The Malawian national cricket team is the men's team that represents Malawi in international cricket.
History Malawi was previously a member of the East and Central Africa Cricket Conference, which was a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) from 1989 to 2003 and fielded the East and Central Africa cricket team in the ICC Trophy.
From the 1970s, Malawi played regular international tournaments against other East and Central African teams, and occasionally against touring teams from England.
In 2002 Malawi participated in the Africa Cup in which 10 nations took part. Malawi 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 the full T20I status.
Malawi played their first T20I on 6 November 2019, against Mozambique, during the 2019 T20 Kwacha Cup.
Grounds
Squad This lists all the players who have played for Malawi in the past 12 months or have been part of the latest T20I squad. Updated as of 6 July 2024
Name Age Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters Donnex Kansonkho Left-handed Right-arm medium Gift Kansonkho Right-handed Right-arm medium Chisomo Malaya Right-handed Right-arm leg break Beston Masauko Right-handed Francis Nkhoma Right-handed All-rounders Sami Sohail Right-handed Right-arm medium Aaftab Limdawala Left-handed Right-arm leg break Vice-captain Moazzam Baig Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain Gershom Ntambalika Right-handed Right-arm medium Wicket-keepers Phillip Zuze Right-handed Chisomo Chete Right-handed Spin Bowlers Suhail Vayani Right-handed Right-arm leg break Mike Choamba Right-handed Right-arm off break Pace Bowlers Daniel Jakiel Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Blessings Pondani Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Bright Balala Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Malawi
Last updated 16 August 2026 Playing Record Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match Twenty20 Internationals 75 35 37 0 3 6 November 2019
Twenty20 International
Highest team total: 185/2 v Lesotho on 25 November 2022 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali. Highest individual score: 96*, Sami Sohail v Rwanda on 26 July 2025 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali. Best individual bowling figures: 6/8, Kelvin Thuchila v Eswatini on 27 March 2026 at Achimota Oval B, Accra.
Most T20I runs for Malawi PlayerRunsAverageCareer spanSami Sohail 2,192 42.98 2019–2026Donnex Kansonkho 1,021 17.91 2021–2026Aaftab Limdawala 750 17.04 2022–2026Gift Kansonkho 693 16.11 2019–2026Moazzam Baig 457 19.04 2019–2025
Most T20I wickets for Malawi PlayerWicketsAverageCareer spanSami Sohail 76 16.82 2019–2026Daniel Jakiel 72 17.55 2022–2026Moazzam Baig 68 10.69 2019–2025Suhail Vayani 47 22.97 2023–2026Kelvin Thuchila 31 16.32 2024–2026
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #4080. Last updated 16 August 2026. Opponent M W L T NR First match First win vs Associate Members 7 0 7 0 0 7 July 2025 4 2 2 0 0 20 November 2022 20 November 2022 2 2 0 0 0 15 September 2022 15 September 2022 3 3 0 0 0 17 October 2021 17 October 2021 3 1 2 0 0 5 July 2025 10 July 2025 3 1 2 0 0 19 October 2021 22 September 2024 6 1 4 0 1 16 September 2022 28 September 2025 3 3 0 0 0 22 October 2021 22 October 2021 2 2 0 0 0 21 November 2022 21 November 2022 9 7 1 0 1 6 November 2019 6 November 2019 1 0 1 0 0 30 September 2025 1 0 1 0 0 26 September 2025 18 9 9 0 0 22 October 2021 22 October 2021 1 1 0 0 0 24 November 2022 24 November 2022 3 2 0 0 1 20 October 2021 20 October 2021 4 0 4 0 0 20 September 2022 3 0 3 0 0 16 October 2021 2 1 1 0 0 11 August 2026 11 August 2026
Other records For a list of selected international matches played by Malawi, see Cricket Archive.
Tournament history T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final recordYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 2019Did not qualify 2021 2022 2025Group stage7/852300 Total1/40 Title 52300
ACA Africa T20 Cup ACA Cup T20 recordYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 2022Group stage6/831200 2023Semi-finals4/852300Total0 titles2/283500
Other tournaments WCL African region (List A) T20WC Africa Sub-regional Qualifiers (T20I)2006 (Division Three): 4th place 2008 (Division Three): 5th place 2009 (Division Three): 1st place 2010 (Division Two): 6th place 2018 (South): 5th place 2021: 3rd place 2022: 3rd place 2024: Runners-up — Advanced
See also List of Malawi Twenty20 International cricketers Malawi women's national cricket team
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