2019 T20 Kwacha Cup

The 2019 T20 Kwacha Cup was a men's Twenty20 International/women's Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket event between the men's and women's national cricket teams of Malawi and Mozambique. Both the men's and women's series consisted of seven T20I matches played between 6 and 10 November 2019 in Blantyre and Lilongwe, Malawi.^[1][2] The venue for the first four men's T20I matches was the Lilongwe Golf Club in Lilongwe, and these were followed by two matches at Indian Sports Club and one match at Saint Andrews International High School in Blantyre.^[1][3] All of the women's T20I matches were played at Saint Andrews International High School.^[2][4] Malawi won the men's series 5–1, and the women's series 4–3.^[5][6]

Men's series

2019 T20 Kwacha Cup (men)
	Malawi	Mozambique
Dates	6 – 10 November 2019
Captains	Mohamed Abdulla[n 1]	Kaleem Shah
Twenty20 International series
Results	Malawi won the 7-match series 5–1
Most runs	Hamza Patel (137)	Francisco Couana (233)
Most wickets	Sami Sohail (14)	Zefanias Matsinhe (7)

Both Malawi and Mozambique played their first matches with official T20I status, since the International Cricket Council's decision to grant T20I status to all matches played between men's national teams of Associate Members after 1 January 2019.^[7] These were the first men's T20I matches to be played in Malawi. Four matches were played at Lilongwe Golf Club in Lilongwe, two at Indian Sports Club in Blantyre and one at Saint Andrews International High School in Blantyre.

Squads

Malawi[8]	Mozambique[8]
Mohamed Abdulla (c) Moazzam Baig Irfan Bhima Chisomo Chete Alick Kansonkho Donnex Kansonkho Gift Kansonkho Muhammad Khurram Usama Master Michael Mwamadi Francis Nkhoma Gershom Ntambalika Mohammed Nurji Adil Patel Hamza Patel Mahammed Patel Sami Sohail	Kaleem Shah (c) Jose Bulele Frederico Carava Filipe Cossa Francisco Couana Santana Dima Last Emilio Gomes Gomes Joao Hou Imran Ismail Helder Machanguana Zefanias Matsinhe Bernardo Sambo Bernardo Simango Lourenço Simango Lourenco Solomone Vieira Tembo

T20I series

1st T20I

6 November 2019 10:00 Scorecard

Mozambique  169/5 (20 overs)	v	Malawi 170/7 (19.4 overs)
Francisco Couana 71* (36) Mahammed Patel 3/25 (4 overs)		Mahammed Patel 40* (33) Zefanias Matsinhe 3/27 (4 overs)

Malawi won by 3 wickets Lilongwe Golf Club, Lilongwe Umpires: Acacio Chitsondzo (Moz) and Osman Mhango (Mwi)

• Malawi won the toss and elected to field.
• Mohamed Abdulla, Moazzam Baig, Donnex Kansonkho, Gift Kansonkho, Muhammad Khurram, Usama Master, Michael Mwamadi, Adil Patel, Hamza Patel, Mahammed Patel, Sami Sohail (Mwi), Jose Bulele, Filipe Cossa, Francisco Couana, Santana Dima, Gomes Gomes, Joao Hou, Imran Ismail, Zefanias Matsinhe, Bernardo Sambo, Kaleem Shah and Vieira Tembo (Moz) all made their T20I debuts.
• Malawi and Mozambique both played their first men's T20I match.

2nd T20I

6 November 2019 14:00 Scorecard

Mozambique  109 (19 overs)	v	Malawi 114/3 (12.2 overs)
Kaleem Shah 30 (33) Moazzam Baig 4/20 (3 overs)		Irfan Bhima 52 (35) Jose Bulele 2/30 (3.2 overs)

Malawi won by 7 wickets Lilongwe Golf Club, Lilongwe Umpires: Acacio Chitsondzo (Moz) and Osman Mhango (Mwi)

• Mozambique won the toss and elected to bat.
• Irfan Bhima, Francis Nkhoma and Mohammed Nurji (Mwi) all made their T20I debuts.

