# Vanuatu women's national cricket team

The Vanuatu women's national cricket team represents the country of Vanuatu in international women's cricket. It is organised by the game's governing body in the country, the Vanuatu Cricket Association (VCA), which is an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Having made its international debut the previous year, against Fiji, Vanuatu first participated in an international tournament at the 2012 ICC East Asia-Pacific regional qualifiers for the World Twenty20, winning two matches and placing fourth out of six teams. At the 2014 edition of the same tournament, they finished last, with only a single win (against the Cook Islands). Vanuatu's next major event was the women's tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Vanuatu women and any ICC member since 1 July 2018 have the full WT20I status.

## History

"Traditional cricket", similar to the kilikiti played in Samoa, has long been popular amongst Ni-Vanuatu women, but the standard version of the sport was only popularised in the late 2000s, with the backing of the Vanuatu Cricket Association (VCA) and the ICC East Asia-Pacific development programme. Vanuatu made its international debut in April 2011, hosting a tri-series against Fiji and a team from the North Coast region of the Australian state of New South Wales. In May 2012, the country hosted the 2012 East Asia-Pacific Women's Championship. The tournament was played using the Twenty20 format, with the winner progressing to the 2013 World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland. Vanuatu joined the three teams from the previous 2010 tournament – Japan, Papua New Guinea, and Samoa – as well as the Cook Islands and Fiji. In the round-robin stage, Vanuatu recorded wins against Fiji and the Cook Islands, finishing fourth in the table. In the third-place playoff against Samoa, they lost by eight wickets.
At the 2014 EAP Women's Championship in Japan (a qualifier for the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier), Vanuatu again placed fourth in the group stages, though out of five rather than six teams (Fiji having dropped out). Their only win in the round-robin was by eight runs against the Cook Islands, but they were unable to repeat that in the fifth-place playoff, losing by six wickets. In April 2015, the New Caledonian national women's team toured Vanuatu, playing six matches against Vanuatu in Port Vila. The tour was part of both sides' preparation for the women's tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Vanuatu also played against a mixed men and women's side from the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) in the lead-up to the games.
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Vanuatu were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier regional group, alongside seven other teams.
On 19 January 2024, Rachel Andrew became the first player from Vanuatu to score a century in Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I), making 105 not out against the Cook Islands at the Women's T20I Pacific Cup in Auckland, New Zealand. In the same match, Selina Solman became the first player from the country to take a WT20I five wicket haul with 5/9.

## Tournament history
### EAP Women's Championship

* 2010: did not qualify
* 2012: 4th place (6 teams)
* 2014: 5th place (5 teams)

### Pacific Games

* 2015: 4th place (6 teams)
* 2019: Bronze

## Current squad

Updated on 3 May 2024
This lists all the players who were named in the squad for 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||
| Valenta Langiatu | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Alvina Chilia | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Vice-captain |
| Maiyllise Carlot | 22 | Right-handed | | |
| Leimauri Chilia | 27 | Right-handed | | |
| Gillian Chilia | | Right-handed | | |
| Susan Stephen | | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders |||||
| Rachel Andrew | 26 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Selina Solman | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
| Nasimana Navaika | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Wicket-keeper |||||
| Mahina Tarimiala | 33 | Right-handed | | |
| Bowlers |||||
| Vicky Mansale | 23 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Vanessa Vira | 18 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Rayline Ova | 23 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Lizzing Enoch | 27 | Right-handed | | |
| Natalia Kakor | | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |

## Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Vanuatu Women
Last updated 14 March 2025
Playing Record :
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 44 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 6 May 2019 |

### Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 177/1 v. Cook Islands on 19 January 2024 at Lloyd Elsmore Park 1, Auckland.
* Highest individual innings: 106*, Rachel Andrew v. Cook Islands on 19 January 2024 at Lloyd Elsmore Park 1, Auckland.
* Best innings bowling: 5/9, Selina Solman v. Cook Islands on 19 January 2024 at Lloyd Elsmore Park 1, Auckland.
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span |
| Rachel Andrew | 839 | 22.07 | 2019–2025 |
| Valenta Langiatu | 718 | 17.09 | 2019–2025 |
| Selina Solman | 576 | 21.33 | 2019–2025 |
| Nasimana Navaika | 456 | 17.53 | 2019–2025 |
| Alvina Chilia | 312 | 11.55 | 2019–2025 |
| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span |
| Nasimana Navaika | 51 | 11.94 | 2019–2025 |
| Selina Solman | 51 | 12.62 | 2019–2025 |
| Rachel Andrew | 44 | 13.15 | 2019–2025 |
| Vicky Mansale | 24 | 16.12 | 2019–2025 |
| Vanessa Vira | 22 | 11.95 | 2023–2025 |
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to WT20I #2207. Last updated 14 March 2025.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
| ICC Full Members ||||||||
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 May 2024 | |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 April 2024 | 25 April 2024 |
| ICC Associate members ||||||||
| Cook Islands | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 September 2023 | 4 September 2023 |
| Fiji | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 May 2019 | 7 May 2019 |
| France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 March 2025 | 11 March 2025 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 May 2019 | 9 May 2019 |
| Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 May 2019 | 10 May 2019 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 April 2024 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 May 2019 | 1 September 2023 |
| Samoa | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 May 2019 | 3 October 2022 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 May 2024 | |