Esther Mbofana

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]

Esther Mbofana

Personal information
Born	(1992-11-23) 23 November 1992 (age 31)
International information
National side	Zimbabwe
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
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2020/21–present	Eagles
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I Matches 8 7 Runs scored 36 – Batting average 9.00 – 100s/50s 0/0 –/– Top score 14 – Balls bowled 309 132 Wickets 6 13 Bowling average 48.33 7.00 5 wickets in innings 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 1/12 6/11 Catches/stumpings 0/– 3/–
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]

References

1. "Esther Mbofana". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
2. "ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier, 2nd Match, Group A: Ireland Women v Zimbabwe Women at Colombo (MCA), Feb 7, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
3. "Zimbabwe announce 15-member squad for Pakistan series". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
4. "T20 World Cup Africa qualifier: Group A – Know the teams". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
5. "9th Match, Group A, Gaborone (Oval 1), Sep 11 2021, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Region Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
6. "Zimbabwe thump Eswatini by ten wickets; Tanzania, Uganda register their first wins". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
7. @zimbabwe_women (4 October 2021). "Zimbabwe team to play Ireland in the ODI series" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
8. "Zimbabwe head coach Adam Chifo excited ahead of team's maiden ODI". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
9. "1st ODI, Harare, Oct 5 2021, Ireland Women tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
10. "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

External links

• Esther Mbofana at ESPNcricinfo