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2024 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament
The 2024 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Rwanda from 30 May to 8 June 2024. It was the tenth edition of the annual Kwibuka T20 Tournament, which was first played in 2014 in remembrance of the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. The participating teams were Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda and Zimbabwe A. The tournament consisted of a round-robin stage, after which the top two sides will advance to the final. Rwanda were the defending champions, having won the tournament for the first time in 2023. A 12-run victory over Rwanda meant that Uganda were the first side to secure a place in the final, having won each of their first six matches. This result also meant that the hosts would have needed to beat Zimbabwe A in their last match in the round-robin to have a chance of making the final. Rwanda did manage to win the game, but the margin of victory was not quite enough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rwanda Cricket Association
Rwanda Cricket Association is the official governing body of cricket sports in Rwanda. Its current headquarters is located in kicukiro district in Kigali city . Rwanda Cricket Association is Rwanda's representative at the International Cricket Council and is an associate member and has been a member of that body since 2003. It is also a member of the African Cricket Association. Today, cricket is one of the fastest-growing sports in Rwanda. The game was first introduced in the country after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, following the return of many Rwandans who had been exiled in English-speaking cricket-playing neighboring countries – such as Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Most of these exiles were students and played the game while pursuing their studies at the National University of Rwanda (now University of Rwanda). IPRC Kigali later became the home of cricket and went on to host several league and schools cricket competitions before the establishment of Gahanga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament
The 2023 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Rwanda from 10 to 17 June 2023. It was the ninth edition of the annual Kwibuka T20 Tournament, which was first played in 2014 in remembrance of the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. Tanzania had won the 2022 tournament, but they did not enter the 2023 tournament, which featured Rwanda, Botswana, Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda. Nigeria made a good start, winning their first three games to take a surprise lead in the tournament standings. The closely contested round-robin stage ultimately saw the hosts and Nigeria in a race to claim the second spot in the final behind Uganda. Uganda topped the table, winning their first seven round-robin games, before losing a dead-rubber against Nigeria. Rwanda claimed a surprise 6-wicket victory over Uganda in the final. This was Rwanda's first win against Uganda and the first time that they had won the Kwibuka tournament. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephani Nampiina
Stephanie Nampiina (born 12 March 2000) is a Ugandan women's cricketer. In July 2018, she was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. She made her WT20I debut against Thailand on 8 July 2018. In April 2019, she was named in Uganda's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa tournament in Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots .... References External links * 2000 births Living people Ugandan women cricketers Uganda women Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers at the 2023 African Games {{Uganda-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immaculate Nakisuuyi
Immaculate Nakisuuyi (born 7 December 1997) is a Ugandan cricketer. In July 2018, she was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) for Uganda against Scotland in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018. She was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Uganda in the tournament, with four dismissals in five matches. In April 2019, she was named in Uganda's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa The 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa was a cricket tournament that was held in Zimbabwe in May 2019. The matches in the tournament were played as Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), with the top team progressing to both the 2019 ICC Women ... tournament in Zimbabwe. References External links * 1996 births Living people Ugandan women cricketers Uganda women Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Cricketers at the 2023 African Games [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Awino
Kevin Awino (born 6 June 1997) is a Uganda women's cricketer. In July 2018, she was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. She was selected as the captain for the squad. In April 2019, she was named as the captain of Uganda's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa tournament in Zimbabwe file:Zimbabwe, relief map.jpg, upright=1.22, Zimbabwe, relief map Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Bots .... In March 2023, Awino became one of the Uganda Cricket Association's first twelve women players to be awarded central contracts. References External links * 1997 births Living people Ugandan women cricketers Uganda women Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers at the 2023 African Games {{Uganda-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concy Aweko
Concy Aweko (born 23 May 1991) is a Ugandan cricketer. In July 2018, she was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) for Uganda against Scotland in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018. In April 2019, she was named in Uganda's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa tournament in Zimbabwe. On 8 May 2019, in the match against Kenya, she took four wickets in five balls, including her first hat-trick in WT20Is. She was the first cricketer for Uganda to take a hat-trick in a Women's Twenty20 International Women's Twenty20 international (WT20I) is the shortest form of women's international cricket. A women's Twenty20 international is a 20 overs-per-side cricket match between two of the International Cricket Council (ICC) members. The very firs ... match. In March 2023, as team captain, Aweko became one of the Uganda Cricket Association's first twelve women player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Musamali
