Loryn Phiri

{{short description|Zimbabwean cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Loryn Phiri

| female = true

| image =

| country = Zimbabwe

| international = true

| fullname = Loryn Ntandoyenkosi Munashe Phiri

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|11|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm off break

| role =

| odidebutdate = 5 October

| odidebutyear = 2021

| odidebutagainst = Ireland

| odicap = 9

| lastodidate = 15 November

| lastodiyear = 2021

| lastodiagainst = Bangladesh

| T20Idebutdate = 5 January

| T20Idebutyear = 2019

| T20Idebutagainst = Namibia

| T20Icap = 10

| lastT20Idate = 13 September

| lastT20Iyear = 2022

| lastT20Iagainst = Thailand

| club1 = Mountaineers

| year1 = {{nowrap|2020/21–present}}

| columns = 2

| column1 = WODI

| matches1 = 4

| runs1 = 17

| bat avg1 = 8.50

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 10*

| deliveries1 = 132

| wickets1 = 2

| bowl avg1 = 55.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 1/14

| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–

| column2 = WT20I

| matches2 = 25

| runs2 = 3

| bat avg2 = 1.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 2

| deliveries2 = 333

| wickets2 = 25

| bowl avg2 = 10.56

| fivefor2 = 1

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 5/6

| catches/stumpings2 = 5/–

| date = 14 September 2022

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1135025.html Cricinfo

}}

Loryn Phiri (born 4 November 1998) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays for the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1135025.html |title=Loryn Phiri |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=4 October 2021}}

In January 2019, Phiri was named in Zimbabwe's Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their five-match series against Namibia.{{cite web|url=https://www.sundaynews.co.zw/zimbabwe-thump-namibia-in-namib-desert-women-t20-challenge-series-opener/ |title=Zimbabwe thump Namibia in Namib Desert Women T20 Challenge series opener |work=Sunday News |access-date=4 October 2021}} The matches were the first WT20I matches to be played by Zimbabwe since the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded WT20I status to all of its members in July 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322 |title=All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=4 October 2021}} She made her WT20I debut on 5 January 2019, for Zimbabwe against Namibia.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1171099.html |title=1st T20I, Walvis Bay, Jan 5 2019, Zimbabwe Women tour of Namibia |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=4 October 2021}} In October 2021, Phiri was named in Zimbabwe's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their four-match series against Ireland.{{Cite tweet |user=zimbabwe_women |number=1445032471523995657 |title=Zimbabwe team to play Ireland in the ODI series}} The fixtures were the first WODI matches after Zimbabwe also gained WODI status from the ICC in April 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/zimbabwe-head-coach-adam-chifo-excited-ahead-of-teams-maiden-odi |title=Zimbabwe head coach Adam Chifo excited ahead of team's maiden ODI |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=4 October 2021}} She made her WODI debut on 5 October 2021, for Zimbabwe against Ireland.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1281417.html |title=1st ODI, Harare, Oct 5 2021, Ireland Women tour of Zimbabwe |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=5 October 2021}}

In November 2021, she was named in Zimbabwe's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2354918 |title=Squads confirmed for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=16 November 2021}}