Vanuatu women's national cricket team

"Traditional cricket", similar to the kilikiti played in Samoa, has long been popular amongst Ni-Vanuatu women, but the standard version of the sport was only popularised in the late 2000s, with the backing of the Vanuatu Cricket Association (VCA) and the ICC East Asia-Pacific development programme.[5] Vanuatu made its international debut in April 2011, hosting a tri-series against Fiji and a team from the North Coast region of the Australian state of New South Wales.[6][7] In May 2012, the country hosted the 2012 East Asia-Pacific Women's Championship.[8] The tournament was played using the Twenty20 format, with the winner progressing to the 2013 World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland.[9] Vanuatu joined the three teams from the previous 2010 tournament – Japan, Papua New Guinea, and Samoa – as well as the Cook Islands and Fiji.[10] In the round-robin stage, Vanuatu recorded wins against Fiji and the Cook Islands, finishing fourth in the table. In the third-place playoff against Samoa, they lost by eight wickets.[11]

At the 2014 EAP Women's Championship in Japan (a qualifier for the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier), Vanuatu again placed fourth in the group stages, though out of five rather than six teams (Fiji having dropped out).[12] Their only win in the round-robin was by eight runs against the Cook Islands,[13] but they were unable to repeat in the fifth-place playoff, losing by six wickets.[14] In April 2015, the New Caledonian national women's team toured Vanuatu, playing six matches against Vanuatu in Port Vila. The tour was part of both sides' preparation for the women's tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.[15] Vanuatu also played against a mixed men and women's side from the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) in the lead-up to the games.[16]

In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[17] Vanuatu were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier regional group, alongside seven other teams.[18]

This lists all the players who played for Vanuatu in the past 12 months or were named in the most recent squad.

Updated on 8 September 2023.

International Match Summary — Vanuatu Women[22]

Last updated 8 September 2023

Twenty20 International

• Highest team total: 175/5 v. Fiji on 5 September 2023 at Vanuatu Cricket Ground, Port Vila.[23]
• Highest individual innings: 87*, Valenta Langiatu v. Fiji on 5 September 2023 at Vanuatu Cricket Ground, Port Vila.[24]
• Best innings bowling: 4/15, Nasimana Navaika v. Japan on 10 May 2019 at Independence Park, Port Vila.[25]

Most T20I runs for Vanuatu Women[26] Player Runs Average Career span Rachel Andrew 574 22.07 2019–2023 Valenta Langiatu 472 16.27 2019–2023 Selina Solman 382 21.22 2019–2023 Nasimana Navaika 288 20.57 2019–2023 Alvina Chilia 215 10.75 2019–2023

Most T20I wickets for Vanuatu Women[27] Player Wickets Average Career span Rachel Andrew 36 10.86 2019–2023 Nasimana Navaika 28 14.21 2019–2023 Selina Solman 28 15.17 2019–2023 Leimara Tastuki 18 15.88 2019–2023 Vicky Mansale 16 11.56 2019–2023

T20I record versus other nations[22]

Records complete to WT20I #1641. Last updated 8 September 2023.

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
ICC Associate members
Cook Islands	1	1	0	0	0	4 September 2023	4 September 2023
Fiji	9	9	0	0	0	7 May 2019	7 May 2019
Indonesia	2	2	0	0	0	9 May 2019	9 May 2019
Japan	4	4	0	0	0	10 May 2019	10 May 2019
Papua New Guinea	8	1	6	0	1	6 May 2019	1 September 2023
Samoa	7	3	4	0	0	9 May 2019	3 October 2022

• List of Vanuatu women Twenty20 International cricketers