Victoria Hamunyela

Victoria Hamunyela (born 22 January 2003) is a Namibian cricketer.^[1] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the Namibia women's cricket team on 20 August 2018, against Malawi, in the 2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series.^[2] It was the first WT20I match to be played by Namibia.^[3]

Victoria Hamunyela

Personal information
Full name	Victoria Hashomwamona Hamunyela
Born	(2003-01-22) 22 January 2003 (age 21) Okelemba, Ohangwena, Namibia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
International information
National side	Namibia
T20I debut (cap 4)	20 August 2018 v Malawi
Last T20I	12 September 2024 v United Arab Emirates
Career statistics
Competition WT20I Matches 56 Runs scored 23 Batting average 3.83 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 5* Balls bowled 736 Wickets 52 Bowling average 14.15 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/8 Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2024

In August 2019, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.^[4][5] She played in Namibia's opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Ireland.^[6] In May 2021, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda.^[7] In Namibia's opening match of the tournament, against Nigeria, Hamunyela took four wickets for eight runs and was named the player of the match.^[8][9] Following the conclusion of the tournament, Hamunyela was named in the team of the tournament,^[9][10] selected by the Rwanda Cricket Association.^[11]

References

1. "Victoria Hamunyela". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
2. "2nd Match, Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series at Gaborone (Oval 2), Aug 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
3. "Botswana 7s tournament: A complete round-up". Women's Criczone. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
4. "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
5. "Namibia announces women's cricket World Cup qualifier squad". Xinhua News. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
6. "4th Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Arbroath, Aug 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
7. "Irene van Zyl backs Namibia batting to come good in Kwibuka T20 Tournament". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
8. "Victoria Hamunyela too good for Nigeria as Namibia start Kwibuka T20 with a win". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
9. Uugwanga, Michael (18 February 2022). "Meet a 19-year-old female cricket prodigy". Confidente. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
10. "Kenya win fourth Kwibuka Women's Twenty20 title in Kigali". Daily Nation. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
11. "Global Game: Kenya win the Kwibuka T20 Women Tournament, beat Namibia in Finals". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

External links

• Victoria Hamunyela at ESPNcricinfo