Mozambique national cricket team
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The Mozambique national cricket team is the men's team that represents Mozambique in international cricket. The team is administered by the Mozambican Cricket Association which became an affiliate member of International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003, and an associate member in 2017.[1][2] Mozambique is also a member of the Africa Cricket Association.[2] The Mozambique national cricket team has competed in the World Cricket League Africa Region, Cricket World Cup and the ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship.
History
Mozambique became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2003 and then an associate member in 2017 when the affiliate status was scrapped.[3]
50 over cricket
2003
Their international debut came the following year, when they played in the African Affiliates championship which was the first stage of qualifying for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. They would finish in 6th place after defeating only Rwanda.[4]
2006
Mozambique, as a member of the African Cricket Association, competes in the World Cricket League Africa Region which is a 50 over competition for African countries that aren't full member of the ICC. For this edition, they competed in the third division as they drawn to meet Sierra Leone, Morocco and Rwanda. In the opening match against Sierra Leone, they scored a six wicket win after they bowled out the opposition for only 197.[5] In return, Kaleem Shah top scored with 55 to give the team their first up victory.[5] Kaleem Shah scored the first century of the tournament in the next game against Morocco[6] to get the team to 275 from 50 overs. Morocco in return could only muster up a score of 196 with Shah being the best bowler.[6] The final group game saw Mozambique win the match against Rwanda by 112 runs to finish on top of pool 2.[7] In the semi-final stage, they took on Ghana and Zainul Patel dominated the bowling with 4 wickets to help in getting the team through to the final.[8] In the final game of the tournament, top scorer Kaleem Shah top scored in the final with him scoring 77 in the 89 run victory to move Mozambique to the next division.[9]
Division Two was held in Tanzania with five teams competing for a spot in Division 1. For Mozambique, they had to compete against Botswana, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2018-Present
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Mozambique and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have been full T20I matches.[10]
Mozambique played their first T20I on 6 November 2019, against Malawi, during the 2019 T20 Kwacha Cup; they lost by three wickets with two balls left.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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Damiao Couana 71* (36)
Mahammed Patel 3/25 (4 overs) |
Mahammed Patel 40* (33)
Zefanias Matsinhe 3/27 (4 overs) |
- Malawi won the toss and elected to field.
- First ever T20I match for Mozambique.
Tournament history
World Cricket League Division Five
| World Cricket League Division Five record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| Template:Flagicon 2008 | Group stage | 8/12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 1/1 | – | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three
| World Cricket League African Region Division Three record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| Template:Flagicon 2006 | Champions | 1/8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1/1 | – | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two
| World Cricket League African Region Division Two record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| Template:Flagicon 2006 | 3rd place | 3/5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Template:Flagicon 2008 | 4th place | 4/6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2/3 | – | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier
| T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| Template:Flagicon 2021 | Round-robin | 4/5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Template:Flagicon 2022–23 | Round-robin | 3/8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Template:Flagicon 2024 | Round-robin | 3/6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3/3 | – | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
Current squad
This lists all the players who were picked for 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier. Uncapped players are listed in italics. Updated as of 24 October 2024.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| Batters | ||||
| Agostinho Navicha | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Vieira Tembo | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Lourenco Salomone | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Mario Manjate | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounders | ||||
| Francisco Couana | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Filipe Cossa | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| Joao Huo | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Jose Joao | Script error: No such module "age". | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Eugenio Azine | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Manussur Algi | Script error: No such module "age". | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Antonio Laice | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
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| Farruque Nhaduate | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | ||
| Bowlers | ||||
| Dario Macome | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Camate Raposo | Script error: No such module "age". | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Mozambique[11]
Last updated 24 October 2024
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 38 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 6 November 2019 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 209/5 v Cameroon on 3 November 2021 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali.[12]
- Highest individual score: 104, Francisco Couana v Cameroon on 3 November 2021 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali.[13]
- Best individual bowling figures: 5/19, Francisco Couana v Cameroon on 3 November 2021 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali.[14]
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Most T20I runs for Mozambique[15]
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Most T20I wickets for Mozambique [16]
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T20I record versus other nations[11]
Records complete to T20I #2935. Last updated 24 October 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 October 2024 | |
| vs Associate Members | |||||||
| File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 November 2021 | |
| File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 November 2021 | 3 November 2021 |
| Template:Country data ESW | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 July 2022 | 29 July 2022 |
| File:Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 December 2022 | 8 December 2022 |
| File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 September 2022 | 2 December 2022 |
| File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 October 2024 | |
| File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 November 2019 | 10 November 2019 |
| File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 December 2022 | |
| File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 December 2023 | 17 December 2023 |
| File:Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 October 2024 | 22 October 2024 |
| File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 November 2021 | 9 December 2022 |
| File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 November 2021 | |
| File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 September 2022 | |
Other records
For a list of selected international matches played by Mozambique, see Cricket Archive.
See also
References
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