Malawi national cricket team
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 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 in 2003 and an List of [International Cricket Council members|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 status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Malawi and other List of International [Cricket Council members|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''Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Malawi''Last updated 4 October 2025''
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 185/2 v Lesotho on 25 November 2022 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali.
- Highest individual score: 94*, Sami Sohail v Lesotho on 25 November 2022 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali.
- Best individual bowling figures: 6/9, Moazzam Baig v Rwanda on 16 December 2023 at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span |
| Sami Sohail | 1,988 | 46.23 | 2019–2025 |
| Donnex Kansonkho | 903 | 17.70 | 2021–2025 |
| Aaftab Limdawala | 659 | 18.30 | 2022–2025 |
| Gift Kansonkho | 657 | 16.02 | 2019–2025 |
| Moazzam Baig | 457 | 19.04 | 2019–2025 |
Most T20I wickets for Malawi
| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span |
| Moazzam Baig | 68 | 10.69 | 2019–2025 |
| Sami Sohail | 64 | 17.92 | 2019–2025 |
| Daniel Jakiel | 50 | 21.80 | 2022–2025 |
| Suhail Vayani | 39 | 23.07 | 2023–2025 |
| Aaftab Limdawala | 28 | 24.57 | 2022–2025 |
T20I record versus other nations
''Records complete to T20I #3500. Last updated 4 October 2025.''