Malawi national cricket team

Malawi
Flag of Malawi
Personnel
Captain Zafarullah Sukhera
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member[1] (2017)
ICC region Africa
WCL n/a
International cricket
First international 21 March 2004 v Gambia at Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa
As of 30 Sep 2009

The Malawian national cricket team is the team that represents the Republic of Malawi in international cricket.

History

In 2002 Malawi participated in the Africa Cup in which 10 nations took part. They came last in the group, losing all 4 matches.

They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003[2] and an associate member in 2017.[1] Their international debut came the following year in the African affiliates championship, where they came fourth. They participated in the equivalent tournament in 2006, Division Three of the African region of the World Cricket League, once again coming fourth.[3]

In Oct 2009 Malawi hosted the WCL Africa Div 3 tournament, beating all participants to win the tournament. They were promoted to WCL Africa Div 2 for the next tournament in Benoni, SA. They struggled at this level, however, finishing last.

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Malawi and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[4]

Tournament history

World Cricket League Africa Region

References

  1. 1 2 "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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  4. ↑ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.



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