Rita Musamali (born 21 May 1999) is a Ugandan cricketer. In July 2018, she was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) for Uganda women's national cricket team, Uganda against Scotland women's national cricket team, Scotland in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018. In April 2019, she was named in Uganda's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa tournament in Zimbabwe. On 20 June 2019, in the 2019 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament, Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament match against Mali women's national cricket team, Mali, Musamali scored 103 not out. She was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 189 runs in six matches. In March 2023, Musamali became one of the Uganda Cricket Association's first twelve women players to be awarded central contracts. See also * List of centuries in women's Twenty20 International cricket References External links * 1999 birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Mbabazi
Janet Mbabazi (born 26 January 1996) is a Ugandan cricketer. In July 2018, she was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) for Uganda against Scotland in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018. In April 2019, she was named as the vice-captain of Uganda's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa tournament in Zimbabwe. In March 2023, Mbabazi became one of the Uganda Cricket Association Uganda Cricket Association controls and organises all tours and matches undertaken by the Uganda national cricket team and Uganda women's national cricket team. It is the governing body for the sport of cricket in Uganda. Its current headquarters ...'s first twelve women players to be awarded central contracts. References Further reading * External links * 1996 births Living people Ugandan women cricketers Uganda women Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henriette Ishimwe
Henriette Therese Ishimwe (born 14 October 2003) is a Rwandan cricketing all-rounder who plays for the women's national cricket team as a right-arm medium pace bowler and right handed batter. Domestic career At the domestic level, Ishimwe plays for the Indatwa Hampshire Cricket Club. International career 2019 On 26 June 2019, Ishimwe made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debuts for Rwanda against Nigeria at the National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria, in the first match of a bilateral tour of Nigeria. The match was also both teams' first ever WT20I. Ishemwe played in all five matches of the series, including the fourth match, in which Rwanda racked up its first WT20I victory, by five wickets. Rwanda's and Ishimwe's next WT20Is were during the ICC Women's Qualifier Africa in Harare, Zimbabwe, in May 2019. In Rwanda's first match of that tournament, against Nigeria, Ishimwe top scored with 27 in 21 balls; she was awarded player of the match, which her team won by 37 run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gisele Ishimwe
Gisele Ishimwe (born 9 September 2004) is a Rwandan cricketer who plays for the women's national cricket team as an all-rounder. A right-arm medium pace bowler and right handed batter, Ishimwe scored a Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) century for the national team in September 2021. More recently, in January 2023, she led the Under-19 team to victories against two ICC Full Member teams during the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, and was player of the match in both matches. See also * List of centuries in women's Twenty20 International cricket In the sport of cricket, a century is a score of one hundred or more runs by a batter in a single innings. In a women's Twenty20 match, each team plays a single innings, which is restricted to a maximum of 20 overs. A women's Twenty20 Interna ... * List of Rwanda women Twenty20 International cricketers References Further reading * * External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ishimwe, Gisele Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Bimenyimana
Marie Bimenyimana (born 30 November 1996) is a Rwandan cricketer and the current captain of the Rwanda women's cricket team. 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. It was the first WT20I match to be played by Rwanda. In May 2019, she was named in Rwanda's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa tournament in Zimbabwe. 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. In May 2021, she was named in Rwanda's squad for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda. 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 The 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier was a cricket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queentor Abel
Queentor Abel (born 6 October 1997) is a Kenyan cricketer and the current captain of the women's national cricket team. An all-rounder, Abel bats right-handed and is a right-arm offbreak bowler. Domestic career Uganda Since 2017, Abel has been playing for the Pioneer team in the women's domestic competition staged by the Uganda Cricket Association. In the first of those years, she was named as MVP in the competition, after scoring 239 runs and taking seven wickets in just five of her team's ten matches. In the final of the following year's competition, she made 33 * and took 2/30, but her team was still defeated by Olila High by five wickets. In March 2022, Abel had another busy day while playing back-to-back matches for Pioneer against Olila at Entebbe. In the first match, she scored 44 and took 5/17, and in the second she took a further four wickets. Pioneer won both matches. Kenya Between July and September 2021, Abel captained the Nelion Knights team in the Kenya Ladiesâ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
