Malawi national cricket team

Malawi
Flag of Malawi
ICC membership granted	2003
ICC member status	Affiliate member
ICC development region	Africa
World Cricket League division	n/a
Captain	Zafarullah Sukhera
Coach	{{{current_coach}}}
First recorded match	21 March 2004 v Gambia at Willowmoore Park, Benoni, South Africa
As of 30 Sep 2009

The Malawian cricket team is the team that represents the country 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 in 2003. [1] 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. [2]

In Oct 2009 Malawi hosted the WCL Africa Div 3 tournament, beating all participants to win the tournament. They were promoted to WCL Africa Div 2 for the next tournament in Benoni, SA. They struggled at this level, however, finishing last.

Tournament History

World Cricket League Africa Region

• 2006 (Division Three): 4th place
• 2008 (Division Three): 5th place
• 2009 (Division Three): 1st place
• 2010 (Division Two): 6th place

Players

The 2009 Malawi Team:

DANISH JAKHURA
ZAFFAR SUKHERA
SHAILLENDRA JEENA
KARAMAT CHAUDRY
ISHTIYAK KHAN
ARJUN KALARIA
NASEEM CHAUDRY
TARIQ TARMAHOMED
AKBAR BHANA
FRANK ALICK
MUZAKKIR KHAN
IMRAN KHAN
MUSHAHIAD QURESHI
FARAZ JUNEJO