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| Association | Cricket Malawi | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Moazzam Baig[1] | |||||||||
| Coach | Andre Botha | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[2] (2003) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Africa | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | 21 March 2004 vGambia atWillowmoore Park,Benoni, South Africa | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v Mozambique atLilongwe Golf Club,Lilongwe; 6 November 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Botswana atTakashinga Cricket Club,Harare; 4 October 2025 | |||||||||
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| T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 1[a] (first in2025) | |||||||||
| Best result | 7th place (2025) | |||||||||
| As of 4 October 2025 | ||||||||||
TheMalawian national cricket team is the men's team that representsMalawi ininternational cricket.
Malawi was previously a member of theEast and Central Africa Cricket Conference, which was a member of the ICC from 1989 to 2003 and fielded theEast and Central Africa cricket team in theICC Trophy.
From the 1970s, Malawi played regular international tournaments against other East and Central African teams, and occasionally against touring teams from England.[6]
In 2002 Malawi participated in the Africa Cup in which 10 nations took part. Malawi came last in the group, losing all 4 matches.
They became an affiliate member of theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003[7] and anassociate member in 2017.[2] 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 theAfrican region of theWorld Cricket League, once again coming fourth.[8]
In October 2009 Malawi hosted the WCL Africa Div 3 tournament, beating all participants to win the tournament. They were promoted to WCL Africa Division 2 for the next tournament in Benoni, SA. They struggled at this level and finished last.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant fullTwenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, allTwenty20 matches played between Malawi and otherICC members since 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.[9]
Malawi played their first T20I on 6 November 2019, againstMozambique, during the2019 T20 Kwacha Cup.
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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 by 3 wickets Lilongwe Golf Club,Lilongwe Umpires: Acacio Chitsondzo (Moz) and Osman Mhango (Mwi) |
This lists all the players who have played for Malawi in the past 12 months or have been part of the latest T20I squad.Updated as of 6 July 2024
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||
| Donnex Kansonkho | 26 | Left-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Gift Kansonkho | 26 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Chisomo Malaya | 20 | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| Beston Masauko | 21 | Right-handed | ||
| Francis Nkhoma | 27 | Right-handed | ||
| All-rounders | ||||
| Sami Sohail | 23 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Aaftab Limdawala | 21 | Left-handed | Right-armleg break | Vice-captain |
| Moazzam Baig | 40 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | Captain |
| Gershom Ntambalika | 30 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Phillip Zuze | 19 | Right-handed | ||
| Chisomo Chete | 31 | Right-handed | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||
| Suhail Vayani | 17 | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| Mike Choamba | 21 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Daniel Jakiel | 35 | Right-handed | Right-armfast-medium | |
| Blessings Pondani | 23 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | |
| Bright Balala | 18 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | |
International Match Summary — Malawi[10]
Last updated 4 October 2025
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 66 | 31 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 6 November 2019 |
Most T20I runs for Malawi[14]
| Most T20I wickets for Malawi[15]
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T20I record versus other nations[10]
Records complete to T20I #3500. Last updated 4 October 2025.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Associate Members | |||||||
 Bahrain | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 July 2025 | |
| Botswana | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 November 2022 | 20 November 2022 |
 Cameroon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 September 2022 | 15 September 2022 |
 Eswatini | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 October 2021 | 17 October 2021 |
 Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 July 2025 | 10 July 2025 |
 Ghana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 October 2021 | 22 September 2024 |
 Kenya | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 September 2022 | 28 September 2025 |
 Lesotho | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 October 2021 | 22 October 2021 |
 Mali | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 November 2022 | 21 November 2022 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 November 2019 | 6 November 2019 |
 Namibia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 September 2025 | |
 Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 September 2025 | |
 Rwanda | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 October 2021 | 22 October 2021 |
 Saint Helena | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 November 2022 | 24 November 2022 |
 Seychelles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 October 2021 | 20 October 2021 |
 Tanzania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 September 2022 | |
 Uganda | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 October 2021 | |
For a list of selected international matches played by Malawi, seeCricket Archive.
| T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||
 2025 | Group stage | 7/8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1/4 | 0 Title | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| ACA Cup T20 record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
 2022 | Group stage | 6/8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Semi-finals | 4/8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 titles | 2/2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| WCL African region (List A) | T20WC Africa Sub-regional Qualifiers (T20I) |
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