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Zimbabwean cricketer

Josephine Nkomo
Personal information
Full nameJosephine Nakai Nkomo
Born (1997-05-21) 21 May 1997 (age 27)
Kwekwe, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 8)5 October 2021 v Ireland
Last ODI27 November 2021 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 9)5 January 2019 v Namibia
Last T20I25 September 2022 v Thailand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2020/21–presentRhinos
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

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

Career

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

In October 2021, Nkomo was named in Zimbabwe's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their four-match series against Ireland. The fixtures were the first WODI matches after Zimbabwe gained WODI status from the ICC in April 2021. She made her WODI debut on 5 October 2021, for Zimbabwe against Ireland.

In November 2021, she was named in Zimbabwe's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.

References

  1. "Josephine Nkomo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. "Craig Ervine appointed Zimbabwe's full-time white-ball captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. "ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier, 2nd Match, Group A: Ireland Women v Zimbabwe Women at Colombo (MCA), Feb 7, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. "1st T20I, Zimbabwe Women tour of Namibia at Walvis Bay, Jan 5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  5. "Zimbabwe announce 15-member squad for Pakistan series". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  6. "Josephine Nkomo to lead injury-hit Zimbabwe against South Africa Emerging". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  7. @zimbabwe_women (4 October 2021). "Zimbabwe team to play Ireland in the ODI series" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. "Zimbabwe head coach Adam Chifo excited ahead of team's maiden ODI". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  9. "1st ODI, Harare, Oct 5 2021, Ireland Women tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  10. "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

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