Gisele Ishimwe

{{short description|Rwandan cricketer (born 2004)}}

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| name = Gisele Ishimwe

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| country = Rwanda

| fullname = Gisele Ishimwe

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|9|9|df=yes}}

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = All-rounder

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| international = true

| T20Idebutdate = 26 January

| T20Idebutyear = 2019

| T20Idebutagainst = Nigeria

| T20Icap = 5

| lastT20Idate = 30 October

| lastT20Iyear = 2024

| lastT20Iagainst = Kenya

| columns = 1

| column1 = WT20I

| matches1 = 87

| runs1 = 1,388

| bat avg1 = 19.01

| 100s/50s1 = 1/2

| top score1 = 114*

| deliveries1 = 304

| wickets1 = 14

| bowl avg1 = 19.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 2/2

| catches/stumpings1 = 21/0

| date = 30 October 2024

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/gisele-ishimwe-1172639 Cricinfo

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Gisele Ishimwe (born 9 September 2004) is a Rwandan cricketer who plays for the women's national cricket team as an all-rounder.{{cite web |title=Gisele Ishimwe |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/gisele-ishimwe-1172639 |website=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Inc. |access-date=25 January 2023}}

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.{{cite web|title=13th Match, Group A, Gaborone (Oval 1), Sep 12 2021, ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Region Qualifier |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-women-s-t20-world-cup-africa-region-qualifier-2021-1275087/eswatini-women-vs-rwanda-women-13th-match-group-a-1275116/full-scorecard|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 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.{{cite web |title=14th Match, Group B, Potchefstroom (Uni), January 17, 2023, ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1336168.html |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 January 2023 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Super Six, Group 2, Potchefstroom (Uni), January 22, 2023, ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1336186.html |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=25 January 2023}}

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  • {{cite news |last1=Iriza |first1=Jade Natacha |title=19-year-old cricket player on living her dream and the importance of parental support |url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/5263/lifestyle/people/19-year-old-cricket-player-on-living-her-dream-and-the-importance-of-parental-support |access-date=27 February 2023 |work=The New Times (Rwanda) |date=23 February 2023 |language=en}}
  • {{cite news |author1=Times Reporter |title=Chasing destiny in cricket: The story of Gisele Ishimwe |url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/4338/sports/cricket/chasing-destiny-in-cricket-the-story-of-gisele-ishimwe |access-date=27 February 2023 |work=The New Times (Rwanda) |date=18 January 2023 |language=en}}

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