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Firdose Moonda is a South African sports journalist, author, broadcaster and yoga scholar. ESPNcricinfo's senior correspondent for Africa and women's cricket, she has covered ten World Cups across cricket and football, and co-hosts the Powerplay women's cricket podcast. She holds an MA in the Traditions of Yoga and Meditation from SOAS, University of London.

Firdose Moonda is an experienced sports writer, specialising in cricket and football, with an interest in long-form writing. She is ESPNcricinfo's senior correspondent for Africa and women's cricket, and has reported from ten World Cups across cricket and football, from the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007 and the 2010 Football World Cup to the 2025 Women's World Cup in India.

With storytelling at the heart of her work, she is particularly interested in the intersection of sport and society and the personalities behind the profession. Her long-form work appears in The Cricket Monthly and The Blizzard. She is a regular commentator on the BBC's Test Match Special and ICC events, and co-hosts ESPNcricinfo's Powerplay women's cricket podcast.

Her first book, 185: The Janine van Wyk Story (Karavan Press, 2026), tells the story of Africa's most-capped footballer. Her short fiction appears in the Karavan Stories anthologies Temperature (2024) and Secrets (2025).

Firdose combines this with her work in yoga, where her research interests include body politics, embodiment and cultural practice. She holds a Masters degree in the Traditions of Yoga and Meditation from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, has taught on over 40 yoga teacher trainings, and has hosted panels at the Open Book Festival.