The 2022 Capricorn Women's Tri-Series was a Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) cricket tournament that was held in Namibia in April 2022.[1][2] The participating teams were the hosts Namibia, along with Uganda and Zimbabwe.[3][4] The tournament consisted of a triple round-robin stage followed by a final between the top two teams.[5][6] The series was the first as head coach of Zimbabwe Women for former international cricketer Gary Brent.[7]
| 2022 Capricorn Women's Tri-Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 20–26 April 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result |  Zimbabwe won the tournament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Namibia won the opening match of the series, against Zimbabwe, by seven wickets,[8] to record their first ever win against a Full Member side.[9] On day two of the series, Uganda lost both of their matches, the first by twelve runs to Namibia,[10] and then by eight runs to Zimbabwe.[11] Zimbabwe defeated Uganda again on day three, this time by 22 runs, despite a controversial dismissal of Zimbabwean captain Mary-Ann Musonda for obstructing the field.[12] On the fourth day, Zimbabwe bowled out the hosts for only 41 runs before securing a win by nine wickets.[13] Namibia were bowled out cheaply again in the afternoon, this time for 68, but were still able to defeat Uganda by 28 runs thanks to a first five-wicket haul for Sune Wittmann.[14] Zimbabwe rotated their squad for their final round-robin game, in which Josephine Nkomo took the captaincy in a win by 11 runs over Uganda.[15] Later on day five, Zimbabwe recorded their highest WT20I partnership, with openers Sharne Mayers and Kelis Ndhlovu adding an unbeaten 156 runs in a 67-run win over Namibia.[16]
Following the conclusion of the round-robin matches, Zimbabwe and Namibia had advanced to the final of the series.[17] Zimbabwe won the final by seven wickets, with Nomvelo Sibanda taking a hat-trick and a five-wicket haul.[18][19]
Squads
 Namibia[20] |
 Uganda[21] |
Zimbabwe[22] |
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Round-robin
Points table
Qualified for the final
Fixtures
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Michelle Mavunga and Kelis Ndhlovu (Zim) both made their WT20I debuts.
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Jurriene Diergaardt 36 (34) Evelyn Anyipo 3/18 (4 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
- Sarah Akiteng, Leona Babirye, Phiona Kulume and Rita Nyangendo (Uga) all made their WT20I debuts.
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Janet Mbabazi 21 (32) Anesu Mushangwe 2/25 (4 overs) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Francisca Chipare (Zim) made her WT20I debut.
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
- Shakirah Sadick (Uga) made her WT20I debut.
- Phiona Kulume became the first player for Uganda to take a five-wicket haul in WT20Is.[24]
- Sune Wittmann (Nam) also took her first five-wicket haul in WT20Is.[14]
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Phiona Kulume 17 (17) Anesu Mushangwe 2/8 (4 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammed Jimia (Uga) made her WT20I debut.
Final
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Edelle van Zyl 24 (20) Nomvelo Sibanda 5/14 (3.3 overs) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Nomvelo Sibanda became the first bowler for Zimbabwe to take a hat-trick in WT20Is,[25] and took her first five-wicket haul.[24]
Notes
- Josephine Nkomo captained Zimbabwe Women in the seventh WT20I of the series.
References
External links
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