Esther Mbofana

Esther Mbofana
Personal information
Born (1992-11-23) 23 November 1992 (age 32)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 3)5 October 2021 v Ireland
Last ODI27 November 2021 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 20)11 September 2021 v Eswatini
Last T20I19 September 2021 v Namibia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2020/21–presentEagles
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 8 7
Runs scored 36 –
Batting average 9.00 –
100s/50s 0/0 –/–
Top score 14 –
Balls bowled 309 132
Wickets 6 13
Bowling average 48.33 7.00
5 wickets in innings 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/12 6/11
Catches/stumpings 0/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 September 2022

Esther Mbofana (born 23 November 1992) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.[1] She played for the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in February 2017.[2] In February 2021, she was named in Zimbabwe's squad for their home series against Pakistan.[3]

In September 2021, she was named in Zimbabwe's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Botswana.[4] She made her WT20I debut on 11 September 2021, for Zimbabwe against Eswatini.[5] In the match, she took a five-wicket haul, finishing with figures of six wickets for eleven runs from her four overs.[6]

In October 2021, Mbofana was named in Zimbabwe's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their four-match series against Ireland.[7] The fixtures were the first WODI matches after Zimbabwe gained WODI status from the ICC in April 2021.[8] She made her WODI debut on 5 October 2021, for Zimbabwe against Ireland.[9]

In November 2021, she was named in Zimbabwe's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[10]

  1. ^ "Esther Mbofana". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. ^ "ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier, 2nd Match, Group A: Ireland Women v Zimbabwe Women at Colombo (MCA), Feb 7, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe announce 15-member squad for Pakistan series". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  4. ^ "T20 World Cup Africa qualifier: Group A – Know the teams". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  5. ^ "9th Match, Group A, Gaborone (Oval 1), Sep 11 2021, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Region Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Zimbabwe thump Eswatini by ten wickets; Tanzania, Uganda register their first wins". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  7. ^ @zimbabwe_women (4 October 2021). "Zimbabwe team to play Ireland in the ODI series" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Zimbabwe head coach Adam Chifo excited ahead of team's maiden ODI". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  9. ^ "1st ODI, Harare, Oct 5 2021, Ireland Women tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 November 2021.