Mozambique national cricket team

Mozambique
Flag of Mozambique
History
Twenty20 debut 14 May 2011 v Botswana (lost by 5 wickets)
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member[1] (2017)
ICC region Africa
WCL n/a
International cricket
First international 21 March 2004 v Rwanda at Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa
As of 31 October 2016

The Mozambique national cricket team is the team that represents the Republic of Mozambique in international cricket. They are administered by the Mozambican Cricket Association which became International Cricket Council (ICC) member as an affiliate member in 2003, since 2017 they are an associate member.[1][2] Mozambique is also a member of the African Cricket Association.[2] The Mozambique national cricket team has competed in the World Cricket League Africa Region and the ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship.

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 after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[3]

History

Mozambique became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2003.[4] An affiliate member is the lowest possible membership and, as of October 2016, it is held by 56 countries.[5] Affiliate members can not play Test matches.[5]

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 only defeating Rwanda[6]

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.[7] In return, Kaleem Shah top scored with 55 to give the team their first up victory.[7] Kaleem Shah scored the first century of the tournament in the next game against Morocco[8] 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.[8] The final group game saw Mozambique win the match against Rwanda by 112 runs to finish on top of pool 2.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]

Division Two was held in Tanazina with five teams competing for a spot in Division 1. For Mozambique, they had to compete against Botswana, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia

Tournament history

World Cricket League

World Cricket League Africa Region

  • 2006: Division Three 1st place, Division Two 3rd place
  • 2008: Division Two 4th place

Squad

Mozambique
Name Born Batting style Bowling style
Bineesh Vadavathy(c)Mozambique MozambiqueRight-handedRight-arm medium
Syed Kaleem Raza ShahRight-handedRight-arm spin
Rodriques Q. ZefaniasMozambique MozambiqueRight-handedRight-arm fast
Elísio Acácio ChitsondzoMozambique MozambiqueRight-handed???
Christiaan LouwRight-handedRight-arm medium
Sadraque MangachaiaMozambique MozambiqueRight-handedRight-arm medium
Belardo Jorge MbebeMozambique MozambiqueRight-handedRight-arm spin
Atishay GuptaMozambique MozambiqueRight-handedRight-arm spin
Ramalingam KarthickRight-handedRight-arm medium
Devon Thomas MartinRight-handedRight-arm spin
Mohammad ShahzadRight-handedRight-arm medium
Sagar Ramesh PaniaRight-handed???
Dylan Sean SchoemanMozambique MozambiqueRight-handedRight-arm orthodox spin
Mathew SinghRight-handed???
Ahmed AmlaCoachCarlos Jaime MandlateManager

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.
  2. 1 2 "Swaziland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive".
  5. 1 2 Williamson, Martin. "A brief history ..." ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Scorecards from the African Affiliates Tournament, from ICC, retrieved 5 July 2006
  7. 1 2 "Pool 2: Mozambique v Sierra Leone at Benoni, Apr 23, 2006". Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Pool 2: Mozambique v Morocco at Benoi, Apr 24, 2006". Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Pool 2: Mozambique v Rwanda at Benoi, Apr 25, 2006". Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Semi Final: Mozambique v Ghana at Benoi, Apr 27, 2006". Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Final: Mozambique v Sierra Leone at Benoi, Apr 28, 2006". Retrieved 31 October 2016.
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