Botswana national cricket team

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Botswana
Botswanacri.jpg
Botswana Cricket Association logo
Nickname(s)Baggy Blues [1]
Association Botswana Cricket Association
Personnel
Captain Karabo Motlhanka
CoachStanley Timoni
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member [2] (2005)
ICC region Africa
ICC RankingsCurrent [3] Best-ever
T20I 49th 30th (2 May 2019)
International cricket
First international2 September 2002 v Zambia at Lusaka, Zambia
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda at Lugogo Stadium, Kampala; 20 May 2019
Last T20Iv Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi at Willowmoore Park, Benoni; 19 December 2023
T20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [4] 39 15/23
(0 ties, 1 no result)
This year [5] 0 0/0
(0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 1 January 2024

The Botswana national cricket team is the men's team that represents Botswana in international cricket. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 2005, after previously being an affiliate member since 2001 [6] and an associate member in 2017. [2] They are in Division Five of the World Cricket League [7] and are ranked at joint 29th in the world by the International Cricket Council (ICC). They are the 5th-highest ranked non-Test team in the African region. [8] The team's coach is former Kenyan ODI player Joseph Angara, who was appointed in July 2015. [9]

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History

Cricket was started in the country by expatriates from South Africa and the Indian subcontinent. [10] Botswana was elected to the ICC as an affiliate member in 2001, [6] and played in the Africa Cup in Zambia the following year. After winning all their first-round matches against Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, they beat Kenya in the semi-final before losing by 270 runs to South Africa in the final. [11]

In March 2004, they won the African affiliates qualifying tournament for the 2005 ICC Trophy, qualifying them for the next stage of qualification, the Africa Cricket Association Championships. They beat Nigeria and Tanzania in that tournament in Zambia in August, finishing fourth, thus missing out on qualification for their first ICC Trophy. [12] They were rewarded for their performance in this tournament by being promoted to associate membership of the ICC in 2005. [6]

In 2006, they took part in Division Two of the African region of the World Cricket League, finishing second behind Tanzania. [13] This qualified them for Division Five of the World Cricket League. [7]

In May 2008, Botswana travelled to Jersey to take part in the Division Five tournament. Although Botswana beat the Bahamas in Group B, it was their only group stage win and with three losses and one match abandoned due to rain they failed to make the semi-finals. Botswana finished sixth overall after defeating Germany but losing to Singapore in positional playoff matches. With only the top two from this tournament qualifying for Division Four in Tanzania later in the year, Botswana missed out on the chance to take their 2011 World Cup dream any further. [14]

In October 2008, Botswana took part in Division Two of the African region of the World Cricket League, finishing unbeaten and winning the tournament. This victory promoted them to Division One of the Africa Region, however the date and venue for this tournament is still to be determined. [15]

In August 2009, Botswana travelled to Singapore to participate in Division Six of the World Cricket League. Despite being competitive in most of their games, Botswana won only one of five group matches and finished fifth after beating Norway in a positional playoff. [16]

In May 2011, Botswana hosted the ICC World Cricket League Division Seven with a young squad and performed admirably well, winning three league stage matches against Norway, Japan and Germany but losing out to eventual champions Kuwait, 2nd placed Nigeria and finally Germany in the placing match. The match versus Nigeria in the league stages was to decide which of the 2 nations would progress to the ICC World Cricket League Division Six to be held in Malaysia in September 2011 and by losing that match, Botswana failed to progress and will remain in Division Seven till the next instalment of the ICC WCL.

In April 2013, Botswana were given hosting rights again for the ICC World Cricket League Division 7 in their second attempt in trying to get promoted out of Division 7 after halting the relegation slide in the last edition. Beating Ghana in the first match, Botswana lost their second match in a competitive encounter against Vanuatu by 23 runs. Botswana then lost third next match heavily to eventual WCL Div 7 winners and arch rivals Nigeria. Botswana tried in vain to get back into contention for promotion but after a tied match against Germany, all hopes were dashed and the best they could hope for was a third-place finish. This was achieved by beating Fiji in the last group match and then beating them again in the third-place playoff earning Botswana a third place, finishing behind Vanuatu and Nigeria who were both promoted to Division 6 of the WCL. With the ICC's decision to eliminate the ICC World Cricket League Divisions 7 and 8, Botswana will now have to qualify through regional tournaments to make it into the ICC World Cricket League Division 6, which will now be the entry point for the World Cricket League.

2018–present

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Botswana and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status. [17]

Botswana’s first T20I match was against Uganda on 20 May 2019, after finishing first in the Southern sub-region qualification group, advancing to the Regional Final of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament. [18]

20 May 2019
13:50
Scorecard
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg
142/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
90 (18 overs)
Arnold Otwani 44 (27)
Karabo Modise 3/18 (3 overs)
Vinoo Balakrishnan 26 (32)
Frank Nsubuga 2/19 (4 overs)
Uganda won by 52 runs
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Umpires: Emmanuel Byiringiro (Rwa) and David Odhiambo (Ken)
Player of the match: Arnold Otwani (Uga)
  • Botswana won the toss and elected to field.
  • First ever T20I match for Botswana.

Grounds

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Locations of all stadiums within Botswana which have hosted cricket matches with international status

Tournament history

World Cricket League Africa Region

World Cricket League

ACA Africa T20 Cup

Records and statistics

International match summary [23]

Last updated 19 December 2023

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals3915230120 May 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations [23]

Records complete to T20I #2412. Last updated 19 December 2023.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Associate Members
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 110005 November 20215 November 2021
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 1100029 May 202329 May 2023
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2200018 September 202218 September 2022
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 5140024 November 202215 June 2023
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 1100018 November 202218 November 2022
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 3210020 November 202230 May 2023
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1100022 November 202222 November 2022
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 330006 November 20216 November 2021
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 5050022 May 2019
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1010021 May 2019
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 4130017 November 202210 June 2023
Flag of Saint Helena.svg  Saint Helena 1100025 November 202225 November 2022
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 1000117 November 2022
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 211002 November 20212 November 2021
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 202007 November 2021
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 6060020 May 2019

Other records

For a list of selected international matches played by Botswana, see Cricket Archive.

Squad

This lists all the players who have played for Botswana in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad. Updated as of 19 June 2023.

NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Karabo Motlhanka 31Left-handedCaptain
Phemelo Silas22Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Vinoo Balakrishan35Right-handedRight-arm off break
Ameer Saiyed 27Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
All-rounders
Reginald Nehonde 33Right-handedRight-arm off break
Thatayaone Tshose 28Right-handedRight-arm fast
Wicket-keepers
Valentine Mbazo24Right-handed
Rod Mbaiwa20Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Mmoloki Mooketsi 27Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Dhruv Maisuria 25Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Katlo Piet20Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Pace Bowlers
Boemo Khumalo22Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Boteng Maphosa21Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Boemo Kgoseimang24Right-handedRight-arm medium

Coaches

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