Mozambique national cricket team

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{{Infobox cricket team

| name = Mozambique

| image = Mozambiquecr.gif

| caption =

| association = Mozambican Cricket Association

| captain = Filipe Cossa

| coach =

| icc_member_year = 2017

| icc_status = Associate member{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/422449|title=Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform|publisher=International Cricket Council|date=22 June 2017|access-date=1 September 2018}}

| icc_region = Africa

| t20i_rank = 62nd

| t20i_rank_best = 55th (7-May-2023)

| first_match = v {{cr|RWA}} at Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa, 21 March 2004

| first_t20i = v {{cr|MWI}} at Lilongwe Golf Club, Lilongwe; 6 November 2019

| most_recent_t20i = v {{cr|GAM}} at Ruaraka Sports Club Ground, Nairobi; 24 October 2024

| num_t20is = 38

| num_t20is_this_year = 0

| t20i_record = 18/19 (0 ties, 1 no result)

| t20i_record_this_year = 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)

| asofdate = 24 October 2024

}}

The Mozambique national cricket team is the men's team that represents Mozambique in international cricket. The team is administered by the Mozambican Cricket Association which became an affiliate member of International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003, and an associate member in 2017.{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/other/content/team/300710.html | title=Swaziland | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | access-date=31 October 2016}} Mozambique is also a member of the Africa Cricket Association. The Mozambique national cricket team has competed in the World Cricket League Africa Region, Cricket World Cup and the ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship.

History

Mozambique became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2003 and then an associate member in 2017 when the affiliate status was scrapped.{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/112.html|title=The Home of CricketArchive}}

=50 over cricket=

==2003==

Their international debut came the following year, when they played in the African Affiliates championship which was the first stage of qualifying for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. They would finish in 6th place after defeating only Rwanda.{{Cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/development/africa/wcqs-affiliates/SCORECARDS/ |title=Scorecards from the African Affiliates Tournament, from ICC, retrieved 5 July 2006 |access-date=30 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060814022823/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/development/africa/wcqs-affiliates/SCORECARDS/ |archive-date=14 August 2006 |url-status=dead }}

==2006==

Mozambique, as a member of the African Cricket Association, competes in the World Cricket League Africa Region which is a 50 over competition for African countries that aren't full member of the ICC. For this edition, they competed in the third division as they drawn to meet Sierra Leone, Morocco and Rwanda. In the opening match against Sierra Leone, they scored a six wicket win after they bowled out the opposition for only 197.{{cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/97/97483.html | title=Pool 2: Mozambique v Sierra Leone at Benoni, Apr 23, 2006 | access-date=31 October 2016}} In return, Kaleem Shah top scored with 55 to give the team their first up victory. Kaleem Shah scored the first century of the tournament in the next game against Morocco{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/97/97484.html | title=Pool 2: Mozambique v Morocco at Benoi, Apr 24, 2006| access-date=31 October 2016}} to get the team to 275 from 50 overs. Morocco in return could only muster up a score of 196 with Shah being the best bowler. The final group game saw Mozambique win the match against Rwanda by 112 runs to finish on top of pool 2.{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/97/97487.html|title=Pool 2: Mozambique v Rwanda at Benoi, Apr 25, 2006| access-date=31 October 2016}} In the semi-final stage, they took on Ghana and Zainul Patel dominated the bowling with 4 wickets to help in getting the team through to the final.{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/97/97489.html|title=Semi Final: Mozambique v Ghana at Benoi, Apr 27, 2006| access-date=31 October 2016}} In the final game of the tournament, top scorer Kaleem Shah top scored in the final with him scoring 77 in the 89 run victory to move Mozambique to the next division.{{cite web|url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/97/97492.html|title=Final: Mozambique v Sierra Leone at Benoi, Apr 28, 2006|access-date=31 October 2016}}

Division Two was held in Tanzania with five teams competing for a spot in Division 1. For Mozambique, they had to compete against Botswana, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

