The Lesotho national cricket team represents Lesotho in international cricket. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2001[5] and an associate member in 2017.[1]
Lesotho has played international cricket since at least 1986, when they played Swaziland in Maseru.[6] They made their official ICC debut at Division Three of the Africa Region of the ICC World Cricket League in April 2006, where they came last in the eight-team tournament.[citation needed]
In April 2018, the ICC granted full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Lesotho and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.[7]
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Lesotho[8]
Last updated 15 March 2026
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 28 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 16 October 2021 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 153/3 v. Seychelles, 20 November 2022 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali.[9]
- Highest individual score: 68*, Maaz Khan v. Seychelles, 20 November 2022 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali.[10]
- Best individual bowling figures: 6/18, Waseem Yaqoob v. Mali, 25 September 2024 at Gymkhana Club Ground, Dar es Salaam.[11]
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Most T20I runs for Lesotho[12]
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Most T20I wickets for Lesotho[13]
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T20I record versus other nations[8]
Records complete to T20I #3773. Last updated 15 March 2026.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Associate Members | |||||||
 Botswana |
6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 November 2022 | |
 Cameroon |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 September 2024 | |
 Eswatini |
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 October 2021 | 29 March 2024 |
 Ghana |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 October 2021 | |
 Kenya |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 November 2022 | |
 Malawi |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 October 2021 | |
 Mali |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 November 2022 | 17 November 2022 |
 Rwanda |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 October 2021 | |
 Saint Helena |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 November 2022 | |
 Seychelles |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 October 2021 | 20 November 2022 |
 Tanzania |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 September 2024 | |
 Uganda |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 October 2021 | |
Other matches
For a list of selected international matches played by Lesotho, see Cricket Archive.
See also
References
- ^ a b “Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform”. International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ “ICC Rankings”. International Cricket Council.
- ^ “T20I matches – Team records”. ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ “T20I matches – 2026 Team records”. ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ “The Home of CricketArchive”.
- ^ “Miscellaneous matches played by Lesotho”. CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ “All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status”. International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ a b “Records / Lesotho / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ “Records / Lesotho / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ “Records / Lesotho / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ “Records / Lesotho / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ “Records / Lesotho / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ “Records / Lesotho / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets”. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
