Marie Bimenyimana

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Marie Bimenyimana
Personal information
Full name
Marie Diane Bimenyimana
Born (1996-11-30) 30 November 1996 (age 27)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  1)26 January 2019 v  Nigeria
Last T20I30 October 2024 v  Kenya
Career statistics
Competition WT20I
Matches90
Runs scored1,092
Batting average 16.29
100s/50s1/1
Top score114*
Balls bowled1,046
Wickets 58
Bowling average 12.01
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling5/3
Catches/stumpings 23/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 October 2024

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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References

  1. ↑ "Marie Bimenyimana". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "1st Match, Rwanda Women tour of Nigeria, Jan 26 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Rwanda Women tour of Nigeria 2018/19 - Home". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Women set to take centre stage in Africa Qualifier". International Cricket Council. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "7th Match, Rwanda, Jun 21 2019, Kwibuka Women's Twenty20 Tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Global Game: Kwibuka T20 tournament kicks off in Rwanda". International Cricket Council. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Rwanda: Nhamburo Summons Squad for ICC World Cup Africa Qualifiers". All Africa. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  8. ↑ @RwandaCricket (6 June 2022). "Rwanda team is ready! Here is the squad for the tournament" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ "Nhamburo names squad for Nigeria Women T20 tourney". The New Times. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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