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 nameWilka Mwatile
Born (2000-07-18) 18 July 2000
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 5)20 August 2018 v Malawi
Last T20I7 September 2019 v United States
Source: Cricinfo, 7 September 2019

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]

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. 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.
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