Vanuatu women's national cricket team

For the men's team, see Vanuatu national cricket team.
Vanuatu
Vanuatu Cricket Association logo
AssociationVanuatu Cricket
Personnel
CaptainSelina Solman
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member (2009)
Affiliate member (1995)
ICC regionEast Asia-Pacific
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
T20I 33rd 27th (2 Jun 2019)
International cricket
First internationalv.  Fiji at Port Vila; 11 April 2011
T20 Internationals
First T20Iv.  Papua New Guinea at Independence Park, Port Vila; 6 May 2019
Last T20Iv.  Papua New Guinea at Albert Park Ground 1, Suva; 15 September 2025
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 53 32/19
(0 ties, 2 no results)
This year[3] 13 8/4
(0 ties, 1 no result)

T20I kit

As of 15 September 2025

The Vanuatu women's national cricket team represents the country of Vanuatu in international women's cricket. It is organised by the game's governing body in the country, the Vanuatu Cricket Association (VCA), which is an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Having made its international debut the previous year, against Fiji, Vanuatu first participated in an international tournament at the 2012 ICC East Asia-Pacific regional qualifiers for the World Twenty20, winning two matches and placing fourth out of six teams. At the 2014 edition of the same tournament, they finished last, with only a single win (against the Cook Islands). Vanuatu's next major event was the women's tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Vanuatu women and any ICC member since 1 July 2018 have the full WT20I status.[4]

History

"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 that 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]

In 2023, Vanuatu beat Papua New Guinea for the first time in their history at the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier to ultimately qualify for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier, where they would also earn a win over Zimbabwe.

On 19 January 2024, Rachel Andrew became the first player from Vanuatu to score a century in Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I), making 105 not out against the Cook Islands at the Women's T20I Pacific Cup in Auckland, New Zealand.[19][20][21] In the same match, Selina Solman became the first player from the country to take a WT20I five wicket haul with 5/9.[19][20][21]

Tournament history

ICC Women's ODI World Cup

Women's Cricket World Cup records
Host
Year 		Round Position GP W L T NR
1973 Did not qualified
1978
1982
1988
1993
1997
2000
2005
2009
2013
2017
2022
2025
Total 0/13 0 Titles 0 0 0 0 0

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier records
Host
Year 		Round Position GP W L T NR
2003 Did not qualify
2008
2011
2017
2021
2025
Total 0/5 0 Title 0 0 0 0 0

ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup

Twenty20 World Cup records
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
2009 Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2023
2024
2026 To be determined
Total 0/10 0 Titles 0 0 0 0 0

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Global Qualifier

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier records
Host
Year 		Round Position GP W L T NR
2013 Did not qualify
2015
2018
2019
2022
2024
2026 To be determined
Total 0/6 0 Titles 0 0 0 0 0

ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy

ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy records
Host
Year 		Round Position GP W L T NR
2027 To be determined
2031
Total – 0 Title 0 0 0 0 0

ICC Women's World Twenty20 East Asia Pacific Qualifiers

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier East Asia Pacific records
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
2019 Round-robin 3/6 5 3 2 0 0
2021 Tournament did not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2023 Qualified 1/7 6 6 0 0 0
2025 Runners-up
DNQ		 2/8 5 4 1 0 0
Total 3/3 1 Title 16 13 3 0 0

Pacific Games

Cricket at the Pacific Games records
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
2015 3rd-place 4/6 7 3 4 0 0
2019 3rd-place 3/4 7 3 4 0 0
Total 2/2 0 Titles 14 6 8 0 0

Women's T20I Pacific Cup

Women's T20I Pacific Cup records
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
2022 Round-robin 2/4 6 3 2 0 1
2024 Round-robin 3/6 6 4 2 0 0
Total 2/2 0 Titles 12 7 4 0 1

East Asia Pacific Women's Championship

East Asia Pacific Women's Championship records
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
2010 The full information of the tournament have not found[22][23][24]
2012
2014
2016
Total 4/4 0 Titles 0 0 0 0 0

Current squad

Updated on 3 May 2024

This lists all the players who were named in the squad for 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Valenta Langiatu 25 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Alvina Chilia 30 Right-handed Right-arm medium Vice-captain
Maiyllise Carlot 23 Right-handed
Leimauri Chilia 28 Right-handed
Gillian Chilia Right-handed
Susan Stephen Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
Rachel Andrew 27 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Selina Solman 30 Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain
Nasimana Navaika 30 Right-handed Right-arm leg break
Wicket-keeper
Mahina Tarimiala 33 Right-handed
Bowlers
Vicky Mansale 24 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Vanessa Vira 19 Right-handed Right-arm off break
Rayline Ova 24 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Lizzing Enoch 28 Right-handed
Natalia Kakor Right-handed Right-arm off break

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Vanuatu Women[25]

Last updated 15 September 2025

Playing Record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals 53 32 19 0 2 6 May 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations[25]

Records complete to WT20I #2515. Last updated 15 September 2025.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
ICC Full Members
 Ireland 1 0 1 0 0 1 May 2024
 Zimbabwe 1 1 0 0 0 25 April 2024 25 April 2024
ICC Associate members
 Cook Islands 3 3 0 0 0 4 September 2023 4 September 2023
 Fiji 12 12 0 0 0 7 May 2019 7 May 2019
 France 1 1 0 0 0 11 March 2025 11 March 2025
 Indonesia 3 3 0 0 0 9 May 2019 9 May 2019
 Japan 5 5 0 0 0 10 May 2019 10 May 2019
 Netherlands 1 0 1 0 0 27 April 2024
 Papua New Guinea 12 1 10 0 1 6 May 2019 1 September 2023
 Samoa 13 6 6 0 1 9 May 2019 3 October 2022
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 0 3 May 2024

See also

References

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