2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series

The 2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series was a women's T20I cricket tournament held in Gaborone, Botswana from 20 to 25 August 2018.[1][2] The participants were the women's national sides of Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia and Sierra Leone.[1] Matches were recognised as official WT20I games as per ICC's announcement that full WT20I status would apply to all matches played between women's teams of associate members after 1 July 2018.[3] The matches were played at two grounds at the Botswana Cricket Association Oval in Gaborone.[1] Namibia Women won the tournament after winning all of their matches, including a victory over Sierra Leone in the final.

2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series
Dates20 – 25 August 2018
Cricket formatWomen's Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Round Robin and play-offs
Host(s) Botswana
Champions Namibia
Runners-up Sierra Leone
Participants6
Matches played18
Player of the series Adri van der Merwe
Most runs Ann Marie Kamara (199)
Most wickets Botsogo Mpedi (14)

Zambia also took part in the tournament but their matches did not have WT20I status due to their squad including a non-eligible player, and their results are not included in the coverage provided by Cricinfo.[4]

Round-robin stage

Points table

Team[5]
P W L T NR Pts NRR
 Namibia 5500010+5.701
 Sierra Leone 541008+1.039
 Botswana 532006+2.183
 Mozambique 523004–0.783
 Malawi 514002–1.563
 Lesotho 505000–5.160

Matches

20 August 2018
Scorecard
Botswana 
164/4 (20 overs)
v
 Lesotho
40 (14.3 overs)
Thandiwe Legabile 42* (52)
Boitumelo Lekau 1/19 (3 overs)
Majane Moalosi 6* (15)
Botsogo Mpedi 6/8 (2.3 overs)
Botswana Women won by 124 runs
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
Player of the match: Botsogo Mpedi (Bot)
  • Lesotho Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Olebogeng Batisani, Onneile Keitsemang, Thandiwe Legabile, Bontle Madimabe, Goabilwe Matome, Amantle Mokgotlhe, Laura Mophakedi, Shameelah Mosweu, Botsogo Mpedi, Mimmie Ramafifi, Florence Samanyika (Bot), Tshepang Khabo, Rethabie Khasana, Thandi Kobeli, Tharollo Koloi, Boitumelo Lekau, Mpitsoane Matobole, Majane Moalosi, Paballo Pheko, Boitumelo Phelenyane, Tanki Ramabitsa and Matsooana Tsarsi (Les) all made their WT20I debuts.

20 August 2018
Scorecard
Malawi 
53/8 (20 overs)
v
 Namibia
54/1 (5.1 overs)
Triphonia Luka 8 (28)
Kayleen Green 3/11 (4 overs)
Yasmeen Khan 23* (14)
Brenda Ndipo 1/12 (1 over)
Namibia Women won by 9 wickets
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone
Player of the match: Kayleen Green (Nam)[6]

20 August 2018
Scorecard
Mozambique 
99 (18.5 overs)
v
 Sierra Leone
102/4 (18.3 overs)
Eulalia Moiane 38 (19)
Zainab Kamara 4/7 (1.5 overs)
Adama Kamara 32* (30)
Isabel Chuma 4/21 (4 overs)
Sierra Leone Women won by 6 wickets
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
  • Sierra Leone Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ameliana Arroz, Isabel Chuma, Palmira Cuinica, Fatima Guirrugo, Christina Magaia, Olga Marsolo, Maria Matine, Eulalia Moiane, Olga Mondlane, Cecelia Murrombe, Angelica Salomao (Moz), Festina Bangur, Linda Bull, Adama Kamara, Aminata Kamara, Ann Marie Kamara, Zainab Kamara, Ramatu Kassim, Mabinty King, Isatu Koroma, Janet Kowa and Mabinty Sankoh (Sle) all made their WT20I debuts.

20 August 2018
Scorecard
Botswana 
128/6 (20 overs)
v
 Malawi
70 (17.1 overs)
Laura Mophakedi 38 (49)
Mary Mabvuka 2/13 (4 overs)
Mary Mabvuka 17 (44)
Mimmie Ramafifi 2/10 (4 overs)
Botswana Women won by 58 runs
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone
  • Malawi Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Precious Modimo (Bot), Tricia Chabila, Nellie Gumaliyele and Sarah Tambala (Mwi) all made their WT20I debuts.

21 August 2018
Scorecard
Sierra Leone 
83/7 (20 overs)
v
 Namibia
84/3 (11.1 overs)
Ann Marie Kamara 20 (22)
Wilka Mwatile 2/15 (4 overs)
Adri van der Merwe 28* (28)
Janet Kowa 2/22 (3 overs)
Namibia Women won by 7 wickets
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
Player of the match: Adri van der Merwe (Nam)[6]
  • Namibia Women won the toss and elected to field.

21 August 2018
Scorecard
Mozambique 
157/3 (20 overs)
v
 Lesotho
87 (19.1 overs)
Olga Mondlane 71 (66)
Tanki Ramabitsa 2/12 (3 overs)
Matsooana Tsarsi 18 (36)
Alcinda Cossa 2/4 (1.1 overs)
Mozambique Women won by 70 runs
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone
  • Lesotho Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mathuto Mohasane (Les) and Alcinda Cossa (Moz) both made their WT20I debuts.

