Josephine Nkomo

Josephine Nkomo (born 21 May 1997) is a Zimbabwean cricketer,^[1] and the vice-captain of the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team.^[2]

Josephine Nkomo

Personal information
Full name	Josephine Nakai Nkomo
Born	(1997-05-21) 21 May 1997 (age 28) Kwekwe, Zimbabwe
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
International information
National side	Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 8)	5 October 2021 v Ireland
Last ODI	27 November 2021 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 9)	5 January 2019 v Namibia
Last T20I	25 September 2022 v Thailand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2020/21–present	Rhinos
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I Matches 6 29 Runs scored 164 316 Batting average 32.80 28.72 100s/50s 0/2 0/1 Top score 70* 56* Balls bowled 258 491 Wickets 5 26 Bowling average 34.20 12.76 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 2/46 4/7 Catches/stumpings 1/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 October 2022

Career

She played for the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in February 2017.^[3] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Zimbabwe against Namibia women on 5 January 2019.^[4] In February 2021, she was named in Zimbabwe's squad for their home series against Pakistan.^[5] In May 2021, Nkomo was named as the captain of Zimbabwe's squad for their five-match series against the South Africa Emerging team.^[6]

In October 2021, Nkomo 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]