My Zimbabwe - Precious Marange: In the Game

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A super athlete and a super mum, meet Precious Marange who flies the flag for Zimbabwe. She works hard on and off the pitch to provide for her family. Pursuing her passion for sport, Precious plays both cricket and rugby for the Zimbabwe women’s teams. She grew up poor in a village in the Eastern Highlands and had to work to pay her way through secondary school. But while working as a maid, she discovered her love for cricket. Precious got the bug, and took up the sport. In a world where men still dominate, this was no easy feat. She captained the Zimbabwe women’s cricket team while being a single mother providing for her son. Despite achieving national success in rugby and cricket, Precious still works a day job in a factory. This film follows Precious; national cricket star and regular Zimbabwean mother trying to make a better life for her family.

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