The Mozambican Cricket Association sent teams to Eswatini in July 2022 to play six men's Twenty20 International (T20I) and six Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches. These were the first official T20I and WT20I matches to be played in Eswatini. The men's series was played at Malkerns Country Club Oval in Malkerns, with Mozambique winning 6–0 against a new-look Eswatini side. The women's series was played at Enjabulweni Cricket Ground in Manzini and was also won 6–0 by the tourists.
Men's series
| Mozambique men's cricket team in Eswatini in 2022 | |||
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| Eswatini | Mozambique | ||
| Dates | 29 – 31 July 2022 | ||
| Captains | Melusi Magagula | Filipe Cossa | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Mozambique won the 6-match series 6–0 | ||
| Most runs | Haris Rashid (102) | Jose Bulele (178) | |
| Most wickets | Melusi Magagula (6) | Joao Hou (12) | |
Squads
 Eswatini
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 Mozambique
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1st T20I
| 29 July 2022 09:00 Scorecard |
| Eswatini 123/8 (20 overs) |
v | Mozambique 124/2 (15 overs) |
| Haris Rashid 38 (37) Joao Hou 2/21 (4 overs) |
Francisco Couana 49 (31) Tahir Patel 1/20 (4 overs) |
| Mozambique won by 8 wickets Malkerns Country Club Oval, Malkerns Umpires: Sumaila Muguaua (Moz) and Zia Uddin (Esw) Player of the match: Francisco Couana (Moz) |
- Eswatini won the toss and elected to bat.
- Buhle Dlamini, Loyiso Dlamini, Delisa Malinga, Hamilton Nyakatawa, Tahir Patel, Eric Phiri, Haris Rashid and Musa Twala (Esw) all made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
| 29 July 2022 13:00 Scorecard |
| Eswatini 59 (12.3 overs) |
v | Mozambique 60/3 (10.5 overs) |
| Buhle Dlamini 10 (11) Zefanias Matsinhe 4/13 (3 overs) |
Jose Bulele 26 (27) Mancoba Jele 2/19 (3 overs) |
| Mozambique won by 7 wickets Malkerns Country Club Oval, Malkerns Umpires: Sumaila Muguaua (Moz) and Zia Uddin (Esw) Player of the match: Zefanias Matsinhe (Moz) |
- Eswatini won the toss and elected to bat.
- Wandile Dlamini (Esw) made his T20I debut.
3rd T20I
| 30 July 2022 09:00 Scorecard |
| Eswatini 61 (16.2 overs) |
v | Mozambique 64/2 (7.2 overs) |
| Haris Rashid 30 (43) Joao Hou 4/11 (4 overs) |
Francisco Couana 17* (16) Haris Rashid 1/12 (2 overs) |
| Mozambique won by 8 wickets Malkerns Country Club Oval, Malkerns Umpires: Sumaila Muguaua (Moz) and Zia Uddin (Esw) Player of the match: Joao Hou (Moz) |
- Eswatini won the toss and elected to bat.
4th T20I
| 30 July 2022 13:00 Scorecard |
| Mozambique 190/5 (20 overs) |
v | Eswatini 95 (18.2 overs) |
| Gomes Gomes 52 (31) Melusi Magagula 3/33 (4 overs) |
Lindinkosi Zulu 20 (30) Joao Hou 3/16 (3 overs) |
| Mozambique won by 95 runs Malkerns Country Club Oval, Malkerns Umpires: Sumaila Muguaua (Moz) and Zia Uddin (Esw) Player of the match: Joao Hou (Moz) |
- Eswatini won the toss and elected to field.
5th T20I
| 31 July 2022 09:00 Scorecard |
| Mozambique 207/5 (20 overs) |
v | Eswatini 113/8 (20 overs) |
| Filipe Cossa 68 (29) Haris Rashid 2/26 (4 overs) |
Hamilton Nyakatawa 28 (53) Jose Bulele 3/22 (3 overs) |
| Mozambique won by 94 runs Malkerns Country Club Oval, Malkerns Umpires: Sumaila Muguaua (Moz) and Zia Uddin (Esw) Player of the match: Jose Bulele (Moz) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jose Joao (Moz) made his T20I debut.
6th T20I
| 31 July 2022 13:00 Scorecard |
| Mozambique 164/6 (20 overs) |
v | Eswatini 121 (19.1 overs) |
| Gomes Gomes 37 (30) Delisa Malinga 4/28 (4 overs) |
Melusi Magagula 21* (16) Jose Bulele 3/25 (4 overs) |
| Mozambique won by 43 runs Malkerns Country Club Oval, Malkerns Umpires: Sumaila Muguaua (Moz) and Zia Uddin (Esw) Player of the match: Jose Bulele (Moz) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lourenco Salomone (Moz) made his T20I debut.
