Esther Mbofana

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]

Esther Mbofana

Personal information
Born	(1992-11-23) 23 November 1992 (age 32)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 3)	5 October 2021 v Ireland
Last ODI	27 November 2021 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 20)	11 September 2021 v Eswatini
Last T20I	19 September 2021 v Namibia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2020/21–present	Eagles
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

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]