Malawi Queens beat Sri Lanka: Netball World Cup 2015

August 8, 2015 Thom Chiumia -Nyasa Times 108 Comments

Malawi Queens on Saturday morning continued their perfect start to the Netball World Cup campaign in Sydney by beating Sri Lanka 101-18 to stay top of Pool C.

Mwai Kumwenda high flying
Mwai Kumwenda high flying

It was Malawi’s new record of highest score in a major tournament.

After beating South Africa in the opening tie, inspired Peace Chawinga- Kalua led Malawi Queens were in no uncompromising mood against Sri Lanka, dominating the game and reducing their opponents to amateurs.

Monitored by Nyasa Times on Sky Sports 5 television, New Zealand-based Malawi shooter Mwai Kumwenda had another amazing day. Scoring at will, 20 baskets in first 15 minutes of the game.

Sky Sport commentators lavished praises to Kumwenda, describing her as “a super talent” and “super woman.”

There were also scores from Kumwenda’s shooting partner Sindi Simutowe who proved is another star following Kumwenda’s footsteps with shooting accuracy of the Malawi side at 90 percent.

The Queens led 23-3 in the first quarter and cruised to 52- 6 by second quarter.

The coming in of Joyce Mvula and Laureen Ngwira added impetus to the Malawi who went on terrorising their opponents and Mvula kept the scores coming with 18 baskets to her  credit and Kumwenda 32.

The vintage win will keep Malawi on course to progress as group winners.

It was an amazing goal. It has been 12 years since 100 baskets were registered in a World Cup.

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108 replies on “Malawi Queens beat Sri Lanka: Netball World Cup 2015”

  7. Apa palibe za atumbuka koma Malawi national netball team. Go all the way and win the quarter final so that you should be rated as one of the highest netball teams in the word. A dpp you promised to build an indoor netball court for the girls. Manyazi mulibe momwe team’yi ikuthyaqpira matimu ena??? Build them a nice netball court.

  9. nkhani apa isakhale ya atumbuka, tonse tikuziwa kuti atumbuka excel mzambiri, ndiye tizingoyan’ana, kulamulira dziko sikukhala president kokha ai, ngakhale m’maphunziro, masewera ndi zina atumbuka akulamulira, coincidentally, makochi onse a football ndi netball are northerners, anyway WE ARE ALL MALAWIANS.

  12. A great congrats to our Queens. You have made us extremely proud. Please keep up the great work and bring the world cup home.

  13. Nde mumve ma football analysts in Malawi..”the corporate world needs to invest heavily in football blah blah blah…” Learn from these queens,there is modest investment coupled with COMMITMENT and PATRIOTISM in netball and this bring us results. Bravo queens!!

  17. Waooh very proud to b called malawian.Congrats ma queens timakunyadirani

  20. Its only north ppl can change malawi to be better malawi zinazi mbuzi za anthu kuba basi mulakho wa alomwe chani kupha basi za satanic ndi pitala wanuyo sizizatheka mbuli za kumwelazi.

  22. I enjoy all the comments here. But there are some facts that we all need to embrace. 1. To excel in any sporting discipline it’s not all about money. If this was the case England would have been super heroes in football because they have all the resources at their disposal .2 It is not all about a large population of a country. If that was the case countries like Croatia and Uruguay with human population of less than 4 million would not have been renowned names in football. Food for thought for FAM and other stakeholders in the football fraternity in Malawi.
    To our Queens, congrats for you make us not ashamed to be Malawians. However, another bitter truth is that, much as the Flames are non entities in football, that doesn’t take out the power of football over other sports. Football is a big item on the agenda. Just imagine, how much world attention football attracts especially where there is a world cup?:

  23. I have said it time and again that Malawi needs to invest heavily in netball not the other sport that last won anything back when Kinna Phiri was still in his prime.

  24. Inu amene nthawi zonse mumakonda kunyoza atumbuka nyozaninsoni timve apa Mulungu akadalisa mutundu Palibe angautembelele anzathuwa tivomereze chabe Yehova anawadalitsa muzambiri

  25. ANKHWIDZI AJA MULI KUTI AJA MUMATI TISAMNYENGELERE MWAI KUMWENDA. MUNTHUYU IS OUT OF THIS WORLRD AS FAR AS NET BALL IS CONCERND. GIVE CREDIT WHERE IT IS DUE REGARDLESS OF CREED, SEX, OR PLACE OF ORGIN THEN WE WILL HAVE GRADUATED FROM UNCIVILIATION MALAWIANS. THANK YOU PEACE FOR SWALLOWNG YOUR PRIDE AN APPROACHING MWAI, THAT IS THE LEADERSHIP MALAWI BADLY NEEDS AT PRESENT, OSATI ZINAZI

  30. Haalaa woza ma QUEENS keep the ball rolling & leave the funtabulous interest to all races over there, am proud with you divas

  31. chonde boma ndikupempha boma lathu lithetse timu ya mpira wa anyamata, ndalama zimenezi adzithandiza timu ya netball basi

  33. great work by the queens am really proud of them for making us proud and lifting our flag up high

  34. Way to go Malawi queens breaking own record of high score and breaking the century record after 12 years feat achieved by only New Zealand may the Almighty God continue blessing our team to break another record by moving out of position 5 to the best position this year.

