Josephine Nkomo (born 21 May 1997) is a Zimbabwean cricketer,[1] and the vice-captain of the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team.[2]
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| Full name | Josephine Nakai Nkomo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-05-21) 21 May 1997 (age 25) Kwekwe, Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 8) | 5 October 2021 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 27 November 2021 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 9) | 5 January 2019 v Namibia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 25 September 2022 v Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020/21–present | Rhinos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 October 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
She played for the Zimbabwe women's national cricket team in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in February 2017.[3] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for Zimbabwe against Namibia women on 5 January 2019.[4] In February 2021, she was named in Zimbabwe's squad for their home series against Pakistan.[5] In May 2021, Nkomo was named as the captain of Zimbabwe's squad for their five-match series against the South Africa Emerging team.[6]
In October 2021, Nkomo was named in Zimbabwe's Women's One Day International (WODI) squad for their four-match series against Ireland.[7] The fixtures were the first WODI matches after Zimbabwe gained WODI status from the ICC in April 2021.[8] She made her WODI debut on 5 October 2021, for Zimbabwe against Ireland.[9]
In November 2021, she was named in Zimbabwe's team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[10]