Godfred Bakiweyem
{{Short description|Ghanaian cricketer (born 1998)}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Godfred Bakiweyem
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| country = Ghana
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|12|20|df=yes}}
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| batting =Right-handed
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| international = true
| T20Idebutdate = 21 May
| T20Idebutyear = 2019
| T20Idebutagainst = Kenya
| T20Icap = 12
| lastT20Idate = 17 December
| lastT20Iyear = 2023
| lastT20Iagainst = Sierra Leone
| date = 18 December 2023
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/585463.html Cricinfo
|bowling=Right-arm medium}}
Godfred Bakiweyem (born 20 December 1998) is a Ghanaian cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/585463.html |title=Godfred Bakiweyem |accessdate=19 July 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
Career
He was named in Ghana's squad for the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in South Africa.{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/463672 |title=Road to ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 starts in South Africa |accessdate=28 August 2017 |work=International Cricket Council}} He played in Ghana's opening fixture, against Germany, on 3 September 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1118452.html |title=Group B, ICC World Cricket League Division Five at Benoni, Sep 3 2017 |accessdate=3 September 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
In May 2019, he was named in Ghana's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.{{cite tweet |user=CricketGhana |number=1129195676917731328 |date=16 May 2019 |title=We are coming!}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1222616 |title=African men in Uganda for T20 showdown |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=18 May 2019}} He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Kenya on 21 May 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1184261.html |title=9th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 21 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=21 May 2019}} He was named in Ghana's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.{{cite tweet |number=1447979359067942919 |user=CricketGhana |title=We are ready to reclaim our crown! We are ready to conquer Africa again! |date=12 October 2021}} He was also named in Ghana's squad for the 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.
On 17 December 2023, during a group stage match against Sierra Leone at the 2023 ACA Africa T20 Cup, he was dismissed in timed out manner and became only the second ever player in international cricket history to be timed out after Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews.{{Cite web |title=GHA vs SLE, Africa Cricket Association Cup 2023/24, 12th Match, Group B at Benoni, December 17, 2023 - Full Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/africa-cricket-association-cup-2023-24-1412206/ghana-vs-sierra-leone-12th-match-group-b-1412222/full-scorecard |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=thatguybruv |date=2023-12-18 |title=Ghana's Godfrey Bakiweyem is the second man to be timed out in international cricket. Against Sierra Leone at Willowmore Park, Benoni |url=http://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/comments/18l6dbk/ghanas_godfrey_bakiweyem_is_the_second_man_to_be/ |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=r/Cricket}} His confusion to reach the crease could have possibly arisen from score ticker on the live stream incorrectly showing that the over has ended, though one ball was left to be bowled. A Sierra Leone fielder rushed to the umpire who then looked into his watch. He was supposed to bat at number seven position in the match and he was timed out without facing any delivery. He then became the first player to be timed out in T20I cricket. After he was dismissed, a Sierra Leonean fielder was seen tapping into his watch; possibly as a celebration, send-off or mockery. Earlier in the same game, Bakiwenyem was involved in another unusual dismissal. After delivering the ball, he attempted to field it and run out batter Abbas Gbla, who was attempting a quick single. However, as Bakwenyam bent to pick up the ball, Gbla veered back into its path and made contact with it using his leg, preventing the run-out. The impact left Bakwenyam in visible discomfort, as he was seen wringing his hand afterward, and Gbla being out obstructing the field.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-18 |title=Watch: Batters given out obstructing the field and timed out in Ghana-Sierra Leone Africa Cup T20I |url=https://www.wisden.com/cricket-news/watch-batters-given-out-obstructing-the-field-and-timed-out-in-ghana-sierra-leone-africa-cup-t20i |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=Wisden |language=en}}
References
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External links
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Category:Ghana Twenty20 International cricketers
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Cricketers at the 2023 African Games
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