Integrated Polytechnic Regional College Ground

{{Short description|Cricket ground in Kigali, Rwanda}}

{{use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox cricket ground

| ground_name = Integrated Polytechnic Regional College Ground

| nickname = Kicukiro Oval, IPRC Kigali

| country = Rwanda

| image = {{coord|1|58|41.2|S|30|06|31.8|E|display=title|type:landmark_region:RW}}

| location = Kigali, Rwanda

| coordinates =

| establishment = 2021

| seating_capacity = 10000

| end1 = n/a

| end2 = n/a

| international = true

| firstt20idate = 16 October

| firstt20iyear = 2021

| firstt20ihome = Eswatini

| firstt20iaway = Lesotho

| lastt20idate = 9 December

| lastt20iyear = 2022

| lastt20ihome = Cameroon

| lastt20iaway = Tanzania

| firstwt20idate = 9 June

| firstwt20iyear = 2022

| firstwt20ihome = Botswana

| firstwt20iaway = Kenya

| lastwt20idate = 15 June

| lastwt20iyear = 2023

| lastwt20ihome = Rwanda

| lastwt20iaway = Kenya

| date = 17 June 2023

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/1278780.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

The Integrated Polytechnic Regional College Ground is a cricket ground, in Kigali, Rwanda.{{cite web |url=https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1008607/kigali-tales |title=Kigali tales |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date= 25 September 2021}}

In October 2021, the ground was the venue for Group A of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier which involved men's national cricket teams of Eswatini, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, Seychelles, Uganda and the hosts Rwanda.{{cite web|url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/sports/cricket-rwanda-host-four-africa-regional-qualifying-tournaments |title=Cricket: Rwanda to host four Africa Regional Qualifying tournaments |work=The New Times |access-date=6 August 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.rwandacricket.rw/rwanda-to-host-four-africa-regional-qualifying-tournaments/ |title=Rwanda to host four Africa Regional Qualifying tournaments |work=Rwanda Cricket Association |access-date=6 August 2021 |archive-date=6 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806083814/http://www.rwandacricket.rw/rwanda-to-host-four-africa-regional-qualifying-tournaments/ |url-status=dead }} Ahead of the start of the tournament, the ground underwent major renovation to reach ICC accreditation levels.{{cite web|url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/sports/rwf100m-upgrade-works-iprc-kigali-cricket-oval-begin |title=Rwf100m upgrade works on IPRC-Kigali cricket oval begin |work=The NEw Times |access-date=25 September 2021}}

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