2023 Victoria Series

Last updated

2023 Victoria Series
Dates18 – 23 April 2023
Administrator(s) Uganda Cricket Association
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and final
Host(s)Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
ChampionsFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Participants5
Matches11
Player of the series Flag of Rwanda.svg Henriette Ishimwe
Most runs Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Kavisha Egodage (112)
Most wickets Flag of Uganda.svg Concy Aweko (7)
← 2019

The 2023 Victoria Series was a women's Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Uganda in April 2023, the second edition of the Victoria Series. [1] Zimbabwe had won the first edition in 2019, [2] but they did not defend the title in this edition due to other commitments. [3] The venue for all of the matches was the Lugogo Stadium in Kampala. [4] The five-team tournament was contested by hosts Uganda, as well as Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and United Arab Emirates. [5] The tournament provided all teams with preparation for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier. [6]

Contents

After Kenya's last match in the round-robin stage, the team's captain Sharon Juma announced her retirement from international cricket. [7]

Uganda's 3-run win over Tanzania confirmed their place in the final with a game to spare. [8] After the final was abandoned due to rain, Uganda were declared the champions due to having finished top of the round-robin stage. [9] Henriette Ishimwe of Rwanda was named player of the tournament. [10]

Squads

Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya [11] Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda [12] Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania [13] Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda [14] Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates [15]
  • Sharon Juma (c, wk)
  • Esther Wachira (vc)
  • Mercy Ahono
  • Lavendah Idambo
  • Marion Juma
  • Charity Muthoni
  • Faith Mutua
  • Lynz Nabwire
  • Monicah Ndhambi
  • Daisy Njoroge
  • Flavia Odhiambo
  • Kelvia Ogola
  • Venasa Ooko
  • Ann Wanjira
  • Fatuma Kibasu (c)
  • Sophia Jerome
  • Perice Kamunya
  • Aisha Mohamed
  • Mwapwani Mohamedi
  • Shufaa Mohamedi (wk)
  • Saum Mtae
  • Sonia Muya
  • Hudaa Omary
  • Monica Pascal
  • Neema Pius
  • Agnes Qwele
  • Mwanaidi Swedy
  • Josephine Ulrik

Round-robin

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 430171.287
2Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 422041.876
3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 422040.585
4Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 42204−0.882
5Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 40311−3.196
Source: ESPNcricinfo [16]

  Advanced to the final

Fixtures

18 April 2023
10:00
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
84/9 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
69 (20 overs)
Chaya Mughal 24 (21)
Lavendah Idambo 2/18 (4 overs)
Venasa Ooko 14 (28)
Lavanya Keny 2/2 (2 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 15 runs
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Umpires: Norbert Abii (Uga) and John Mayeku (Uga)
Player of the match: Chaya Mughal (UAE)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
  • Marion Juma, Lynz Nabwire, Ann Wanjira (Ken), Geethika Jyothis, Avanee Patil, Rishitha Rajith and Archara Supriya (UAE) all made their WT20I debuts.
18 April 2023
13:50
Scorecard
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg
61 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
62/3 (11.1 overs)
Gisele Ishimwe 19 (40)
Concy Aweko 2/8 (4 overs)
Janet Mbabazi 29* (31)
Rosine Irera 1/8 (2 overs)
Uganda won by 7 wickets
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Umpires: Sharon Athuola (Uga) and Simon Kintu (Uga)
Player of the match: Janet Mbabazi (Uga)
  • Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
19 April 2023
09:30
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
138/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
140/3 (17.5 overs)
Kavisha Egodage 44* (43)
Sophia Jerome 1/21 (3 overs)
Saum Mtae 40 (33)
Esha Oza 1/14 (4 overs)
Tanzania won by 7 wickets
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Umpires: Veronique Iriho (Rwa) and John Mayeku (Uga)
Player of the match: Saum Mtae (Tan)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mwapwani Mohamedi (Tan) made her WT20I debut.
19 April 2023
13:50
Scorecard
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg
88/6 (14 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
41 (13.1 overs)
Henriette Ishimwe 26* (18)
Esther Wachira 3/17 (3 overs)
Sharon Juma 13 (19)
Henriette Ishimwe 2/4 (2.1 overs)
Rwanda won by 47 runs
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Umpires: Sharon Athuola (Uga) and Simon Kintu (Uga)
Player of the match: Henriette Ishimwe (Rwa)
  • Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.
20 April 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg
146/4 (17 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
45 (14.5 overs)
Fatuma Kibasu 37 (33)
Flavia Odhiambo 4/25 (4 overs)
Mercy Ahono 12 (27)
Perice Kamunya 3/14 (4 overs)
Tanzania won by 101 runs
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Umpires: Norbert Abii (Uga) and Veronique Iriho (Rwa)
Player of the match: Perice Kamunya (Tan)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.
  • Charity Muthoni (Ken) made her WT20I debut.
20 April 2023
13:50
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
98/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
99/4 (17 overs)
Kavisha Egodage 38 (48)
Concy Aweko 2/15 (4 overs)
Kevin Awino 25 (33)
Vaishnave Mahesh 2/13 (4 overs)
Uganda won by 6 wickets
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Umpires: Simon Kintu (Uga) and John Mayeku (Uga)
Player of the match: Kevin Awino (Uga)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
21 April 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg
79/8 (15 overs)
v
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
76 (15 overs)
Kevin Awino 27 (24)
Sophia Jerome 3/10 (3 overs)
Agnes Qwele 28 (28)
Janet Mbabazi 4/21 (3 overs)
Uganda won by 3 runs
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Umpires: Veronique Iriho (Rwa) and John Mayeku (Uga)
Player of the match: Concy Aweko (Uga)
  • Tanzania won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.
21 April 2023
13:50
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
117/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
57/8 (20 overs)
Esha Oza 37 (35)
Belise Murekatete 2/24 (4 overs)
Henriette Ishimwe 18 (28)
Vaishnave Mahesh 2/5 (4 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 60 runs
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Umpires: Sharon Athuola (Uga) and Simon Kintu (Uga)
Player of the match: Kavisha Egodage (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
22 April 2023
09:30
Scorecard
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Match abandoned
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Umpires: Veronique Iriho (Rwa) and Simon Kintu (Uga)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
22 April 2023
13:50
Scorecard
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg
53/4 (6 overs)
v
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
46/4 (6 overs)
Henriette Ishimwe 22* (12)
Aisha Mohamed 1/6 (1 over)
Saum Mtae 19 (13)
Henriette Ishimwe 2/2 (1 overs)
Rwanda won by 7 runs
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Umpires: Norbert Abii (Uga) and Sharon Athuola (Uga)
Player of the match: Henriette Ishimwe (Rwa)
  • Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 6 overs per side due to rain.
  • Sonia Muya (Tan) made her WT20I debut.

