Victoria Hamunyela

Victoria Hamunyela
Personal information
Full name
Victoria Hashomwamona Hamunyela
Born (2003-01-22) 22 January 2003 (age 21)
Okelemba, Ohangwena, Namibia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 4)20 August 2018 v Malawi
Last T20I12 September 2024 v United Arab Emirates
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches 56
Runs scored 23
Batting average 3.83
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 5*
Balls bowled 736
Wickets 52
Bowling average 14.15
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/8
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2024

Victoria Hamunyela (born 22 January 2003) is a Namibian cricketer.[1] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the Namibia women's cricket team on 20 August 2018, against Malawi, in the 2018 Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series.[2] It was the first WT20I match to be played by Namibia.[3]

In August 2019, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in Scotland.[4][5] She played in Namibia's opening match of the tournament, on 31 August 2019, against Ireland.[6] In May 2021, she was named in Namibia's squad for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda.[7] In Namibia's opening match of the tournament, against Nigeria, Hamunyela took four wickets for eight runs and was named the player of the match.[8][9] Following the conclusion of the tournament, Hamunyela was named in the team of the tournament,[9][10] selected by the Rwanda Cricket Association.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Victoria Hamunyela". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. ^ "2nd Match, Botswana Cricket Association Women's T20I Series at Gaborone (Oval 2), Aug 20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Botswana 7s tournament: A complete round-up". Women's Criczone. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Match official appointments and squads announced for ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Namibia announces women's cricket World Cup qualifier squad". Xinhua News. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. ^ "4th Match, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier at Arbroath, Aug 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Irene van Zyl backs Namibia batting to come good in Kwibuka T20 Tournament". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Victoria Hamunyela too good for Nigeria as Namibia start Kwibuka T20 with a win". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  9. ^ a b Uugwanga, Michael (18 February 2022). "Meet a 19-year-old female cricket prodigy". Confidente. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Kenya win fourth Kwibuka Women's Twenty20 title in Kigali". Daily Nation. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Global Game: Kenya win the Kwibuka T20 Women Tournament, beat Namibia in Finals". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 June 2021.