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Zambia cricket team stats and records

Data through 15 August 2026Last updated 15 August 2026

In the data, Zambia won 8 of 20 matches between 2017 and 2026 (40.0% of matches with a result). Their best format by win rate is T20Is: 7 wins and 8 defeats (46.7%). JV Chand has scored the most runs for them in the data (318).

Matches
20
2017–2026
Won
8
Lost
12
Win %
40.0%
matches with a result

Zambia results by format

Results by format
FormatPlayedWonLostTiedDrawnNRWin %Years
T20Is157800046.7%2025–2026
List A51400020.0%2017–2017

Win percentage by year

020406020172025202660.0
Zambia: win percentage by year (matches with a result)
020406020172025202660.0
Zambia: win percentage by year (matches with a result)
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Zambia: win percentage by year (matches with a result)
YearWin %
201720.0
202540.0
202660.0

Years with at least 3 matches with a result.

Zambia head to head

Record against each opponent (5+ matches)
OpponentPlayedWonLostOther
vs Rwanda6330

Highest and lowest totals by Zambia

Highest totals
TeamScoreOversAgainstDateResult
Zambia207/850Tanzania10 Apr 2017Lost
Zambia19946.2Sierra Leone8 Apr 2017Won
Zambia180/920Malawi15 Aug 2026Won
Zambia177/420Sierra Leone6 Dec 2025Won
Zambia15242.5Nigeria11 Apr 2017Lost
Lowest all-out totals
TeamScoreOversAgainstDateResult
Zambia5423.3Botswana7 Apr 2017Lost
Zambia6020.3Ghana13 Apr 2017Lost
Zambia8317.5Rwanda7 Dec 2025Lost
Zambia10116.5Malawi11 Aug 2026Lost
Zambia11919Nigeria4 Dec 2025Lost

Biggest wins

Largest victories (rain-rule results excluded)
WinnerMarginAgainstFormatDateGround
Zambia47 runsMalawiT20I15 Aug 2026TCA Oval
Zambia41 runsSierra LeoneODM8 Apr 2017Willowmoore Park
Zambia24 runsRwandaT20I11 Dec 2025Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1
Zambia20 runsSierra LeoneT20I14 Dec 2025Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1
Zambia15 runsSierra LeoneT20I6 Dec 2025Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1
Zambia5 wicketsSierra LeoneT20I9 Dec 2025Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1
Zambia4 wicketsRwandaT20I15 Aug 2026TCA Oval

Heaviest defeats

Largest defeats (rain-rule results excluded)
WinnerMarginAgainstFormatDateGround
Botswana81 runsZambiaODM7 Apr 2017Willowmoore Park C Field
Malawi50 runsZambiaT20I11 Aug 2026TCA Oval
Nigeria26 runsZambiaT20I12 Dec 2025Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1
Nigeria23 runsZambiaT20I8 Dec 2025Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1
Nigeria19 runsZambiaT20I4 Dec 2025Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1
Rwanda8 wicketsZambiaT20I7 Dec 2025Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1
Rwanda7 wicketsZambiaT20I5 Dec 2025Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1
Rwanda7 wicketsZambiaT20I11 Aug 2026TCA Oval

Most runs for Zambia

Top 10 run scorers for the team in the data
PlayerTeamInnsRunsAvgSRHS100s
JV ChandZambia1431828.91107.1470
Muhammad AsimZambia1229124.25122.3600
Jakir PatelZambia1423516.79113.0630
Ismail KaraZambia517635.20164.5550
Ayaz DadabhaiZambia1516112.38107.3210
Javid PatelZambia191437.9477.3520
J ZimbaZambia410033.3369.9410
Vasmiakram ChandZambia510020.0099.0400
Shahnawaz PatelZambia88213.67101.2290
G KandelaZambia58016.0081.6230

Most wickets for Zambia

Top 10 wicket takers for the team in the data
PlayerTeamInnsWktsAvgEconBest
Javid PatelZambia192123.905.702/11
Ayaz DadabhaiZambia141914.265.893/19
Soyeb PendiZambia121517.606.293/17
JV ChandZambia111022.507.034/22
R LunguZambia5813.255.583/18
G KandelaZambia4815.883.173/49
Muhammad AsimZambia9823.257.153/11
H PatelZambia5714.573.063/10
Ismail KaraZambia5620.006.262/11
Aslam BeraZambia9633.677.262/23

Grounds where Zambia played most

Most-used grounds
GroundPlayedWonLost
Nigeria Cricket Federation Oval 11046
TCA Oval532
Willowmoore Park211
Willowmoore Park C Field202
Willowmoore Park B Field101

Latest Zambia matches in the data

Most recent matches in the data
DateTeamsResultGround
15 Aug 2026Zambia 180/9 (20 ov)
Malawi 133/9 (20 ov)		Zambia won by 47 runsTCA Oval
15 Aug 2026Rwanda 130/5 (20 ov)
Zambia 131/6 (19 ov)		Zambia won by 4 wicketsTCA Oval
12 Aug 2026Zambia 151/8 (20 ov)
Rwanda 143/8 (20 ov)		Zambia won by 8 runsTCA Oval
11 Aug 2026Malawi 151/9 (20 ov)
Zambia 101 (16.5 ov)		Malawi won by 50 runsTCA Oval
11 Aug 2026Zambia 142/9 (20 ov)
Rwanda 144/3 (18.1 ov)		Rwanda won by 7 wicketsTCA Oval
14 Dec 2025Zambia 145/6 (20 ov)
Sierra Leone 125 (20 ov)		Zambia won by 20 runsNigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1
13 Dec 2025Zambia 116/8 (20 ov)
Sierra Leone 121/7 (19.2 ov)		Sierra Leone won by 3 wicketsNigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1
12 Dec 2025Nigeria 152/7 (20 ov)
Zambia 126 (18.4 ov)		Nigeria won by 26 runsNigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1
11 Dec 2025Zambia 140/8 (20 ov)
Rwanda 116/9 (20 ov)		Zambia won by 24 runsNigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1
9 Dec 2025Sierra Leone 129/7 (20 ov)
Zambia 133/5 (19 ov)		Zambia won by 5 wicketsNigeria Cricket Federation Oval 1

Frequently asked questions

How many matches have Zambia won?
8 of 20 matches in the data (2017–2026): 7 of 15 T20Is, 1 of 5 List A.
What is Zambia's highest total?
207/8 against Tanzania on 10 Apr 2017.
What is Zambia's lowest total?
54 all out against Botswana on 7 Apr 2017.
What is Zambia's biggest win?
By 47 runs against Malawi (T20I, 15 Aug 2026).
Who has taken the most wickets for Zambia?
Javid Patel, with 21 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.