Wilka Mwatile

Wilka Mwatile (born 18 July 2000) 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]

Wilka Mwatile

Personal information
Full name	Wilka Mwatile
Born	(2000-07-18) 18 July 2000 (age 24) Eshakeno, Ohangwena, Namibia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
International information
National side	Namibia
T20I debut (cap 5)	20 August 2018 v Malawi
Last T20I	14 September 2024 v Zimbabwe
Career statistics
Competition WT20I Matches 64 Runs scored 503 Batting average 11.97 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 33 Balls bowled 1,146 Wickets 55 Bowling average 15.67 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 5/6 Catches/stumpings 23/–
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] She was the leading wicket-taker for Namibia in the tournament, with five dismissals in five matches.^[7] In May 2021, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda.^[8]

In September 2021, in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier match against Cameroon, Mwatile took a five-wicket haul.^[9]

References

1. "Wilka Mwatile". 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. "ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019 - Namibia Women: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
8. "Irene van Zyl backs Namibia batting to come good in Kwibuka T20 Tournament". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
9. "Fatuma Kibasu, Wilka Mwatile star as Tanzania, Namibia register huge wins in Africa Qualifier". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

External links

• Wilka Mwatile at ESPNcricinfo