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Eagles women's cricket team - Wikipedia

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Eagles Women
Personnel
Captain	Modester Mupachikwa
Team information
Colours	Orange
Founded	2020
Home ground	Harare Sports Club, Harare
History
F50 wins	3
WT20 wins	2

The Eagles women's cricket team is a Zimbabwean women's cricket team based in Harare. They compete in the Fifty50 Challenge and the Women's T20 Cup.^[1] They won the first two editions of the Women's T20 Cup in 2020–21 and 2021–22, and the last two editions of the Fifty50 Challenge in 2021–22 and 2022–23.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

History

The team were formed in 2020, to compete in Zimbabwe's two new women's domestic competitions: the Fifty50 Challenge and the Women's T20 Cup.^[6] In the Fifty50 Challenge, the side finished third in the group stage, winning three of their six matches.^[7] In the Women's T20 Cup, the side topped the group with four wins from their six matches to qualify for the final.^[2] In the final, they restricted Tuskers to 78 from their 20 overs, before chasing the target in 14.1 overs to win the inaugural Women's T20 Cup.^[8] Eagles captain Modester Mupachikwa was the leading run-scorer in the competition, whilst Eagles bowler Precious Marange was the leading wicket-taker.^[9]^[10]

In 2021–22, they won their first one-day title, topping the group stage of the Fifty50 Challenge before beating Rhinos in the final by 167 runs.^[3] Eagles bowler Michelle Mavunga was the leading wicket-taker in the competition, with 15 wickets.^[11] They then won the T20 Cup the same season, topping the group stage with four wins before beating Mountaineers in the final by 7 wickets.^[4] Mavunga was once again the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, whilst Eagles player Kelis Ndlovu was the leading run-scorer.^[12]^[13] In 2022–23, the side won the Fifty50 Challenge, and finished as runners-up in the T20 Cup.^[5]^[14]

Players

Current squad

Based on appearances in the 2022–23 season. Players in bold have international caps.^[15]

Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
Beloved Biza	Zimbabwe	(2009-01-05) 5 January 2009 (age 15)	Right-handed	–
Betty Magachena	Zimbabwe	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Adelle Zimunhu	Zimbabwe	(2004-08-24) 24 August 2004 (age 20)	Right-handed	Unknown
All-rounders
Christabel Chatonzwa	Zimbabwe	(1999-04-23) 23 April 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Precious Marange	Zimbabwe	(1982-11-26) 26 November 1982 (age 41)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
Kelis Ndlovu	Zimbabwe	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Wicket-keepers
Modester Mupachikwa	Zimbabwe	(1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 27)	Right-handed	–	Captain
Vimbai Mutungwindi	Zimbabwe	(2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 (age 19)	Unknown	–
Bowlers
Olinda Chare	Zimbabwe	(2006-12-24) 24 December 2006 (age 17)	Unknown	Unknown
Elita Chitumba	Zimbabwe	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Mitchel Chivare	Zimbabwe	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Portia Chiwayi	Zimbabwe	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Cynthia Gambaki	Zimbabwe	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Tawana Marumani	Zimbabwe	(2006-11-11) 11 November 2006 (age 18)	Right-handed	Unknown
Chipo Moyo	Zimbabwe	(2005-12-23) 23 December 2005 (age 18)	Right-handed	Unknown
Ropafadzo Mavunga	Zimbabwe	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Kawthar Padya	Zimbabwe	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

Seasons

Fifty50 Challenge

Season	League standings^[1]								Notes
Season	P	W	L	T	A/C	NRR	Pts	Pos	Notes
2020–21	6	3	3	0	0	30	+0.572	3rd
2021–22	6	5	1	0	0	25	+0.634	1st	Champions
2022–23	6	4	2	0	0	16	+1.105	1st	Champions

Women's T20 Cup

Season	League standings^[1]								Notes
Season	P	W	L	T	A/C	NRR	Pts	Pos	Notes
2020–21	6	4	1	0	1	9	+0.717	1st	Champions
2021–22	6	4	2	0	0	40	+2.330	1st	Champions
2022–23	6	4	2	0	0	16	+0.067	2nd

Honours

Fifty50 Challenge:
- Winners (2): 2021–22 & 2022–23
Women's T20 Cup:
- Winners (2): 2020–21 & 2021–22

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Eagles Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Women's T20 Cup 2020/21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Zimbabwe Cricket Women's Fifty50 Challenge 2021/22". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2021/22". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Fifty50 Challenge 2022/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ "Women's one-day and T20 tournaments get underway". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
^ "Fifty50 Challenge 2020/21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
^ "Eagles crowned inaugural Women's T20 Cup champions". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
^ "Batting and Fielding in Women's T20 Cup 2020/21 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
^ "Bowling in Women's T20 Cup 2020/21 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
^ "Eagles Women lift 2021/22 Fifty50 Challenge trophy". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^ "Records/Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2021/22/Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Records/Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2021/22/Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Zimbabwe Cricket Women's T20 Cup 2022/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ "Batting and Fielding for Eagles Women/Fifty50 Challenge 2022/23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

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