Rwanda women's national cricket team

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

For the men's team, see Rwanda national cricket team.
Rwanda
AssociationRwanda Cricket Association
Personnel
CaptainMarie Bimenyimana
CoachLeonard Nhamburo
International Cricket Council
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
WT20I 31st 29th (7-Sep-2019)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20I Nigeria at National Stadium, Abuja; 26 January 2019
Last WT20I Nigeria at Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos; 3 April 2022
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 36 18/17
(1 tie, 0 no results)
This year[3] 5 4/1
(0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 3 April 2022

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.[4][5]

On 26 January 2019, Rwanda played their first WT20I against Nigeria which was first WT20I for Nigeria as well. It was a 5-match WT20I series between these two countries which was won by Nigeria by 3-2.[6]

In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[7] Rwanda were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier regional group, alongside ten other teams.[8]

History

They participated in different African regional games

Out of the 6 awards, they was an award for 100% cricket female participation programme of the year and associate member women's performance of the year[9] which highlighted the development of women’s cricket in Rwanda

in 2018 women's team started the programme in partnership with Cricket builds hope which was reorganized globally

It is a wonderful programme that helps young women that live around the Gahanga Cricket Stadium to attain skills both in leadership and business management.[10]

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Rwanda Women[11]

Last updated 3 April 2022

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals3618171026 January 2019

Twenty20 International

Records complete to WT20I #1053. Last updated 3 April 2022.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
 Zimbabwe 202009 May 2019
ICC Associate members
 Botswana 220006 June 20216 June 2021
 Eswatini 1100012 September 202112 September 2021
 Gambia 110001 April 20221 April 2022
 Ghana 1100028 March 202228 March 2022
 Kenya 2020010 June 2021
 Mali 2200018 June 201918 June 2019
 Mozambique 220008 May 20198 May 2019
 Namibia 101007 June 2021
 Nigeria 15861026 January 201928 January 2019
 Sierra Leone 1100030 March 202230 March 2022
 Tanzania 4040011 May 2019
 Uganda 2020019 June 2019

Current squad
Name Age Batting style Bowling style
Captain and All-rounder
Marie Bimenyimana25Right-handedRight-arm medium
Batters
Gisele Ishimwe17Right-handedRight-arm medium
Cathia Uwamahoro28Right-handed-
Diane Dusabemungu27Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Delphine Mukarurangwa29--
Antoinette Uwimbabazi28right-handed-
All-rounders
Henriette Ishimwe19Right-handedRight-arm medium
Alice Ikuzwe23Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sifa Ingabire19Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicketkeepers
Sarah Uwera26Right-handed-
Flora Irakoze21Right-handed-
Spin Bowler
Margueritte Vumiliya29Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Pace Bowlers
Immaculee Muhawenimana23Right-handedRight-arm medium
Belyse Murekatete17Right-handedRight-arm medium
Josiane Nyirankundineza21Right-handedRight-arm medium

Updated September 2021

See also

References
  1. "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  2. "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. "WT20I matches - 2022 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  5. "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.
  6. "Rwanda Women tour of Nigeria 2018/19 - Fixtures & Results". ESPNcricinfo.
  7. "Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  8. "ICC announce qualification process for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  9. 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.
  10. Cricket, Team Female (5 September 2019). "Rwanda Women takes 1-0 lead as the second game ends in a tie against Nigeria Women". Female Cricket. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  11. "Records / Rwanda Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
  12. "Records / Rwanda Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  13. "Records / Rwanda Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  14. "Records / Rwanda Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  15. "Records / Rwanda Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  16. "Records / Rwanda Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
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