Rwandan women's cricket team in Nigeria in 2018–19

Rwandan women's cricket team in Nigeria in 2018–19
 
  Nigeria women Rwanda women
Dates 26 – 29 January 2019
Captains Blessing Etim Sarah Uwera
Twenty20 International series
Results Nigeria women won the 5-match series 3–2
Most runs Blessing Etim (70) Diane Dusabemungu (71)
Most wickets Taiwo Abdulquadri (8) Veronique Iriho (9)
Player of the series Veronique Iriho (Rwa)

The Rwanda women's cricket team toured Nigeria in January 2019 to play a five-match Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) series (later referred to as the first edition of the Nigeria Invitational Women's T20I Tournament).[1] These were the first matches with WT20I status to be played by either side after the International Cricket Council announced that all matches played between women's teams of Associate Members after 1 July 2018 would have full T20I status.[2] The venue for all of the matches was the National Stadium in Abuja.[1]

Nigeria won the series 3–2.[3][4] The tournament provided both teams with some preparation ahead of the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa.[5]

WT20I series

1st WT20I

26 January 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Rwanda 
65 (17.2 overs)
v
 Nigeria
66/6 (18.1 overs)
Veronique Iriho 28 (34)
Agatha Obulor 2/10 (2.2 overs)
Fate Fyneface 18 (17)
Veronique Iriho 2/13 (4 overs)
Nigeria won by 4 wickets
National Stadium, Abuja
Umpires: Eugene King (Ngr) and Kehinde Olanbiwonnu (Ngr)
Player of the match: Racheal Samson (Ngr)
  • Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
  • Taiwo Abdulquadri, Samantha Agazuma, Mary Desmond, Joy Efosa, Favour Eseigbe, Blessing Etim, Blessing Frank, Fate Fyneface, Blessing Nwobodo, Agatha Obulor, Racheal Samson (Ngr), Marie Bimenyimana, Diane Dusabemungu, Alice Ikuzwe, Veronique Iriho, Gisele Ishimwe, Henriette Ishimwe, Immaculee Muhawenimana, Josiane Nyirankundineza, Cathia Uwamahoro, Sarah Uwera and Margueritte Vumiliya (Rwa) all made their WT20I debuts.

2nd WT20I

26 January 2019
14:00
Scorecard
Rwanda 
85/7 (20 overs)
v
 Nigeria
86/5 (16.3 overs)
Diane Dusabemungu 20 (33)
Rachael Samson 2/13 (4 overs)
Blessing Etim 22 (20)
Veronique Iriho 2/8 (4 overs)
Nigeria won by 5 wickets
National Stadium, Abuja
Umpires: Olumide Akintokun (Ngr) and Austin Areghan (Ngr)
Player of the match: Agatha Obulor (Ngr)
  • Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Hannah Ayoka (Ngr) and Sifa Ingabire (Rwa) both made their WT20I debuts.

3rd WT20I

28 January 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Rwanda 
60 (16.3 overs)
v
 Nigeria
61/3 (17.4 overs)
Veronique Iriho 16 (22)
Agatha Obulor 3/9 (2 overs)
Favour Eseigbe 19* (46)
Immaculee Muhawenimana 2/6 (4 overs)
Nigeria won by 7 wickets
National Stadium, Abuja
Umpires: Olumide Akintokun (Ngr) and Eugene King (Ngr)
Player of the match: Taiwo Abdulquadri (Ngr)
  • Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
  • Flora Irakoze (Rwa) made her WT20I debut.

4th WT20I

28 January 2019
14:00
Scorecard
Nigeria 
79/8 (20 overs)
v
 Rwanda
80/5 (17.1 overs)
Favour Eseigbe 16 (40)
Immaculee Muhawenimana 3/6 (4 overs)
Diane Dusabemungu 21 (45)
Blessing Etim 2/21 (3 overs)
Rwanda won by 5 wickets
National Stadium, Abuja
Umpires: Austin Areghan (Ngr) and Kehinde Olanbiwonnu (Ngr)
Player of the match: Immaculee Muhawenimana (Rwa)
  • Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Antoinette Uwimbabazi (Rwa) made her WT20I debut.

5th WT20I

29 January 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Nigeria 
61 (19.1 overs)
v
 Rwanda
62/3 (15.1 overs)
Blessing Etim 15 (24)
Veronique Iriho 3/4 (4 overs)
Sifa Ingabire 19 (40)
Taiwo Abdulquadri 1/10 (3 overs)
Rwanda won by 7 wickets
National Stadium, Abuja
Player of the match: Veronique Iriho (Rwa)
  • Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
  • Grace Ephraim (Ngr) made her WT20I debut.

References

  1. ^ a b "Rwanda Women Cricket Team Set For Nigeria Tour". KT Press. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Rwanda restores some pride after final match win to peg the series at 3-2". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Nigeria women to tour Rwanda for return leg of bilateral T20I series". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Nigeria tour will boost ladies' national team, says cricket body". The New Times. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.