  38. OFUNIKA ATONDE ATHU KUNGOWATHENA AKHALE MIFULE PALIBE CHOMWE AKUPANGA. CHOMWE AMADZIWA MKUNYANYALA MA ALLOWANCE AKACHEPA KAPENA KUCHEDWA. KULUZ NDI TEAM YA KUMPANYIRA YOMWE?? MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE SHUD ACQUIRE MORE BURDIZZO MACHINES FOR CASTRATING ALL TONDES IN FLAMES. BRAVO M QUEENS

  45. Why do we waste money with our mediocre football team when we can concentrate our efforts and energy supporting these girls who are making us proud to be Malawian

  46. Amayi ndinu anthu. Chikho mubweretsa.We are raising the Malawian Flag in the world, keep it up. Chonde muzikonda mukasemphana mau kambiranani mwamtendere ndi mwachikondi. We are looking forward to recieving the cup.

  47. I am from Lilongwe but some guy from blantyre who believes I am sleeping with his girlfriend started sending me pictures of her naked and I have so many pictures of her naked…what should I do?

  51. Congrats. Keep the fire burning in Australia. I could see Queens getting position 4 or 3 this time. I would love if Nysatimes could be giving us the time of the next fixture because there is big gap between time zones of Malawi and Australia.

  58. Inu mukusewera mpira osangalatsa ifeyo tonse a Malawi. Atsikana pitirizani kusewera motere. Mafuno abwino.

  61. Very impressive performance. But ndimakufunatu chibwenzi wamva. I love you Mwawi Nyakumwenda. Your tight and hot

  63. Look at the names, Mvula,Simutowe,Ngwira, Kumwenda …no wonder the team performed badly last time…Keep it up atumbuka inu , quota system woyeeee!!!

  64. This is brilliant something must be happen to them please even buying them cars individually these are the issues to spend money for please Malawi be proud of this.See my name.

  65. Great world cup so far at sydney australia by all african representatives they have been beyond impresive,spar netball proteas 69 to singapore 21,malawi 101 to sri lanka 19.and uganda she cranes 60 to fijis 40 make the mother africa proud ladies

  69. Some people all that their minds are having are regionallistic ideas.Put Mslawi nation first.Try to think about your region at least once in a month ,not every second as you are doing (that is if you can not manage to forget which region you come from totally).

  71. My felo malawi lets stop fundind football coz palibe comwe tipindura we always kupatsa ndalamazambiri anthu amene sakupindulira our country guys lets support asugwana athu. Bamva za ku fam zikungolemera bt they are doing nothing evn kulika dziko lanthu pa map ayi ndithu asugwana atichotsa manyazi awa keep it up

  75. No maaan, this is too much to the gueens, how can u beat too much goals to ur friends like that. It was only u in the ground. I proud of u gueens. And we put ourselfs the top on the map of the world, and our flag of our country Malawi.

  78. These girls can play. Eee hope all malawians are happy about their performance despite that its a TEAM from North( Nyika Republic). Where merit is the criteria for choosing candidates, performance is always guaranteed. Let’s learn something here and abolish Quota system. We kno southerners dominate in as far as politics is concerned n we do vote for them as they r good at that. But the problem comes in when they start thinking that they should dominate everything including education sector something which favors hard workers + merit based selection. Food for thoughts. Viva Queens Viva Malawi. God Bless Malawi and make us one.

  79. Am a south african an a protea fan at heart but man malawi is playing impressive netball credit to them for great netbal world cup so far,make africa proud with proteas,she cranes an zambia#go team africa

  80. Mwayi ur best in the world ndimakufira….
    Guys manya mwa mkadzi wanga mwayi,
    Ine ndi mlomwe koma mtumbuka uyu eyi ali mushe mushe,
    Jelous down mwayi ndi deal ndipo ndikulengedza kuti alomwe onse apereke ulemu kwa chiphadzuwa changa mwayi….
    kkkkkkkk
    Congras

  87. congratulations to the Queens and KEEP THE FORCE OF FOCUS, KEEP THE FORCE IMAGINATION THAT YOU ARE WINNING EVERY GAME TO BE CHAMPIONS AND KEEP THE FORCE OF UNITY I THE TEAM.
    All the best to you

  89. Koma inu a Nyasatimes,simungayike pikichala yina yabwino. Koma nthawi zonse mufuna ife tione zamumkati?? Ine ndimadabwa nanu zimakusangalatsani?

  92. Yes teach them how play netball,what a thlash!!, girls keepit up!! keep it flames!!za inu sitikaika!

  99. AWESOME MALAWI QUEENS.Why did radio stations not cover this game when it was being played at 11am!!! Why commentate football imene timaluza!!! Change ur ways. Get company sponsorships for netball commentary NOW.

  104. Congrats ma Queens koma nick name yidakakhala She flames, just like chipolopolo and she-polopolo in Zambia

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