21 August 2018
Scorecard
Mozambique 
80/7 (20 overs)
v
 Botswana
82/0 (11.4 overs)
Christina Magaia 12* (10)
Mimmie Ramafifi 2/3 (4 overs)
Olebogeng Batisani 45* (44)
Botswana Women won by 10 wickets
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
  • Mozambique Women won the toss and elected to bat.

21 August 2018
Scorecard
Malawi 
135/8 (20 overs)
v
 Lesotho
72/6 (20 overs)
Meria Dailesi 26 (33)
Rethabie Khasana 2/23 (3 overs)
Matsooana Tsarsi 31* (41)
Shahida Hussein 3/13 (4 overs)
Malawi Women won by 63 runs
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone
  • Lesotho Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Limpho Khotso (Les) made her WT20I debut.

23 August 2018
Scorecard
Botswana 
116/3 (20 overs)
v
 Sierra Leone
117/4 (19.5 overs)
Laura Mophakedi 37 (51)
Adama Kamara 1/10 (2 overs)
Mabinty Sankoh 23 (33)
Thandiwe Legabile 1/18 (4 overs)
Sierra Leone Women won by 6 wickets
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
  • Sierra Leone Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Banyana Gaanamong (Bot) and Fatmata Parkinson (Sle) both made their WT20I debuts.

23 August 2018
Scorecard
Mozambique 
25 (11 overs)
v
 Namibia
26/0 (2.1 overs)
Olga Mondlane 11 (17)
Shiomwenyo Namusha 3/6 (4 overs)
Yasmeen Khan 21* (10)
Namibia Women won by 10 wickets
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone
Player of the match: Shiomwenyo Namusha (Nam)[6]
  • Mozambique won the toss and elected to field.
  • Edelle Van Zyl (Nam) made her WT20I debut.

23 August 2018
Scorecard
Namibia 
210/5 (20 overs)
v
 Lesotho
31/7 (20 overs)
Yasmeen Khan 61 (33)
Tanki Ramabitsa 2/36 (4 overs)
Mpitsoane Matobole 6 (9)
Kayleen Green 2/5 (4 overs)
Namibia Women won by 179 runs
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
Player of the match: Yasmeen Khan (Nam)[6]
  • Lesotho Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Constancia Kauripeke and Eveleen Kejarukua (Nam) both made their WT20I debuts.

23 August 2018
Scorecard
Sierra Leone 
148/3 (20 overs)
v
 Malawi
92/6 (20 overs)
Aminata Kamara 47* (46)
Mary Mabvuka 1/21 (2 overs)
Shahida Hussein 21 (33)
Zainab Kamara 2/9 (4 overs)
Sierra Leone Women won by 56 runs
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone
  • Sierra Leone Women won the toss and elected to bat.

24 August 2018
Scorecard
Sierra Leone 
157/3 (20 overs)
v
 Lesotho
77/6 (20 overs)
Ann Marie Kamara 84* (69)
Tshepang Khabo 1/23 (3 overs)
Thandi Kobeli 17 (29)
Aminata Kamara 2/16 (4 overs)
Sierra Leone Women won by 80 runs
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
  • Sierra Leone Women won the toss and elected to bat

24 August 2018
Scorecard
Mozambique 
122/8 (20 overs)
v
 Malawi
109 (19.1 overs)
Eulalia Moiane 30 (31)
Dalida Dzimau 4/27 (4 overs)
Triphonia Luka 21 (31)
Isabel Chuma 3/33 (4 overs)
Mozambique Women won by 13 runs
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone
  • Mozambique Women won the toss and elected to bat.

24 August 2018
Scorecard
Botswana 
93/4 (20 overs)
v
 Namibia
94/4 (16.1 overs)
Goabilwe Matome 33* (45)
Sylvia Shihepo 3/25 (4 overs)
Adri van der Merwe 28 (39)
Botsogo Mpedi 2/16 (3.1 overs)
Namibia Women won by 6 wickets
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
  • Namibia Women won the toss and elected to field.

Playoffs

Fifth-place playoff

25 August 2018
Scorecard
Lesotho 
49 (17.3 overs)
v
 Malawi
50/1 (6 overs)
Tshepang Khabo 12* (42)
Dalida Dzimau 2/11 (3.3 overs)
Tadala Tereza 15* (17)
Tanki Ramabitsa 1/11 (1 over)
Malawi Women won by 9 wickets
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
  • Malawi Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Nthati Tsiame (Les) made her WT20I debut.

Third-place playoff

25 August 2018
Scorecard
Botswana 
107/8 (20 overs)
v
 Mozambique
108/1 (13.1 overs)
Isabel Chuma 23 (15)
Botsogo Mpedi 3/11 (4 overs)
Olebogeng Batisani 35* (51)
Ameliana Arroz 1/16 (1 over)
Botswana Women won by 9 wickets
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone
  • Mozambique Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Vanessa Thari Thari (Bot) made her WT20I debut.

Final

25 August 2018
Scorecard
Sierra Leone 
80/4 (20 overs)
v
 Namibia
81/1 (11.1 overs)
Mabinty Sankoh 23 (40)
Arrasta Diergaardt 1/13 (4 overs)
Yasmeen Khan 37 (38)
Zainab Kamara 1/5 (1 over)
Namibia Women won by 9 wickets
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
  • Namibia Women won the toss and elected to field.

References

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