 8 April 2004 | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v.  Malawi at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone; 20 August 2018 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v.  Uganda at High Performance Oval, Windhoek; 30 July 2026 | |||||||||
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| T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 1 (first in 2019) | |||||||||
| Best result | 8th (2019) | |||||||||
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| As of 30 July 2026 | ||||||||||
History
Namibia made its international debut at the 2004 ICC Africa Women's Twenty20 Championship in Tanzania, but failed to win a match.[5] The team's closest result came in the opening match against Kenya, where they were bowled out for 106, and eventually lost by five wickets.[6] In the second game, against Uganda, they lost by 152 runs,[7] while in the final game, against Tanzania, they were bowled out for just 29, and lost by ten wickets.[8] After their debut, Namibia did not compete in another Africa-wide tournament until the 2011 ICC Africa Women's Twenty20 Championship in Uganda. They have since regularly competed in ICC Africa competitions, without much success.[5] Namibia also play in regional competitions against other southern African teams, and in the past have appeared in South African provincial competitions (as the national men's team does).[9]
In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Namibia women and other ICC members since 1 July 2018 have the full WT20I status.[10]
Namibia's first WT20I matches were contested as part of the Botswana 7s tournament in August 2018 against Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Zambia (Zambia's matches were not classified as WT20Is as they had a Botswanan player in their squad).[11] Namibia finished top of the table, winning all five group stage matches[12] and won the final against Sierra Leone by a margin of nine wickets.[13][14]
In July 2019, the International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended Zimbabwe Cricket, with the team barred from taking part in ICC events.[15][16] The following month, with Zimbabwe banned from taking part in international cricket tournaments, the ICC confirmed that Namibia would replace them in the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.[17][18]
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[19] Namibia were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier regional group, alongside ten other teams.[20]
In March 2024, Cricket Namibia awarded professional contracts to members of the women's team for the first time, with 10 players receiving a contract.[21] As a result, Cricket Namibia became the first sporting body in Namibia to award central contracts to both men and women.[22]
Tournament history
Women's ODI World Cup
Women's World T20
Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier
ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier
| ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier records | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
 2019 | Group stages | – | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
 2021 | Group stages | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2/2 | – | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy
| ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy records | ||||||||
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| Host Year |
Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
 2027 | To be determined | |||||||
 2031 | ||||||||
| Total | – | 0 Title | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Cricket at the African Games
| Cricket at the African Games records | ||||||||
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| Host Year |
Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
 2023 | 3rd place | 3/8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
 2027 | To be determined | |||||||
 2031 | ||||||||
| Total | 1/1 | 0 Title | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier
ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier
| Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier records | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2019 | Qualified Runners-up | 2/9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | DNQ Runners-up | 2/11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | DNQ | – | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 3/3 | 0 Title | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Division One
| ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Division One records | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2023 | Group stages | – | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
 2025 | Qualified Runners-up | 2/8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2/2 | 0 Title | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Namibia Women[23]
Last updated 30 July 2026
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 124 | 67 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 20 August 2018 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 228/1 v Sierra Leone, 3 September 2025 at High Performance Oval, Windhoek.[24]
- Highest individual score: 93*, Sune Wittmann v Botswana, 8 June 2021 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali.[25]
- Best individual bowling figures: 5/6, Wilka Mwatile v Cameroon, 14 September 2021 at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone.[26]
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Most WT20I runs for Namibia Women[27]
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Most WT20I wickets for Namibia Women[28]
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T20I record versus other nations[23]
Records complete to T20I #2940. Last updated 30 July 2026.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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 Bangladesh |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 January 2026 | |
 Ireland |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 August 2019 | |
| Zimbabwe |
17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 January 2019 | 20 April 2022 |
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| Botswana |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 August 2018 | 24 August 2018 |
 Cameroon |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 September 2021 | 14 September 2021 |
 China |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 December 2024 | 5 December 2024 |
 Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 July 2022 | 2 July 2022 |
 Hong Kong |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 April 2023 | 25 April 2023 |
| Kenya |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 May 2019 | 5 May 2019 |
 Lesotho |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 August 2018 | 23 August 2018 |
| Malawi |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 August 2018 | 20 August 2018 |
 Malaysia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 December 2024 | 10 December 2024 |
 Mozambique |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 August 2018 | 23 August 2018 |
 Netherlands |
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 September 2019 | 28 June 2022 |
 Nepal |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 March 2025 | 8 March 2025 |
 Nigeria |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 June 2021 | 6 June 2021 |
 Papua New Guinea |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 November 2025 | 15 November 2025 |
 Rwanda |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 June 2021 | 7 June 2021 |
 Scotland |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 September 2019 | |
 Sierra Leone |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 August 2018 | 21 August 2018 |
 Tanzania |
7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 September 2021 | 17 September 2021 |
 Thailand |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 September 2019 | |
| Uganda |
22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 May 2019 | 6 May 2019 |
 United Arab Emirates |
12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 April 2023 | 27 April 2023 |
 United States |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 September 2019 | |
Current squad
This lists all the players who played for Namibia in the past 12 months or were named in the most recent squad.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| Batters | ||||
| Yasmeen Khan | 27 | Right-handed | - | Vice-captain |
| Arrasta Diergaardt | 26 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Edelle van Zyl | 22 | Right-handed | ||
| Bianca Manuel | 23 | Right-handed | ||
| All-rounders | ||||
| Wilka Mwatile | 26 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Kayleen Green | 28 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Sylvia Shihepo | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Sune Wittmann | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| Mekelaye Mwatile | 21 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm unorthodox | |
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| Merczerly Gorases | 21 | Right-handed | ||
| Spin Bowler | ||||
| Victoria Hamunyela | 23 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Irene van Zyl | 41 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Naomi Benjamin | 21 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Saima Tuhadeleni | 21 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Updated as on 14 September 2024