Marie Bimenyimana (born 30 November 1996) is a Rwandan

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er and the current captain of the Rwanda women's cricket team. She made her

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(WT20I) debut for the Rwanda on 26 January 2019, against

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, in the first WT20I match of Rwanda's tour of Nigeria. It was the first WT20I match to be played by Rwanda. In May 2019, she was named in Rwanda's squad for the

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tournament in Zimbabwe. In June 2019, she was named in Rwanda's squad for the

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in Rwanda. On 21 June 2019 she scored 114

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against

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, a score which was the first century for Rwanda Women in a WT20I match. In May 2021, she was named in Rwanda's squad for the

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in Rwanda. In August 2021, Bimenyimana replaced

Sarah Uwera Sarah Uwera (born 1 June 1996) is a Rwandan cricketer and a former captain of the Rwanda women's cricket team. Uwera first began to play cricket in 2012, and also played for Rwanda's under-19 team. In January 2019, Uwera was named in Rwanda's s ...

as the captain of the Rwandan team, ahead of the

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tournament. In June 2022 Bimenyimana was again selected to captain of the Rwandan team for the 2022 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament. In March 2023 Bimenyimana also selected for team captain Rwanda for the 2023 Nigeria Invitational.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bimenyimana, Marie 1996 births Living people Rwandan women cricketers Rwanda women Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Women cricket captains