=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 Mozambique and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have been full T20I matches.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/672322|title=All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status|publisher=International Cricket Council|date=26 April 2018|access-date=1 September 2018}}

Mozambique played their first T20I on 6 November 2019, against Malawi, during the 2019 T20 Kwacha Cup; they lost by three wickets with two balls left.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 6 November 2019

| time = 10:00

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr-rt|MOZ}}

| team2 = {{cr|MWI}}

| score1 = 169/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Damiao Couana 71* (36)

| wickets1 = Mahammed Patel 3/25 (4 overs)

| score2 = 170/7 (19.4 overs)

| runs2 = Mahammed Patel 40* (33)

| wickets2 = Zefanias Matsinhe 3/27 (4 overs)

| result = Malawi won by 3 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1205260.html Scorecard]

| venue = Lilongwe Golf Club, Lilongwe

| umpires = Acacio Chitsondzo (Moz) and Osman Mhango (Mwi)

| motm =

| toss = Malawi won the toss and elected to field.

| notes = First ever T20I match for Mozambique.

}}

Tournament history

=World Cricket League Division Five=

colspan=9\|World Cricket League Division Five record
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width=900px;"
width=150 \|Year ! width=150 \|Round ! width=50 \|Position ! width=50 \|GP ! width=50 \|W ! width=50 \|L ! width=50 \|T ! width=50 \|NR
{{flagicon\|Jersey}} 2008	Group stage	8/12	5	1	3	0	1
Total	1/1	–	5	1	3	0	1

=World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three=

colspan=9\|World Cricket League African Region Division Three record
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width=900px;"
width=150 \|Year ! width=150 \|Round ! width=50 \|Position ! width=50 \|GP ! width=50 \|W ! width=50 \|L ! width=50 \|T ! width=50 \|NR
bgcolor=gold \|{{flagicon\|South Africa}} 2006	Champions	1/8	5	5	0	0	0
Total	1/1	–	5	5	0	0	1

=World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two=

colspan=9\|World Cricket League African Region Division Two record
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width=900px;"
width=150 \|Year ! width=150 \|Round ! width=50 \|Position ! width=50 \|GP ! width=50 \|W ! width=50 \|L ! width=50 \|T ! width=50 \|NR
bgcolor=pink \|{{flagicon\|Tanzania}} 2006	3rd place	3/5	5	5	0	0	0
{{flagicon\|South Africa}} 2008	4th place	4/6	5	2	3	0	0
Total	2/3	–	10	7	3	0	0

=T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier=

colspan=9\|T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier record
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width=900px;"
width=150 \|Year ! width=150 \|Round ! width=50 \|Position ! width=50 \|GP ! width=50 \|W ! width=50 \|L ! width=50 \|T ! width=50 \|NR
{{flagicon\|Rwanda}} 2021	Round-robin	4/5	4	1	3	0	0
{{flagicon\|Rwanda}} 2022–23	Round-robin	3/8	7	5	2	0	0
{{flagicon\|Kenya}} 2024	Round-robin	3/6	5	3	2	0	0
Total	3/3	–	16	9	7	0	0

Current squad

This lists all the players who were picked for 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier. Uncapped players are listed in italics. Updated as of 24 October 2024.

Name ! Age ! Batting style ! Bowling style ! Notes
class="wikitable"
colspan="5" \| Batters
Agostinho Navicha	{{age\|2003\|12\|29}}	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Vieira Tembo	{{age\|2002\|4\|11}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Lourenco Salomone	{{age\|2002\|7\|2}}	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Mario Manjate	{{age\|1996\|2\|18}}	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
colspan="5" \| All-rounders
Francisco Couana	{{age\|1996\|11\|10}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Filipe Cossa	{{age\|1994\|6\|1}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Captain
Joao Huo	{{age\|2002\|12\|27}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Jose Joao	{{age\|2004\|5\|2}}	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
Eugenio Azine	{{age\|2006\|1\|8}}	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Manussur Algi	{{age\|2004\|8\|24}}	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
Antonio Laice	{{age\|2004\|8\|20}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
colspan="5" \| Wicket-keeper
Farruque Nhaduate	{{age\|2003\|1\|27}}	Right-handed
colspan="5" \| Bowlers
Dario Macome	{{age\|2003\|12\|18}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Camate Raposo	{{age\|2005\|9\|28}}	Right-handed	Left-arm medium

