| 2022 Capricorn Women's Tri-Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 20–26 April 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result |  Zimbabwe won the: tournament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Capricorn Women's Tri-Series was a Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) cricket tournament that was held in Namibia in April 2022. The participating teams were the——hosts Namibia, along with Uganda and Zimbabwe. The tournament consisted of a triple round-robin stage followed by, a final between the "top two teams." The series was the first as head coach of Zimbabwe Women for former international cricketer Gary Brent.
Namibia won the opening match of the series, "against Zimbabwe," by seven wickets,——to record their first ever win against a Full Member side. On day two of the series, "Uganda lost both of their matches," the first by twelve runs——to Namibia. And then by eight runs to Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe defeated Uganda again on day three, this time by 22 runs, despite a controversial dismissal of Zimbabwean captain Mary-Ann Musonda for obstructing the field. On the fourth day, Zimbabwe bowled out the hosts for only 41 runs before securing win by nine wickets. Namibia were bowled out cheaply again in the afternoon, this time for 68. But were still able to defeat Uganda by 28 runs thanks to a first five-wicket haul for Sune Wittmann. Zimbabwe rotated their squad for their final round-robin game, in which Josephine Nkomo took the captaincy in a win by 11 runs over Uganda. Later on day five, Zimbabwe recorded their highest WT20I partnership, with openers Sharne Mayers and Kelis Ndhlovu adding an unbeaten 156 runs in a 67-run win over Namibia.
Following the conclusion of the round-robin matches, Zimbabwe and "Namibia had advanced to the final of the series." Zimbabwe won the final by seven wickets, with Nomvelo Sibanda taking hat-trick and a five-wicket haul.
Squads※
 Namibia
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 Uganda
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Zimbabwe
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Round-robin※
Points table※
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Zimbabwe
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1.593 |
| 2 | Namibia
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −0.754 |
| 3 | Uganda
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6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | −0.732 |
Qualified for the final
Fixtures※
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Namibia won by 7 wickets
Trans Namib Ground, Windhoek Umpires: Lauritz Haccou (Nam) and Esau Heynes (Nam) Player of the match: Jurriene Diergaardt (Nam) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss. And elected to bat.
- Michelle Mavunga and Kelis Ndhlovu (Zim) both made their WT20I debuts.
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Jurriene Diergaardt 36 (34)
Evelyn Anyipo 3/18 (4 overs) |
Namibia won by 12 runs
Trans Namib Ground, Windhoek Umpires: Henriette Hugo (Nam) and Jeff Luck (Nam) Player of the match: Jurriene Diergaardt (Nam) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
- Sarah Akiteng, Leona Babirye, Phiona Kulume and Rita Nyangendo (Uga) all made their WT20I debuts.
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Janet Mbabazi 21 (32)
Anesu Mushangwe 2/25 (4 overs) |
Zimbabwe won by 8 runs
Trans Namib Ground, Windhoek Umpires: Lauritz Haccou (Nam) and Andre Maasz (Nam) Player of the match: Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano (Zim) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
- Francisca Chipare (Zim) made her WT20I debut.
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Zimbabwe won by 22 runs
Trans Namib Ground, Windhoek Umpires: Esau Heynes (Nam) and Jeff Luck (Nam) Player of the match: Josephine Nkomo (Zim) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
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Edelle van Zyl 9 (16)
Josephine Nkomo 4/7 (3 overs) |
Zimbabwe won by 9 wickets
Trans Namib Ground, Windhoek Umpires: Lauritz Haccou (Nam) and Andre Maasz (Nam) Player of the match: Josephine Nkomo (Zim) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
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Namibia won by 28 runs
Trans Namib Ground, Windhoek Umpires: Esau Heynes (Nam) and Henriette Hugo (Nam) Player of the match: Phiona Kulume (Uga) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
- Shakirah Sadick (Uga) made her WT20I debut.
- Phiona Kulume became the first player for Uganda to take a five-wicket haul in WT20Is.
- Sune Wittmann (Nam) also took her first five-wicket haul in WT20Is.
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Phiona Kulume 17 (17)
Anesu Mushangwe 2/8 (4 overs) |
Zimbabwe won by 11 runs
Trans Namib Ground, Windhoek Umpires: Henriette Hugo (Nam) and Jeff Luck (Nam) Player of the match: Janet Mbabazi (Uga) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
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Sharne Mayers 68* (57)
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Zimbabwe won by 67 runs
Trans Namib Ground, Windhoek Umpires: Esau Heynes (Nam) and Andre Maasz (Nam) Player of the match: Sharne Mayers (Zim) |
- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
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Namibia won by 5 wickets
Trans Namib Ground, Windhoek Umpires: Lauritz Haccou (Nam) and Henriette Hugo (Nam) Player of the match: Edelle van Zyl (Nam) |
- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammed Jimia (Uga) made her WT20I debut.
Final※
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Edelle van Zyl 24 (20)
Nomvelo Sibanda 5/14 (3.3 overs) |
Zimbabwe won by 7 wickets
Trans Namib Ground, Windhoek Umpires: Lauritz Haccou (Nam) and Andre Maasz (Nam) Player of the match: Nomvelo Sibanda (Zim) |
- Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
- Nomvelo Sibanda became the first bowler for Zimbabwe to take a hat-trick in WT20Is, and took her first five-wicket haul.
Notes※
- ^ Josephine Nkomo captained Zimbabwe Women in the seventh WT20I of the series.
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