Kenyan women's cricket team in Botswana in 2019–20

The Kenya women's cricket team toured Botswana in December 2019 to play a seven-match Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) series.[1] The venue for all of the matches was the Botswana Cricket Association Oval in Gaborone.[1] Originally the tour was scheduled to be a tri-series, however Namibia withdrew prior to the series.[2] The bilateral series was won 4-1 by Kenya, with two games abandoned due to rain.

Kenyan women's cricket team in Botswana in 2019–20
 
  Botswana women Kenya women
Dates 2 December – 7 December 2019
Captains Goabilwe Matome Daisy Njoroge
Twenty20 International series
Results Kenya women won the 7-match series 4–1
Most runs Florence Samanyika (85) Mary Mwangi (92)
Most wickets Tuelo Shadrack (5) Queentor Abel (7)

Squads
 Botswana  Kenya
  • Goabilwe Matome (c)
  • Botho Freeman
  • Banyana Gaanamong
  • Onneile Keitsemang
  • Bontle Madimabe (wk)
  • Precious Modimo
  • Thapelo Modise
  • Amantle Mokgotlhe
  • Laura Mophakedi
  • Shameelah Mosweu
  • Botsogo Mpedi
  • Mimmie Ramafifi
  • Florence Samanyika
  • Tuelo Shadrack
  • Daisy Njoroge (c)
  • Queentor Abel
  • Veronica Abuga
  • Lavendah Idambo
  • Sharon Juma (wk)
  • Sylvia Kinyua
  • Faith Mutua
  • Mary Mwangi
  • Margaret Ngoche
  • Fiavia Odhiambo
  • Venasa Ooko
  • Esther Wachira
  • Edith Waithaka
  • Sarah Wetoto

WT20I series

1st WT20I
2 December 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Botswana 
105/6 (20 overs)
v
 Kenya
108/2 (15.3 overs)
Thapelo Modise 47* (56)
Daisy Njoroge 2/14 (4 overs)
Sylvia Kinyua 38* (42)
Tuelo Shadrack 1/11 (3 overs)
Kenya Women won 8 wickets
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
Umpires: Justine Muzungu (Bot) and Reginald Nehonde (Bot)
  • Kenya women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Botho Freeman (Bot), Fiavia Odhiambo and Sarah Wetoto (Ken) all made their WT20I debuts.

2nd WT20I
3 December 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Botswana 
61 (15.2 overs)
v
 Kenya
62/1 (9 overs)
Laura Mophakedi 15 (23)
Queentor Abel 3/13 (4 overs)
Sharon Juma 31* (31)
Tuelo Shadrack 1/23 (3 overs)
Kenya Women won by 9 wickets
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
Umpires: Logan Msemburi (Bot) and Imran Zakir (Bot)
  • Kenya Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was originally scheduled to be played on 2 December but was moved to the following morning.
  • Faith Mutua (Ken) made her WT20I debut.

3rd WT20I
3 December 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Botswana 
107/8 (20 overs)
v
 Kenya
100/7 (20 overs)
Laura Mophakedi 34 (45)
Edith Waithaka 3/20 (4 overs)
Sharon Juma 19 (22)
Botsogo Mpedi 1/11 (2 overs)
Botswana women won by 7 runs
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
Umpires: Wycliff Chimoga (Bot) and Logan Msemburi (Bot)
Player of the match: Laura Mophakedi (Bot)
  • Botswana Women won the toss and elected to bat.

4th WT20I
5 December 2019
09:30
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
Umpires: Wycliff Chimoga (Bot) and Logan Msemburi (Bot)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

5th WT20I
5 December 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Kenya 
78/4 (13 overs)
v
 Botswana
67/5 (13 overs)
Sarah Wetoto 23 (15)
Florence Samanyika 2/13 (3 overs)
Thapelo Modise 18 (28)
Daisy Njoroge 1/16 (3 overs)
Kenya Women won by 11 runs
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
Umpires: Wycliff Chimoga (Bot) and Justine Muzungu (Bot)
  • Kenya Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 13 overs per side due to rain.

6th WT20I
6 December 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Kenya 
123/7 (20 overs)
v
 Botswana
73 (19.1 overs)
Mary Mwangi 26 (29)
Mimmie Ramafifi 2/27 (4 overs)
Florence Samanyika 21 (35)
Fiavia Odhiambo 3/0 (1 over)
Kenya Women won by 50 runs
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
Umpires: Wycliff Chimoga (Bot) and Reginald Nehonde (Bot)
Player of the match: Fiavia Odhiambo (Ken)
  • Kenya Women won the toss and elected to bat.

7th WT20I
7 December 2019
14:30
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone
Umpires: Justine Muzungu (Bot) and Reginald Nehonde (Bot)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

References
  1. "Kenya Women in Botswana T20I Series 2019/20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. "Botswana hosting Kenya in inaugural women's T20 series". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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