3rd T20I

7 November 2019 10:00 Scorecard

Malawi  142/6 (20 overs)	v	Mozambique 117 (19 overs)
Hamza Patel 42 (33) Kaleem Shah 2/24 (4 overs)		Francisco Couana 31 (33) Sami Sohail 3/19 (4 overs)

Malawi won by 25 runs Lilongwe Golf Club, Lilongwe Umpires: Acacio Chitsondzo (Moz) and Osman Mhango (Mwi)

• Mozambique won the toss and elected to field.
• Chisomo Chete (Mwi), Last Emilio, Bernardo Simango and Lourenço Simango (Moz) all made their T20I debuts.

4th T20I

7 November 2019 14:00 Scorecard

Mozambique  144/4 (20 overs)	v	Malawi 145/6 (18.5 overs)
Kaleem Shah 72* (69) Sami Sohail 2/22 (3 overs)		Mohammed Nurji 33* (17) Lourenço Simango 2/20 (3 overs)

Malawi won by 4 wickets Lilongwe Golf Club, Lilongwe Umpires: Acacio Chitsondzo (Moz) and Osman Mhango (Mwi)

• Malawi won the toss and elected to field.

5th T20I

9 November 2019 10:00 Scorecard

Malawi  142/3 (20 overs)	v	Mozambique 127 (18.1 overs)
Irfan Bhima 46 (51) Francisco Couana 1/19 (4 overs)		Last Emilio 23 (16) Sami Sohail 4/18 (4 overs)

Malawi won by 15 runs Indian Sports Club, Blantyre Umpires: Acacio Chitsondzo (Moz) and Osman Mhango (Mwi)

• Mozambique won the toss and elected to field.
• Gershom Ntambalika (Mwi) made his T20I debut.

6th T20I

9 November 2019 14:00 Scorecard

Mozambique  143/7 (20 overs)	v	Malawi
Kaleem Shah 27 (24) Hamza Patel 2/13 (2 overs)

No result Indian Sports Club, Blantyre Umpires: Acacio Chitsondzo (Moz) and Osman Mhango (Mwi)

• Mozambique won the toss and elected to bat.
• No further play was possible due to rain.

7th T20I

10 November 2019 14:00 Scorecard

Mozambique  104 (19.3 overs)	v	Malawi 75/8 (15.1 overs)
Francisco Couana 43 (34) Irfan Bhima 3/14 (4 overs)		Sami Sohail 32* (30) Francisco Couana 3/10 (3 overs)

Mozambique won by 11 runs (DLS method) Saint Andrews International High School, Blantyre Umpires: Acacio Chitsondzo (Moz) and Osman Mhango (Mwi)

• Malawi won the toss and elected to field.
• No further play was possible due to rain.

Women's series

2019 T20 Kwacha Cup (women)
	Malawi	Mozambique
Dates	6 – 10 November 2019
Captains	Shahida Hussein	Olga Matsolo
Twenty20 International series
Results	Malawi won the 7-match series 4–3
Most runs	Shahida Hussein (94)	Palmira Cuinica (145)
Most wickets	Triphonia Luka (14)	Christina Magaia (13)

The women's series was played at Saint Andrews International High School in Blantyre.^[2] Malawi played their first T20I matches since August 2018, and Mozambique last played in the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa in May 2019. These were the first women's T20I matches to be played in Malawi.^[8]

Squads

Malawi[8]	Mozambique[8]
Shahida Hussein (c) Sichela Benbow Yolanda Biliyati Promise Chiwaya Meria Dailesi Dalida Dzimau Shalon Dzimau Nellie Gamaliyele Chimwemwe Juma Thandi Katunga Triphonia Luka Lekeleni Mbendera Tadala Mpandakwaya Brenda Ndipo Monica Ndipo Vanessa Phiri Dyna Rice	Olga Matsolo (c) Ameliana Arroz Laura Chipanga Isabel Chuma Alcinda Cossa Palmira Cuinica Sheila Guambe Rosalia Haiong Flora Macaringue Christina Magaia Alda Mangue Paula Mazuze Atalia Monjane Cecelia Murrombe Helena Rungo Jessica Sainda Dalmira Tivane

T20I series

1st T20I

6 November 2019 09:00 Scorecard

Mozambique  75 (15 overs)	v	Malawi 76/6 (12.4 overs)
Palmira Cuinica 27 (42) Triphonia Luka 3/7 (3 overs)		Tadala Mpandakwaya 34 (33) Alcinda Cossa 2/18 (2 overs)

Malawi won by 4 wickets Saint Andrews International High School, Blantyre Umpires: Jamie Aly (Mwi) and Lloyd Selemani (Mwi)

• Malawi won the toss and elected to field.
• Chimwemwe Juma (Mwi), Paula Mazuze, Atalia Monjane and Dalmira Tivane (Moz) all made their T20I debuts.