Women's series
| Mozambique women's cricket team in Eswatini in 2022 | |||
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| Eswatini | Mozambique | ||
| Dates | 29 – 31 July 2022 | ||
| Captains | Ntombizonke Mkhatshwa | Palmira Cuinica | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Mozambique won the 6-match series 6–0 | ||
| Most runs | Mbali Dlamini (41) | Palmira Cuinica (167) | |
| Most wickets | Mbali Dlamini (6) |
Dalciesia Duvane (9) Palmira Cuinica (9) | |
Squads
| Eswatini
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Mozambique
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1st WT20I
| 29 July 2022 09:00 Scorecard |
| Mozambique 169/4 (20 overs) |
v | Eswatini 41 (14.2 overs) |
| Palmira Cuinica 67 (58) Winile Ginindza 1/15 (2 overs) |
Ntombizodwa Mkhatshwa 11 (20) Cristina Magaia 3/7 (4 overs) |
| Mozambique won by 128 runs Enjabulweni Cricket Ground, Manzini Umpires: Zenzele Mazibuko (Esw) and Bernardo Simango (Moz) Player of the match: Palmira Cuinica (Moz) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to bat.
- Njabuliso Dlamini, Zakithi Mkhwanazi (Esw), Dalciesia Duvana, Raquel Duvane, Abelina Moiane and Irene Mulhovo (Moz) all made their WT20I debuts.
2nd WT20I
| 29 July 2022 13:00 Scorecard |
| Eswatini 70/9 (20 overs) |
v | Mozambique 72/1 (7.2 overs) |
| Winile Ginindza 7 (17) Olga Matsolo 3/9 (4 overs) |
Palmira Cuinica 22 (13) Ntombizonke MKhatshwa 1/18 (3 overs) |
| Mozambique won by 9 wickets Enjabulweni Cricket Ground, Manzini Umpires: Zenzele Mazibuko (Esw) and Bernardo Simango (Moz) Player of the match: Olga Matsolo (Moz) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to field.
- Nonduduzo Nyoni (Esw) and Ruth Liasse (Moz) both made their WT20I debuts.
3rd WT20I
| 30 July 2022 09:00 Scorecard |
| Mozambique 157/2 (20 overs) |
v | Eswatini 52 (13 overs) |
| Fatima Guirrugo 59* (65) Mbali Dlamini 1/21 (4 overs) |
Mbali Dlamini 15 (17) Palmira Cuinica 3/8 (4 overs) |
| Mozambique won by 105 runs Enjabulweni Cricket Ground, Manzini Umpires: Zenzele Mazibuko (Esw) and Bernardo Simango (Moz) Player of the match: Palmira Cuinica (Moz) |
- Eswatini won the toss and elected to field.
- Siphesihle Khoza (Esw), Isabel Mabunda and Amelia Mundundo (Moz) all made their WT20I debuts.
4th WT20I
| 30 July 2022 13:00 Scorecard |
| Mozambique 219/4 (20 overs) |
v | Eswatini 48/5 (14.4 overs) |
| Fatima Guirrugo 68* (68) Ntombizonke Mkhatshwa 2/31 (4 overs) |
Mbali Dlamini 12 (22) Dalciesia Duvane 1/3 (1.4 overs) |
| Mozambique won by 107 runs (DLS method) Enjabulweni Cricket Ground, Manzini Umpires: Zenzele Mazibuko (Esw) and Bernardo Simango (Moz) Player of the match: Fatima Guirrugo (Moz) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due ro rain.
- Bathobile Shongwe (Esw) and Fernanda Arlinda Zavala (Moz) both made their WT20I debuts.
5th WT20I
| 31 July 2022 09:00 Scorecard |
| Eswatini 82/9 (20 overs) |
v | Mozambique 84/7 (13.3 overs) |
| Nomvuyo Magagula 10 (27) Fatima Guirrugo 2/8 (2 overs) |
Abelina Moiane 20 (26) Mbali Dlamini 3/26 (4 overs) |
| Mozambique won by 3 wickets Enjabulweni Cricket Ground, Manzini Umpires: Zenzele Mazibuko (Esw) and Bernardo Simango (Moz) Player of the match: Cristina Magaia (Moz) |
- Eswatini won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lihle Thobela (Esw) and Sochana Mujovo (Moz) both made their WT20I debuts.
6th WT20I
| 31 July 2022 13:00 Scorecard |
| Eswatini 62/8 (20 overs) |
v | Mozambique 63/3 (9 overs) |
| Phindo Dlamini 14* (20) Amelia Mundundo 3/14 (4 overs) |
Irene Mulhovo 17 (19) Zakithi Mkhwanazi 2/4 (1 over) |
| Mozambique won by 7 wickets Enjabulweni Cricket Ground, Manzini Umpires: Zenzele Mazibuko (Esw) and Bernardo Simango (Moz) Player of the match: Amelia Mundundo (Moz) |
- Mozambique won the toss and elected to field.
Notes
- Ntombizodwa Mkhatshwa captained Mozambique for the 6th WT20I.
- Amelia Mundundo captained Mozambique for the 6th WT20I.
References
- "Eswatini Cricket to host Men's & Women's teams from Mozambique for T20I series in July 2022". Czarsportz. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- "Eswatini Vs Mozambique T20I M & W Series - "100% CRITIZEN"". Africa Cricket Association. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- "Mozambique won T20I Bi-lateral Series against Eswatini". Mozambican Cricket Association. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- "Mozambique-W win T20I Bi-lateral Series against Eswatini". Mozambican Cricket Association. Retrieved 3 August 2022.