Rwanda women's national cricket team

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Rwanda
Association Rwanda Cricket Association
Personnel
Captain Marie Bimenyimana
Coach Leonard Nhamburo
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member [1] (2017)
Affiliate member (2003)
ICC region Africa
ICC RankingsCurrent [2] Best-ever
T20I 24th 24th (26 July 2025)
T20 Internationals
First T20Iv. Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria at National Stadium, Abuja; 26 January 2019
Last T20Iv. Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone at High Performance Oval, Windhoek; 4 September 2025
T20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [3] 116 69/46
(1 tie, 0 no results)
This year [4] 18 13/5
(0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 4 September 2025

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

Contents

History

Rwanda's women's team first played in 2007[ citation needed ], 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]

Rwanda played their first WT20I on 26 January 2019, during a five-match series against Nigeria. [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 4 September 2025

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals11669461026 January 2019

Twenty20 International

Records complete to WT20I #2481. Last updated 4 September 2025. [14]

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 303009 May 2019
ICC Associate members
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 10100006 June 20216 June 2021
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2200010 June 202210 June 2022
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 4400031 March 202331 March 2023
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 1100012 September 202112 September 2021
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 110001 April 20221 April 2022
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1100012 June 202212 June 2022
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2200028 March 202228 March 2022
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 191270010 June 202119 April 2023
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 3300022 April 202422 April 2024
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 3300031 May 202431 May 2024
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 2200018 June 201918 June 2019
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 440008 May 20198 May 2019
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 202007 June 2021
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2613121026 January 201928 January 2019
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 7700030 March 202230 March 2022
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 11290011 May 201922 April 2023
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 142120019 June 201917 June 2023
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  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.

NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Marie Bimenyimana 28Right-handedRight-arm medium
Clarisse Uwase24Left-handedLeft-arm medium
Gisele Ishimwe 20Right-handedRight-arm medium
Merveille Uwase20Right-handed-
Shakila Niyomuhoza19Right-handed-
Cathia Uwamahoro32Right-handed-
Liliane Ufitinema17Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
Henriette Ishimwe 22Right-handedRight-arm medium
Alice Ikuzwe26Right-handedRight-arm medium
Flora Irakoze25Right-handedRight-arm off break Captain & Wicket-keeper
Georgette Ingabire23Left-handedRight-arm medium
Spin Bowlers
Rosine Irera20Right-handedRight-arm off break
Marie Tumukunde21Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Rosette Shimwamana18Right-handedRight-arm off break
Pace Bowlers
Belise Murekatete21Right-handedRight-arm medium
Josiane Nyirankundineza25Right-handedRight-arm medium
Immaculee Muhawenimana26Right-handedRight-arm medium
Devotha UwizeyaRight-handedRight-arm medium
Nadine Nzayituriki19Right-handedRight-arm medium

Tournament history

ICC Women's ODI World Cup

Women's Cricket World Cup records
Host
Year
RoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of England.svg 1973 Did not qualify/No Women's ODI status
Flag of India.svg 1978
Flag of New Zealand.svg 1982
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1988
Flag of England.svg 1993
Flag of India.svg 1997
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2000
Flag of South Africa.svg 2005
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2009
Flag of India.svg 2013
Flag of England.svg 2017
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2022
Flag of India.svg 2025
Total0/130 Titles00000

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier records
Host
Year
RoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2003 Did not qualify/No ODI status
Flag of South Africa.svg 2008
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2011
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2017
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 2021
Flag of Pakistan.svg 2025
Total0/60 Title00000

ICC Women's World T20

Twenty20 World Cup records
Host
Year
RoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of England.svg 2009 Did not qualify
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2010
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2012
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2014
Flag of India.svg 2016
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2018
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2020
Flag of South Africa.svg 2023
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2024
Flag of England.svg 2026
Total0/90 Titles00000

ICC Women's Twenty20 Global Qualifier

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier records
Host
Year
RoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Ireland.svg 2013 Did not qualify
Flag of Thailand.svg 2015
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2018
Flag of Scotland.svg 2019
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2022
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2024
Flag of Nepal.svg 2026
Total0/70 Titles00000

ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy

ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy records
Host
Year
RoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2027 To be determined
Flag.svg 2031
Total0 Title00000

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier records
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 2019 Group stage42200
Flag of Botswana.svg 2021 Group stage53200
Total2/20 Title 95400

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Division One

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Division One records
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Botswana.svg 2025 To be determined
Total1/10 Title 00000

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Division Two

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Division Two records
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Uganda.svg 2023 Group stage30300
Flag of Botswana.svg 2025 Champion1/855000
Total2/21 Title 85300

Cricket at the African Games

Cricket at the African Games records
Host
Year
RoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Ghana.svg 2023 Group stage30300
Flag of Egypt.svg 2027 To be determined
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 2031
Total0/10 Title30300

See also

References

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  2. "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  3. "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. "WT20I matches - 2025 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. 1 2 "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.
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  19. "Records / Rwanda Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 25 April 2019.

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