Mary-Anne Musonda

Mary-Anne Musonda (born 8 April 1991) is a Zimbabwean cricketer and the current captain of the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team.[1][2]

Mary-Anne Musonda
Personal information
Full nameMary-Anne Musonda
Born (1991-04-08) 8 April 1991
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 6)5 October 2021 v Ireland
Last ODI27 November 2021 v Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 6)5 January 2019 v Namibia
Last T20I19 September 2021 v Namibia
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 4 21
Runs scored 169 328
Batting average 56.33 25.23
100s/50s 1/0 0/2
Top score 103* 60
Catches/stumpings 2/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 November 2021

Career

Musonda played for Zimbabwe in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in February 2017.[3] In the tournament, she was the highest run-scorer for Zimbabwe, with 113 runs.[4]

In December 2018, she was appointed as the captain of the Zimbabwe women's team, replacing Chipo Mugeri.[5][6] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Zimbabwe against Namibia women on 5 January 2019.[7]

In July 2019, she was one of four Zimbabwe women cricketers barred by the International Cricket Council (ICC) from playing in the Kia Super League, following the ICC's suspension of Zimbabwe Cricket earlier in the month.[8] In February 2021, she was named as the captain of Zimbabwe's squad for their home series against Pakistan.[9]

In October 2021, Musonda was named as the captain of Zimbabwe's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their four-match series against Ireland.[10] The fixtures were the first WODI matches after Zimbabwe gained WODI status from the ICC in April 2021.[11] She made her WODI debut on 5 October 2021, for Zimbabwe against Ireland.[12] Zimbabwe won the match by four wickets,[13] with Musonda scoring an unbeaten century.[14]

In November 2021, she was named as the captain of Zimbabwe's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[15]

References
  1. "Mary-Anne Musonda". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. "'It would have been easy to give up' - Zimbabwe women's cricket captain on rollercoaster ride". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  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. "Records: ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier, 2016/17: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  5. "Mary-Anne Musonda to lead Zimbabwe Women against Namibia". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  6. "Musonda new Zimbabwe women's cricket team captain". New Zimbabwe. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  7. "1st T20I, Zimbabwe Women tour of Namibia at Walvis Bay, Jan 5 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  8. "ICC bars four Zimbabwe women cricketers from Global Development Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  9. "Zimbabwe announce 15-member squad for Pakistan series". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  10. @zimbabwe_women (4 October 2021). "Zimbabwe team to play Ireland in the ODI series" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. "Zimbabwe head coach Adam Chifo excited ahead of team's maiden ODI". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  12. "1st ODI, Harare, Oct 5 2021, Ireland Women tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  13. "Marey-Anne Musonda leads Zimbabwe to victory on their ODI debut". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  14. "Zimbabwe Women claim first ODI win despite Laura Delany heroics with the bat". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  15. "Squads confirmed for ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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