daniel chigunwe
Sports Reporter
WITH Zimbabwe Cricket successfully launching the women’s National Premier League (NPL) this year, inaugural winners captain Nomvelo Sibanda has described the tournament as a great development platform.
Queens Women were crowned winners of the inaugural NPL campaign.
They claimed the title in style after finishing the season unbeaten.
The Bulawayo-based franchise was led by Lady Chevrons player Nomvelo Sibanda who has described the win as an exciting moment for her charges.
“It is a very exciting moment for us as a team and winning always brings a nice feeling and for us creating history in Zimbabwe Cricket is something that we will cherish for a long time,” said Sibanda.
“I feel very humbled and grateful. It would not have been possible without our coach Trevor Phiri who was always there supporting and guiding us as a team.
“From the team’s perspective, it was all about team work, backing each other up and enjoying the game.
“The changing room environment was very positive and relaxed, hence it became easy to express ourselves.
“Our little secret was ‘doing what makes you feel happy’ hence we had the privilege to come out of the box and try new things, be it batting, bowling or fielding.”
She added:
“We just wanted to go through our processes and we knew that once we did that, winning will eventually take care of itself.
“I think it’s a good initiative by Zimbabwe Cricket as we got to see a lot of young girls taking up cricket and enjoying it and all I can say is that the future is very bright.
“ZC is doing a good job in growing the women’s game.”
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