The Malawi women's national cricket team represents Malawi in women's cricket matches.
In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Malawi women and other ICC members since 1 July 2018 have the full WT20I status.
Malawi's first WT20I matches were contested as part of the Botswana 7s tournament in August 2018 against Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone and Zambia (Zambia's matches were not classified as WT20Is as they had a Botswanan player in their squad). Malawi finished fifth on the table with one win and four losses and won the fifth place play-off against Lesotho by nine wickets.
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. The Malawi women's team are scheduled to make their debut at an ICC women's event when they play in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier group.
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Malawi Women
Last updated 17 June 2026
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 49 | 18 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 20 August 2018 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 189/5 v Lesotho on 2 September 2023 at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone.
- Highest individual score: 74*, Lidia Dimba v Lesotho on 2 September 2023 at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2, Gaborone.
- Best individual bowling figures: 5/16, Triphonia Luka v Mozambique on 7 November 2019 at Saint Andrews International High School, Blantyre.
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to WT20I #2864. Last updated 17 June 2026.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Associate members | |||||||
| Botswana | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 August 2018 | |
| Brazil | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 June 2025 | |
| Cameroon | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 June 2024 | 4 June 2024 |
| Kenya | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 September 2023 | |
| Lesotho | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 August 2018 | 21 August 2018 |
| Mozambique | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 August 2018 | 6 November 2019 |
| Namibia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 August 2018 | |
| Nigeria | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 June 2024 | |
| Rwanda | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 May 2024 | |
| Sierra Leone | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 August 2018 | |
| Tanzania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 June 2025 | |
| Uganda | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 June 2024 | |
| Zambia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 April 2026 | 9 April 2026 |
Tournament history
ICC Women's ODI World Cup
| Women's Cricket World Cup records | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Year |
Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 1973 | Did not qualified | ||||||
| 1978 | |||||||
| 1982 | |||||||
| 1988 | |||||||
| 1993 | |||||||
| 1997 | |||||||
| 2000 | |||||||
| 2005 | |||||||
| 2009 | |||||||
| 2013 | |||||||
| 2017 | |||||||
| 2022 | |||||||
| 2025 | |||||||
| Total | 0/13 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ICC Women's World T20
| Twenty20 World Cup records | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Year |
Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2010 | |||||||
| 2012 | |||||||
| 2014 | |||||||
| 2016 | |||||||
| 2018 | |||||||
| 2020 | |||||||
| 2023 | |||||||
| 2024 | |||||||
| 2026 | To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 0/10 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
| ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Year |
Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||
| 2011 | ||||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||
| 2025 | ||||||||
| Total | 0/5 | 0 Title | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier
| ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Year |
Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||
| Total | 0/6 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy
| ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Year |
Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2027 | To be determined | |||||||
| 2031 | ||||||||
| Total | – | 0 Title | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Cricket at the African Games
| Cricket at the African Games records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Year |
Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2023 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | |||||||
| 2031 | ||||||||
| Total | 0/1 | 0 Title | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier
| ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||
| 2026 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 0/6 | 0 Title | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier
| Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2019 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||
| 2023 | DNQ | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 1/3 | 0 Title | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