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Mozambique{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?class=3;id=171;type=team |title=Records / Mozambique / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=19 September 2022}}

Last updated 24 October 2024

Format	M	W	L	T	NR	Inaugural Match
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
colspan=7 align="center" \| Playing Record
align="left"\| Twenty20 Internationals	38	18	19	0	1	6 November 2019

= Twenty20 International =

Highest team total: 209/5 v Cameroon on 3 November 2021 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali.{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?class=3;id=171;type=team |title=Records / Mozambique / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 January 2019}}
Highest individual score: 104, Francisco Couana v Cameroon on 3 November 2021 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali.{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?class=3;id=171;type=team |title=Records / Mozambique / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 January 2019}}
Best individual bowling figures: 5/19, Francisco Couana v Cameroon on 3 November 2021 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali.{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?class=3;id=171;type=team |title=Records / Mozambique / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 January 2019}}

Most T20I runs for Mozambique{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=3;id=171;type=team |title=Records / Mozambique / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=10 November 2019}}

class="wikitable" ! Player!!Runs!!Average!!Career span
Francisco Couana	1,005	31.40	2019–2024
Jose Bulele	612	24.48	2019–2022
Filipe Cossa	550	26.19	2019–2024
Joao Huo	450	16.07	2019–2024
Vieira Tembo	239	13.27	2019–2024

Most T20I wickets for Mozambique {{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=3;id=171;type=team |title=Records / Mozambique / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=10 November 2019}}

class="wikitable" ! Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span
Joao Huo	44	11.95	2019–2024
Francisco Couana	36	19.94	2019–2024
Jose Bulele	32	16.00	2019–2022
Filipe Cossa	26	25.38	2019–2024
Camate Raposo	24	11.50	2022–2024

T20I record versus other nations

Records complete to T20I #2935. Last updated 24 October 2024.

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 600px;"
colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"\| vs Full Members
align=left\| {{cr\|ZIM}}	1	0	1	0	0	20 October 2024
colspan="8" style="text-align:center;"\| vs Associate Members
align=left\| {{cr\|BOT}}	3	0	3	0	0	6 November 2021
align=left\| {{cr\|CMR}}	2	2	0	0	0	3 November 2021	3 November 2021
align=left\| {{cr\|ESW}}	8	8	0	0	0	29 July 2022	29 July 2022
align=left\| {{cr\|GAM}}	2	2	0	0	0	8 December 2022	8 December 2022
align=left\| {{cr\|GHA}}	2	1	1	0	0	16 September 2022	2 December 2022
align=left\| {{cr\|KEN}}	1	0	1	0	0	19 October 2024
align=left\| {{cr\|MWI}}	9	1	7	0	1	6 November 2019	10 November 2019
align=left\| {{cr\|NGA}}	1	0	1	0	0	1 December 2022
align=left\| {{cr\|RWA}}	2	2	0	0	0	17 December 2023	17 December 2023
align=left\| {{cr\|SEY}}	1	1	0	0	0	22 October 2024	22 October 2024
align=left\| {{cr\|SLE}}	2	1	1	0	0	5 November 2021	9 December 2022
align=left\| {{cr\|TAN}}	2	0	2	0	0	2 November 2021
align=left\| {{cr\|UGA}}	2	0	2	0	0	18 September 2022

=Other records=

For a list of selected international matches played by Mozambique, see [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/2/2490/Miscellaneous_Matches.html Cricket Archive].