Malawi national cricket team
The Malawian national cricket team is the men's team that represents the Republic of Malawi in international cricket. History. In 2002 Malawi participated in the Africa Cup in which 10 nations took part. They came last in the group, losing all 4 matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003 and an associate member in 2017. Their international debut came the following year in the African affiliates championship, where they came fourth. They participated in the equivalent tournament in 2006, Division Three of the African region of the World  Cricket League, once again coming fourth. In October 2009 Malawi hosted the WCL Africa Div 3 tournament, beating all participants to win the tournament. They were promoted to WCL Africa Division 2 for the next tournament in Benoni, SA. They struggled at this level and finished last. 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 Malawi and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have been full T20I matches. Malawi played their first T20I on 6 November 2019, against Mozambique, during the 2019  T20 Kwacha Cup. Records and Statistics. International Match Summary — Malawi "Last updated 22 October 2021" Twenty20 International. Most T20I runs for Malawi Most T20I wickets for Malawi T20I record versus other nations "Records complete to T20I #1343. Last updated 22 October 2021." Other records. For a list of selected international matches played by Malawi, see Cricket Archive.