2nd T20I

6 November 2019 13:00 Scorecard

Mozambique  113/8 (20 overs)	v	Malawi 66/9 (20 overs)
Isabel Chuma 44 (44) Shahida Hussein 3/15 (4 overs)		Shahida Hussein 12 (32) Olga Matsolo 4/14 (4 overs)

Mozambique won by 47 runs Saint Andrews International High School, Blantyre Umpires: Jamie Aly (Mwi) and Lloyd Selemani (Mwi)

• Malawi won the toss and elected to field.
• Promise Chiwaya and Dyna Rica (Mwi) both made their T20I debuts.

3rd T20I

7 November 2019 09:00 Scorecard

Mozambique  94 (17.4 overs)	v	Malawi 95/7 (19.4 overs)
Palmira Cuinica 34 (30) Triphonia Luka 5/16 (4 overs)		Shahida Hussein 34* (34) Christina Magaia 2/14 (4 overs)

Malawi won by 3 wickets Saint Andrews International High School, Blantyre Umpires: Jamie Aly (Mwi) and Lloyd Selemani (Mwi)

• Mozambique won the toss and elected to bat.
• Lekeleni Mbendera (Mwi) made her T20I debut.
• Triphonia Luka became the first bowler for Malawi to take a five-wicket haul in women's T20Is.^[9]

4th T20I

7 November 2019 13:00 Scorecard

Mozambique  130/6 (20 overs)	v	Malawi 112/9 (20 overs)
Alcinda Cossa 54* (39) Chimwemwe Juma 2/22 (4 overs)		Lekeleni Mbendera 22 (15) Alcinda Cossa 3/26 (4 overs)

Mozambique won by 18 runs Saint Andrews International High School, Blantyre Umpires: Jamie Aly (Mwi) and Lloyd Selemani (Mwi)

• Mozambique won the toss and elected to bat.

5th T20I

8 November 2019 09:00 Scorecard

Malawi  89 (19.5 overs)	v	Mozambique 91/2 (12 overs)
Dyna Rice 19 (16) Christina Magaia 3/17 (4 overs)		Palmira Cuinica 46 (46) Shahida Hussein 1/14 (2 overs)

Mozambique won by 8 wickets Saint Andrews International High School, Blantyre Umpires: Jamie Aly (Mwi) and Lloyd Selemani (Mwi)

• Malawi Women won the toss and elected to bat.

6th T20I

8 November 2019 13:00 Scorecard

Mozambique  88 (15 overs)	v	Malawi 90/8 (16.2 overs)
Rosalia Haiong 13 (9) Vanessa Phiri 4/12 (3 overs)		Thandie Katunga 15 (31) Paula Mazuze 5/19 (4 overs)

Malawi won by 2 wickets Saint Andrews International High School, Blantyre Umpires: Jamie Aly (Mwi) and Lloyd Selemani (Mwi)

• Malawi won the toss and elected to field.
• Laura Chipanga (Moz) made her T20I debut.
• Paula Mazuze became the first bowler for Mozambique to take a five-wicket haul in women's T20Is.^[10]

7th T20I

10 November 2019 09:00 Scorecard

Malawi  42/3 (10 overs)	v	Mozambique 38/9 (10 overs)
Shahida Hussein 9* (16) Christina Magaia 2/9 (2 overs)		Cecelia Murrombe 12 (19) Chimwemwe Juma 2/6 (2 overs)

Malawi won by 4 runs Saint Andrews International High School, Blantyre Umpires: Jamie Aly (Mwi) and Osman Mhango (Mwi)

• Mozambique won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain.

Notes

1. Gift Kansonkho captained Malawi for the 6th and 7th T20Is.