Final

23 April 2023
13:50
Scorecard
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg
v
Match abandoned
Lugogo Stadium, Kampala
Umpires: Veronique Iriho (Rwa) and John Mayeku (Uga)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kenya women's national cricket team</span> Cricket team

The Kenya national women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of Kenya in international women's cricket. Their first matches were in January 2006 when they played a triangular series against Kenya A and Uganda.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier</span> Cricket tournament

The 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier was an international women's cricket tournament held from 7 to 14 July 2018 in the Netherlands. It was the third edition of the Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier and was the qualification tournament for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament. The top two teams from the qualifier tournament progressed to the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 in the West Indies.

The 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier was the tournament played as part of qualification process for the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup.

The 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa was a cricket tournament that was held in Zimbabwe in May 2019. The matches in the tournament were played as Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), with the top team progressing to both the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier and the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournaments. Uganda won the previous Africa qualifier tournament, when it was held in Windhoek in 2017.

The 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Asia was a cricket tournament that was held in Thailand in February 2019. The matches were played as Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), with the top team progressing to both the 2019 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier and the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournaments. The fixtures took place at the Terdthai Cricket Ground and the Asian Institute of Technology Ground in Bangkok.

The 2019 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament was a women's T20I cricket (WT20I) tournament held in Rwanda from 18 to 23 June 2019. This was the sixth edition of the annual Kwibuka T20 Tournament, first organised in 2014 in remembrance of the victims of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

The 2019 Victoria Tri-Series was a Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) cricket tournament held in Uganda in April 2019.. The participating teams were the women's national sides of Uganda, Kenya and Zimbabwe. These were the first matches played by Kenya Women to have WT20I status after the International Cricket Council announced that all matches played between women's teams of Associate Members after 1 July 2018 would have full T20I status. The tournament provided all three teams with some preparation for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa. Zimbabwe defeated Uganda in the final by 25 runs.

The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier was a cricket tournament that was played as part of qualification process for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, during October and November 2021.

The 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier was a cricket tournament that took place in the United Arab Emirates in November 2021. The matches were played with Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status, with the top team progressing to the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament. Bhutan and Myanmar were originally scheduled to make their debuts at an ICC women's event. Originally scheduled to take place in September 2021, the tournament was postponed in May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier was a cricket tournament that was played in Botswana in September 2021. The matches were played as Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), with the top team progressing to the 2022 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament. Botswana, Cameroon and Eswatini made their debuts at an ICC women's event. Malawi were originally named as taking part in the tournament, but they were replaced by Eswatini.

