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Malawi cricket team stats and records

Data through 16 August 2026Last updated 16 August 2026

Malawi played 52 matches in the data (2018–2026), winning 20 and losing 30, a win rate of 40.0% in matches with a result. Their best format by win rate is T20Is: 18 wins and 27 defeats (40.0%). Sami Sohail has scored the most runs for them in the data (1,482).

Matches
52
2018–2026
Won
20
Lost
30
Win %
40.0%
matches with a result
Tied / drawn / NR
0 / 0 / 2

Malawi results by format

Results by format
FormatPlayedWonLostTiedDrawnNRWin %Years
T20Is47182700240.0%2021–2026
Other T2052300040.0%2018–2018

Win percentage by year

020406020182024202644.4
Malawi: win percentage by year (matches with a result)
02040602018202120242025202644.4
Malawi: win percentage by year (matches with a result)
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Malawi: win percentage by year (matches with a result)
YearWin %
201840.0
202160.0
202450.0
202526.3
202644.4

Years with at least 3 matches with a result.

Malawi head to head

Record against each opponent (5+ matches)
OpponentPlayedWonLostOther
vs Rwanda12570
vs Bahrain7070

Highest and lowest totals by Malawi

Highest totals
TeamScoreOversAgainstDateResult
Malawi182/720Germany13 Jul 2025Lost
Malawi176/220Rwanda28 Jun 2024Won
Malawi166/820Germany10 Jul 2025Won
Malawi158/119.5Rwanda26 Jul 2025Won
Malawi151/520Botswana4 Oct 2025Won
Lowest all-out totals
TeamScoreOversAgainstDateResult
Malawi7116.2Namibia30 Sep 2025Lost
Malawi7214.5Bahrain12 Jul 2025Lost
Malawi8819.4Rwanda9 Oct 2024Lost
Malawi8819.3Nigeria26 Sep 2025Lost
Malawi9517.3Bahrain27 Jul 2025Lost

Biggest wins

Largest victories (rain-rule results excluded)
WinnerMarginAgainstFormatDateGround
Malawi93 runsLesothoT20I21 Sep 2024Gymkhana Club Ground, Dar-es-Salaam
Malawi58 runsRwandaT20I28 Jun 2024Sikh Union Club Ground
Malawi56 runsBotswanaT20I4 Oct 2025Takashinga Sports Club
Malawi50 runsZambiaT20I11 Aug 2026TCA Oval
Malawi26 runsRwandaT20I14 Aug 2026TCA Oval
Malawi10 wicketsSt HelenaT20I24 Nov 2022Gahanga International Cricket Stadium
Malawi9 wicketsMaliT20I24 Sep 2024University of Dar-es-Salaam Ground
Malawi9 wicketsCameroonT20I25 Sep 2024University of Dar-es-Salaam Ground

Heaviest defeats

Largest defeats (rain-rule results excluded)
WinnerMarginAgainstFormatDateGround
Uganda117 runsMalawiT20I2 Oct 2025Takashinga Sports Club
Bahrain94 runsMalawiT20I27 Jul 2025Gahanga International Cricket Stadium
Zambia47 runsMalawiT20I15 Aug 2026TCA Oval
Bahrain45 runsMalawiT20I23 Jul 2025Gahanga International Cricket Stadium
Tanzania44 runsMalawiT20I20 Sep 2022Willowmoore Park
Uganda10 wicketsMalawiT20I16 Oct 2021Integrated Polytechnic Regional Centre
Bahrain10 wicketsMalawiT20I12 Jul 2025TCA Oval
Kenya9 wicketsMalawiT20I1 Jul 2024Sikh Union Club Ground

Most runs for Malawi

Top 10 run scorers for the team in the data
PlayerTeamInnsRunsAvgSRHS100s
Sami SohailMalawi491,48239.00122.7960
D KansonkhoMalawi4268518.5191.5540
A LimdawalaMalawi3555116.2192.1680
G KansonkhoMalawi3338014.0786.2470
SY NihuteMalawi2234017.8987.0560
MA BaigMalawi1727725.1888.8740
SZ VayaniMalawi3026210.92100.0300
Kazim SomaniMalawi1619417.6483.3310
GM NtambalikaMalawi1117119.00122.1410
M ChoambaMalawi221709.4470.2280

Most wickets for Malawi

Top 10 wicket takers for the team in the data
PlayerTeamInnsWktsAvgEconBest
D JakielMalawi334616.377.325/9
Sami SohailMalawi434619.176.753/18
SZ VayaniMalawi363622.196.844/8
MA BaigMalawi232912.345.235/4
K ThuchilaMalawi242817.185.696/8
M ChoambaMalawi231715.595.164/19
M AbdullaMalawi91216.335.856/12
B PondaniMalawi181229.006.942/14
A LimdawalaMalawi221231.257.404/23
MIA PatelMalawi5710.864.473/5

Grounds where Malawi played most

Most-used grounds
GroundPlayedWonLost
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium1558
TCA Oval13310
Takashinga Sports Club422
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 2321
Achimota Senior Secondary School A Field312
University of Dar-es-Salaam Ground330
Integrated Polytechnic Regional Centre211
Gymkhana Club Ground, Dar-es-Salaam211

Latest Malawi matches in the data

Most recent matches in the data
DateTeamsResultGround
16 Aug 2026Malawi 101/7 (20 ov)
Rwanda 102/8 (18 ov)		Rwanda won by 2 wicketsTCA Oval
15 Aug 2026Zambia 180/9 (20 ov)
Malawi 133/9 (20 ov)		Zambia won by 47 runsTCA Oval
14 Aug 2026Malawi 101/5 (13 ov)
Rwanda 75 (12.3 ov)		Malawi won by 26 runsTCA Oval
12 Aug 2026Malawi 112/8 (20 ov)
Rwanda 113/5 (18.5 ov)		Rwanda won by 5 wicketsTCA Oval
11 Aug 2026Malawi 151/9 (20 ov)
Zambia 101 (16.5 ov)		Malawi won by 50 runsTCA Oval
28 Mar 2026Seychelles 108/7 (20 ov)
Malawi 111/4 (17 ov)		Malawi won by 6 wicketsAchimota Senior Secondary School A Field
27 Mar 2026Eswatini 75 (15.2 ov)
Malawi 77/2 (6.5 ov)		Malawi won by 8 wicketsAchimota Senior Secondary School B Field
25 Mar 2026Malawi 98/8 (20 ov)
Ghana 99/8 (20 ov)		Ghana won by 2 wicketsAchimota Senior Secondary School A Field
24 Mar 2026Malawi 77/9 (19.1 ov)
Tanzania 78/2 (13.2 ov)		Tanzania won by 8 wicketsAchimota Senior Secondary School A Field
4 Oct 2025Malawi 151/5 (20 ov)
Botswana 95/9 (20 ov)		Malawi won by 56 runsTakashinga Sports Club

Frequently asked questions

How many matches have Malawi won?
20 of 52 matches in the data (2018–2026): 18 of 47 T20Is, 2 of 5 Other T20.
What is Malawi's highest total?
182/7 against Germany on 13 Jul 2025.
What is Malawi's lowest total?
71 all out against Namibia on 30 Sep 2025.
What is Malawi's biggest win?
By 93 runs against Lesotho (T20I, 21 Sep 2024).
Who has taken the most wickets for Malawi?
D Jakiel, with 46 wickets in the data.

Coverage: Cricsheet data only (from the early 2000s). Matches against Afghanistan are not included.

Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Definitions: methodology.