Marie Bimenyimana

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Marie Bimenyimana
Personal information
Full name
Marie Diane Bimenyimana
Born (1996-11-30) 30 November 1996 (age 26)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  1)26 January 2019 v  Nigeria
Last T20I22 April 2023 v  Tanzania
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches48
Runs scored558
Batting average 14.68
100s/50s1/0
Top score114*
Balls bowled416
Wickets 21
Bowling average 13.85
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling3/8
Catches/stumpings 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 April 2023

Marie Bimenyimana (born 30 November 1996) is a Rwandan cricketer and the current captain of the Rwanda women's cricket team. [1] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the Rwanda on 26 January 2019, against Nigeria, in the first WT20I match of Rwanda's tour of Nigeria. [2] It was the first WT20I match to be played by Rwanda. [3]

In May 2019, she was named in Rwanda's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa tournament in Zimbabwe. [4] In June 2019, she was named in Rwanda's squad for the 2019 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda. On 21 June 2019 she scored 114 not out against Mali, a score which was the first century for Rwanda Women in a WT20I match. [5] In May 2021, she was named in Rwanda's squad for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda. [6] In August 2021, Bimenyimana replaced Sarah Uwera as the captain of the Rwandan team, ahead of the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament. [7] In June 2022 Bimenyimana was again selected to captain of the Rwandan team for the 2022 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament. [8] In March 2023 Bimenyimana also selected for team captain Rwanda for the 2023 Nigeria Invitational. [9]


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