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}}
See also
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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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