The 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament was a women's T20I cricket (WT20I) tournament held in Rwanda from 6 to 12 June 2021. This was the seventh edition of the annual Kwibuka T20 Tournament, first organised 2014 in remembrance of the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. All matches were played at the Gahanga International Cricket Stadium in Kigali. Tanzania won the 2019 edition but did not defend the title this year. The 2020 edition of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2022 GCC Women's Gulf Cup was a women's T20I cricket (WT20I) tournament played in Oman from 20 to 26 March 2022. Organised by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the tournament featured the women's national teams of Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. Bahrain and Saudi Arabia played their first official WT20I matches during this tournament.

The 2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup was the eighth edition of the Women's Asia Cup tournament which took place from 1 to 15 October 2022 in Sylhet, Bangladesh. The tournament was contested between Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and United Arab Emirates. On 20 September 2022, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the schedule of the tournament. Bangladesh were the defending champions, having defeated India by three wickets in the final of the 2018 tournament to win the title for the first time. The tournament was played at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. The seven teams played in a round-robin stage, with the top four progressing to the semi-finals.

The 2022 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament was a women's T20I (WT20I) cricket tournament that was held in Rwanda from 9 to 18 June 2022. This was the eighth edition of the annual Kwibuka T20 Tournament, first played in 2014 in remembrance of the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. Matches were played at two venues in the city of Kigali – the Gahanga International Cricket Stadium and the IPRC Cricket Ground. Kenya were the defending champions, having won the 2021 edition. This was the fourth time that Kenya had won the tournament.

The 2022 ACC Women's T20 Championship was a women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) cricket tournament that was held in Malaysia from 17 to 25 June 2022. The tournament was organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and the top two sides qualified for the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup. The series was the last to be played at the Kinrara Academy Oval before the ground closed on 30 June 2022.

The 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier is a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament being played as part of qualification process for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, starting from November 2022.

The 2022 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup qualification were a series of regional qualification tournaments to determine the final four places at the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup. Qualification tournaments were held in Africa, Asia, East-Asia Pacific and Europe.

The 2022–23 Kenya Women's Quadrangular Series was a Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) cricket tournament that took place in Nairobi in December 2022. Originally announced as a tri-nation series involving Kenya, Uganda and Qatar, the tournament became a quadrangular event with the addition of Tanzania. The African sides were in action for the first time since the 2022 Kwibuka T20 Tournament that was played in June 2022.

The 2022 East Africa T20 Series was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament, that took place in Rwanda in December 2022. The venue for the series was the Gahanga International Cricket Stadium in Kigali. The participating teams were originally planned to be the hosts Rwanda along with Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, with the tournament to be played as a triple round-robin. However Kenya withdrew shortly before the tournament, and the format was changed so that each team would play each other six times in a round-robin. Uganda won the tournament after defeating Tanzania on the penultimate day of the event.

The 2023 Capricorn Women's Quadrangular Series was a women's Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Namibia from 24 April to 2 May 2023. The tournament was played at the United Ground in Windhoek. The participating teams were the women's national sides of Namibia, Hong Kong, Uganda and United Arab Emirates. Uganda replaced United States who withdrew from the tournament.

References

  1. ↑ "UAE, Rwanda ready for Victoria Series Challenge". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Zimbabwe win Victoria Women's Cricket Tri Series". The Chronicle (Zimbabwe). 12 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Uganda Set To Host Victoria Series Second Edition". The Sports Nation. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Preparations in high gear for 2023 Victoria Series in Kampala". MTN Sports. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Cricket: Rwanda to participate at Victoria Series Challenge Competition". The New Times. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Women's cricket In Kenya playing catch-up with East African neighbours". Capital Sports. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Kenya captain Sharon Juma hangs her bat". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "Victoria Series Day 5: Uganda remain unbeaten, UAE finish on high". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "VICTORIA SERIES Pearls come out on top". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Victoria Series: Final washed out, Uganda champions". Sports Nation. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Cricket Kenya names women's squad to Victoria Series". Cricket Kenya. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  12. ↑ @RwandaCricket (16 April 2023). "Here is Rwanda women cricket team for the Victoria series in kampala led by captain Diane Bimenyimana, they will be up against Host Uganda, Kenya UAE and Tanzania" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ "The National women's team squad has been announced that travel to Uganda tomorrow to take part in the tournament that will also be contested by the hosts Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and UAE". Tanzania Cricket Association (via Facebook). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "Meet the 14 players set to represent Uganda at Victoria Series". Sports Nation. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "UAE women's squad for Uganda and Namibia T20 tournaments announced". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  16. ↑ "Victoria Women T20 Series 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.