Rwanda women's national cricket team

The Rwanda women's national cricket team is the team that represents Rwanda in international women's cricket.

Rwanda
AssociationRwanda Cricket Association
Personnel
CaptainMarie Bimenyimana
CoachLeonard Nhamburo
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member[1] (2017)
Affiliate member (2003)
ICC regionAfrica
ICC Rankings Current[2] Best-ever
WT20I 26th 26th (29 Mar 2023)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20Iv.  Nigeria at National Stadium, Abuja; 26 January 2019
Last WT20Iv.  Nigeria at Gahanga B Ground, Kigali; 8 June 2024
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[3] 88 49/38
(1 tie, 0 no results)
This year[4] 23 15/8
(0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 8 June 2024

History

Rwanda's women's team first played in 2007, playing two matches against Uganda in December of that year, before participating in the 2008–09 East African Women's Championship. Since 2014 the country has hosted the Kwibuka T20 Tournament annually.

In March 2018, Cricket Builds Hope - a charity focused on the use the sport as a tool for social change in Rwanda - commenced the Women's Empowerment Programme, a multi-year project aiming to use cricket to help develop leadership skills amongst women from low-income families in Kigali.[5][6]

In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Rwanda women and other ICC members since 1 July 2018 have been full WT20Is.[7][8]

On 26 January 2019, Rwanda played their first WT20I against Nigeria, which was first WT20I for Nigeria as well. This was the first match of was a 5-match WT20I series between the two countries which Nigeria won 3–2.[9]

In the 2019 ICC Development Awards, recognising advancement of the sport in Associate and Affiliate nations, Rwanda received two of the six awards available: Female Participation Programme of the Year, and Associate Member Women's Performance of the Year.[10][11]

In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[12] Rwanda were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier regional group, alongside ten other teams.[13] Rwanda finished third in their group after winning three of their five matches, failing to progress to the knockout stages of the tournament.

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Rwanda Women[14]

Last updated 8 June 2024

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals8849381026 January 2019

Twenty20 International

Records complete to WT20I #1918. Last updated 8 June 2024.[14]

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
 Zimbabwe 303009 May 2019
ICC Associate members
 Botswana 990006 June 20216 June 2021
 Brazil 1100010 June 202210 June 2022
 Cameroon 2200031 March 202331 March 2023
 Eswatini 1100012 September 202112 September 2021
 Gambia 110001 April 20221 April 2022
 Germany 1100012 June 202212 June 2022
 Ghana 2200028 March 202228 March 2022
 Kenya 8440010 June 202119 April 2023
 Lesotho 2200022 April 202422 April 2024
 Malawi 1100031 May 202431 May 2024
 Mali 2200018 June 201918 June 2019
 Mozambique 440008 May 20198 May 2019
 Namibia 202007 June 2021
 Nigeria 2512121026 January 201928 January 2019
 Sierra Leone 4400030 March 202230 March 2022
 Tanzania 8260011 May 201922 April 2023
 Uganda 111100019 June 201917 June 2023
 United Arab Emirates 1010021 April 2023

Current squad

Updated as on 26 April 2024

This lists all the players who played for Rwanda in the past 12 months or named in the most recent squad.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Marie Bimenyimana27Right-handedRight-arm medium
Clarisse Uwase23Left-handedLeft-arm medium
Gisele Ishimwe19Right-handedRight-arm medium
Merveille Uwase18Right-handed-
Shakila Niyomuhoza18Right-handed-
Cathia Uwamahoro30Right-handed-
Liliane Ufitinema16Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
Henriette Ishimwe21Right-handedRight-arm medium
Alice Ikuzwe25Right-handedRight-arm medium
Flora Irakoze23Right-handedRight-arm off breakCaptain & Wicket-keeper
Georgette Ingabire22Left-handedRight-arm medium
Spin Bowlers
Rosine Irera19Right-handedRight-arm off break
Marie Tumukunde20Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Rosette Shimwamana17Right-handedRight-arm off break
Pace Bowlers
Belise Murekatete19Right-handedRight-arm medium
Josiane Nyirankundineza24Right-handedRight-arm medium
Immaculee Muhawenimana25Right-handedRight-arm medium
Devotha UwizeyaRight-handedRight-arm medium
Nadine Nzayituriki18Right-handedRight-arm medium

See also

References

  1. "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  3. "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. "WT20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. "Cricket Builds Hope in Rwanda". ICC Cricket. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  6. "Women's Empowerment Programme". Cricket Builds Hope. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  7. "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  8. "T20s between all ICC members to have international status". ESPNcricinfo. 27 April 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  9. "Rwanda Women tour of Nigeria 2018/19 - Fixtures & Results". ESPNcricinfo.
  10. Cricket, Team Female (28 July 2020). "100% Cricket Female Participation Programme Of the Year award goes to Rwanda Cricket". Female Cricket. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  11. "The ICC celebrates cricket's growing global appeal". ICC Cricket. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  12. "Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  13. "ICC announce qualification process for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  14. "Records / Rwanda Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
  15. "Records / Rwanda Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  16. "Records / Rwanda Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  17. "Records / Rwanda Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  18. "Records / Rwanda Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  19. "Records / Rwanda Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.

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