2022 Capricorn Women's Tri-Series
The 2022 Capricorn Women's Tri-Series was a Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) cricket tournament that was held in Namibia in April 2022.[1][2] The participating teams were the hosts Namibia, along with Uganda and Zimbabwe.[3][4] The tournament consisted of a triple round-robin stage followed by a final between the top two teams.[5][6] The series was the first as head coach of Zimbabwe Women for former international cricketer Gary Brent.[7]
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| Date | 20–26 April 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result |  Zimbabwe won the tournament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Namibia won the opening match of the series, against Zimbabwe, by seven wickets,[8] to record their first ever win against a Full Member side.[9] On day two of the series, Uganda lost both of their matches, the first by twelve runs to Namibia,[10] and then by eight runs to Zimbabwe.[11] Zimbabwe defeated Uganda again on day three, this time by 22 runs, despite a controversial dismissal of Zimbabwean captain Mary-Ann Musonda for obstructing the field.[12] On the fourth day, Zimbabwe bowled out the hosts for only 41 runs before securing a win by nine wickets.[13] Namibia were bowled out cheaply again in the afternoon, this time for 68, but were still able to defeat Uganda by 28 runs thanks to a first five-wicket haul for Sune Wittmann.[14] Zimbabwe rotated their squad for their final round-robin game, in which Josephine Nkomo took the captaincy in a win by 11 runs over Uganda.[15] Later on day five, Zimbabwe recorded their highest WT20I partnership, with openers Sharne Mayers and Kelis Ndhlovu adding an unbeaten 156 runs in a 67-run win over Namibia.[16]
Following the conclusion of the round-robin matches, Zimbabwe and Namibia had advanced to the final of the series.[17] Zimbabwe won the final by seven wickets, with Nomvelo Sibanda taking a hat-trick and a five-wicket haul.[18][19]
Squads
 Namibia[20] |
 Uganda[21] |
Zimbabwe[22] |
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Round-robin
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Zimbabwe |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1.593 |
| 2 | Namibia |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.754 |
| 3 | Uganda |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −0.732 |
Qualified for the final
Fixtures
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Michelle Mavunga and Kelis Ndhlovu (Zim) both made their WT20I debuts.
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Jurriene Diergaardt 36 (34) Evelyn Anyipo 3/18 (4 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
- Sarah Akiteng, Leona Babirye, Phiona Kulume and Rita Nyangendo (Uga) all made their WT20I debuts.
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Janet Mbabazi 21 (32) Anesu Mushangwe 2/25 (4 overs) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Francisca Chipare (Zim) made her WT20I debut.
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- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
- Shakirah Sadick (Uga) made her WT20I debut.
- Phiona Kulume became the first player for Uganda to take a five-wicket haul in WT20Is.[24]
- Sune Wittmann (Nam) also took her first five-wicket haul in WT20Is.[14]
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Phiona Kulume 17 (17) Anesu Mushangwe 2/8 (4 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammed Jimia (Uga) made her WT20I debut.
Final
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Edelle van Zyl 24 (20) Nomvelo Sibanda 5/14 (3.3 overs) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Nomvelo Sibanda became the first bowler for Zimbabwe to take a hat-trick in WT20Is,[25] and took her first five-wicket haul.[24]
Notes
- Josephine Nkomo captained Zimbabwe Women in the seventh WT20I of the series.
References
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- "Capricorn Women's Tri-Series 2022: Uganda, Zimbabwe Women tour of Namibia". Female Cricket. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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- "Namibia to host Zimbabwe and Uganda in T20I tri-nation series in April". Women's Criczone. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- "Lady Chevrons take part in Namibia tri-series". Chronicle. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- "Lady Chevrons off to Namibia". The Herald. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- "Jurriene Diergaardt's fifty trumps Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano's knock as Namibia secure win". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- "Namibia women beat Zimbabwe in closely fought contest". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- "Two close defeats for Uganda". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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- "Zimbabwe register an emphatic win over Uganda in the Capricorn Tri-series". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- "Zimbabwe humble Capricorn Eagles by nine wickets". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- "Bowlers day out as Namibia thump Uganda in the low scoring match". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- "Zimbabwe consolidate their position as table-toppers, beat Uganda by 11 runs". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- "Zimbabwe thrash Namibia as opening pair puts a record-breaking partnership". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- "Kayleen Green and Edelle van Zyl help Namibia win a cliffhanger". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- "Zimbabwe win Capricorn Tri-Nations series". The Namibian. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- "Nomvelo Sibanda's phenomenal hat-trick helps Zimbabwe win Capricorn Tri-Series". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- @CricketNamibia1 (15 April 2022). "Capricorn Eagles squad set to compete in the Capricorn Women's Tri-Series against Zimbabwe and Uganda" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Victoria Pearls to face Lady Chevrons & Capricorn Eagles in T20I tri-series". Uganda Cricket. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- @zimbabwewomen (20 April 2022). "Zimbabwe squad for the Capricorn Women's Tri series in Namibia" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Capricorn Women's Tri-Series 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- "Five-wicket hauls in WT20I matches – Innings by innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- "Records, Women's Twenty20 Internationals, Bowling records, Hat-tricks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2022.