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
WT20I 26th 26th (29 Mar 2023)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20Iv. Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria at National Stadium, Abuja; 26 January 2019
Last WT20Iv. Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya at Gahanga B Ground, Kigali; 2 November 2024
WT20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [3] 98 56/41
(1 tie, 0 no results)
This year [4] 33 22/11
(0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 2 November 2024

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 2 November 2024

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals9856411026 January 2019

Twenty20 International

Records complete to WT20I #2121. Last updated 2 November 2024. [14]

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
ICC Full members
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 303009 May 2019
ICC Associate members
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 990006 June 20216 June 2021
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1100010 June 202210 June 2022
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2200031 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 181170010 June 202119 April 2023
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 2200022 April 202422 April 2024
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 1100031 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 2512121026 January 201928 January 2019
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 4400030 March 202230 March 2022
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 8260011 May 201922 April 2023
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 111100019 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 27Right-handedRight-arm medium
Clarisse Uwase23Left-handedLeft-arm medium
Gisele Ishimwe 20Right-handedRight-arm medium
Merveille Uwase19Right-handed-
Shakila Niyomuhoza18Right-handed-
Cathia Uwamahoro31Right-handed-
Liliane Ufitinema16Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
Henriette Ishimwe 21Right-handedRight-arm medium
Alice Ikuzwe25Right-handedRight-arm medium
Flora Irakoze24Right-handedRight-arm off break Captain & Wicket-keeper
Georgette Ingabire22Left-handedRight-arm medium
Spin Bowlers
Rosine Irera19Right-handedRight-arm off break
Marie Tumukunde21Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Rosette Shimwamana17Right-handedRight-arm off break
Pace Bowlers
Belise Murekatete20Right-handedRight-arm medium
Josiane Nyirankundineza24Right-handedRight-arm medium
Immaculee Muhawenimana25Right-handedRight-arm medium
Devotha UwizeyaRight-handedRight-arm medium
Nadine Nzayituriki18Right-handedRight-arm medium

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