# Mozambique national cricket team

The Mozambique national cricket team is the men's team that represents Mozambique in international cricket. The team is administered by the Mozambican Cricket Association which became an affiliate member of International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003, and an associate member in 2017. Mozambique is also a member of the Africa Cricket Association. The Mozambique national cricket team has competed in the World Cricket League Africa Region, Cricket World Cup and the ICC Africa Twenty20 Championship.

## History

Mozambique became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2003 and then an associate member in 2017 when the affiliate status was scrapped.

### 50 over cricket
#### 2003

Their international debut came the following year, when they played in the African Affiliates championship which was the first stage of qualifying for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. They would finish in 6th place after defeating only Rwanda.

#### 2006

Mozambique, as a member of the African Cricket Association, competes in the World Cricket League Africa Region which is a 50 over competition for African countries that aren't full member of the ICC. For this edition, they competed in the third division as they drawn to meet Sierra Leone, Morocco and Rwanda. In the opening match against Sierra Leone, they scored a six wicket win after they bowled out the opposition for only 197. In return, Kaleem Shah top scored with 55 to give the team their first up victory. Kaleem Shah scored the first century of the tournament in the next game against Morocco to get the team to 275 from 50 overs. Morocco in return could only muster up a score of 196 with Shah being the best bowler. The final group game saw Mozambique win the match against Rwanda by 112 runs to finish on top of pool 2. In the semi-final stage, they took on Ghana and Zainul Patel dominated the bowling with 4 wickets to help in getting the team through to the final. In the final game of the tournament, top scorer Kaleem Shah top scored in the final with him scoring 77 in the 89 run victory to move Mozambique to the next division.
Division Two was held in Tanzania with five teams competing for a spot in Division 1. For Mozambique, they had to compete against Botswana, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia.

### 2018-Present

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Mozambique and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have been full T20I matches.
Mozambique played their first T20I on 6 November 2019, against Malawi, during the 2019 T20 Kwacha Cup; they lost by three wickets with two balls left.
* 6 November 2019 10:00 Scorecard
| Mozambique 169/5 (20 overs) | v | Malawi 170/7 (19.4 overs) |
| Damiao Couana 71* (36) Mahammed Patel 3/25 (4 overs) | | Mahammed Patel 40* (33) Zefanias Matsinhe 3/27 (4 overs) |
* Malawi won by 3 wickets Lilongwe Golf Club, Lilongwe Umpires: Acacio Chitsondzo (Moz) and Osman Mhango (Mwi)
* Malawi won the toss and elected to field.
* First ever T20I match for Mozambique.

## Tournament history
### World Cricket League Division Five

World Cricket League Division Five record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2008 | Group stage | 8/12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1/1 | – | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |

### World Cricket League Africa Region Division Three

World Cricket League African Region Division Three record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2006 | Champions | 1/8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1/1 | – | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

### World Cricket League Africa Region Division Two

World Cricket League African Region Division Two record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2006 | 3rd place | 3/5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 4th place | 4/6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2/3 | – | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |

### T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier

T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2021 | Round-robin | 4/5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Round-robin | 3/8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Round-robin | 3/6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3/3 | – | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |

## Current squad

This lists all the players who were picked for 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier. Uncapped players are listed in italics. Updated as of 24 October 2024.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||
| Agostinho Navicha | 21 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Vieira Tembo | 22 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Lourenco Salomone | 22 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Mario Manjate | 28 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounders |||||
| Francisco Couana | 28 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Filipe Cossa | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| Joao Huo | 22 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Jose Joao | 20 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Eugenio Azine | 19 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Manussur Algi | 20 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Antonio Laice | 20 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicket-keeper |||||
| Farruque Nhaduate | 22 | Right-handed | | |
| Bowlers |||||
| Dario Macome | 21 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Camate Raposo | 19 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | |

## Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Mozambique
Last updated 24 October 2024
Playing Record :
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 38 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 6 November 2019 |

### Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 209/5 v Cameroon on 3 November 2021 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali.
* Highest individual score: 104, Francisco Couana v Cameroon on 3 November 2021 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali.
* Best individual bowling figures: 5/19, Francisco Couana v Cameroon on 3 November 2021 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali.
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span |
| Francisco Couana | 1,005 | 31.40 | 2019–2024 |
| Jose Bulele | 612 | 24.48 | 2019–2022 |
| Filipe Cossa | 550 | 26.19 | 2019–2024 |
| Joao Huo | 450 | 16.07 | 2019–2024 |
| Vieira Tembo | 239 | 13.27 | 2019–2024 |
| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span |
| Joao Huo | 44 | 11.95 | 2019–2024 |
| Francisco Couana | 36 | 19.94 | 2019–2024 |
| Jose Bulele | 32 | 16.00 | 2019–2022 |
| Filipe Cossa | 26 | 25.38 | 2019–2024 |
| Camate Raposo | 24 | 11.50 | 2022–2024 |
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #2935. Last updated 24 October 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
| vs Full Members ||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 October 2024 | |
| vs Associate Members ||||||||
| Botswana | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 November 2021 | |
| Cameroon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 November 2021 | 3 November 2021 |
| Eswatini | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 July 2022 | 29 July 2022 |
| Gambia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 December 2022 | 8 December 2022 |
| Ghana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 September 2022 | 2 December 2022 |
| Kenya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 October 2024 | |
| Malawi | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 November 2019 | 10 November 2019 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 December 2022 | |
| Rwanda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 December 2023 | 17 December 2023 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 October 2024 | 22 October 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 November 2021 | 9 December 2022 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 November 2021 | |
| Uganda | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 September 2022 | |

### Other records

For a list of selected international matches played by Mozambique, see Cricket Archive.