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| Association | Botswana Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Laura Mophakedi | |||||||||
| Coach | Karabo Motlhanka | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (2005) Affiliate member (2001) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Africa | |||||||||
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| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v | |||||||||
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| As of 26 July 2025 | ||||||||||
TheBotswana women's national cricket team represents the country ofBotswana in women'scricket matches. The team is currently coached byKarabo Motlhanka.[4]
In April 2018, theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) granted fullWomen's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, allTwenty20 matches played between Botswana women and another international side since 1 July 2018 have the full WT20I status.[5]
Botswana's first WT20I matches were contested as part of theBotswana 7s tournament in August 2018 againstLesotho,Malawi,Mozambique,Namibia,Sierra Leone andZambia (Zambia's matches were not classified as WT20Is as they had a Botswanan player in their squad).[6] Botswana finished third on the table with three wins and two losses[7] and won the third place play off against Mozambique by a margin of ninewickets.[8]
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[9] The Botswana women's team are scheduled to make their debut at an ICC women's event when they play in the2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier group.[10]
Updated on 26 April 2024
This lists all the players who played for Botswana in the past 12 months or were named in the most recent squad.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||
| Oratile Kgeresi | 23 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Pako Mapotsane | 21 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Merapelo Phiase | 21 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Wendy Moutswi | 21 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Tebogo Moitoi | 22 | Right-handed | ||
| Aliya Motorwala | 19 | Right-handed | ||
| All-rounders | ||||
| Tuelo Shadrack | 25 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Goabilwe Matome | 26 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Amantle Mokgotlhe | 23 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Florence Samanyika | 24 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Shameelah Mosweu | 29 | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| Goitseone Setshwane | 21 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Wicket-keeper | ||||
| Laura Mophakedi | 27 | Right-handed | Captain | |
| Bowlers | ||||
| Onneile Keitsemang | 23 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Kesego Inakale | 20 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Lesego Kooagile | 18 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
International Match Summary — Botswana Women[11]
Last updated 26 July 2025
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 75 | 25 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 20 August 2018 |
Most T20I runs for Botswana Women[15]
| Most T20I wickets for Botswana Women[16]
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T20I record versus other nations[11]
Records complete to WT20I #2426. Last updated 26 July 2025.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Full members | |||||||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 September 2021 | ||
| ICC Associate members | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 June 2022 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2024 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 September 2021 | 9 September 2021 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 June 2022 | 14 June 2022 | |
| 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 December 2019 | 3 December 2019 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 August 2018 | 20 August 2018 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 August 2018 | 20 August 2018 | |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 August 2018 | 21 August 2018 | |
| 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 August 2018 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 June 2021 | 15 June 2023 | |
| 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 June 2021 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 August 2018 | 6 September 2023 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 September 2021 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 June 2022 | ||
| Total | 72 | 24 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 20 August 2018 | 20 August 2018 |
| Women's Cricket World Cup records | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| Did not qualify/No Women's ODI status | |||||||
| Total | 0/13 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Twenty20 World Cup records | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| Did not qualify | |||||||
| To be determined | |||||||
| Total | – | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | – | 0 Title | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| Did not participate | ||||||||
| Group stages | – | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1/2 | 0 Title | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Division One records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| Group stage | – | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1/1 | 0 Title | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Division Two records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| Runners-up | – | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Semi-finals | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2/2 | 0 Title | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |