Rwanda women's national under-19 cricket team
{{short description|Under-19 cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Rwanda Women's Under-19 cricket team
| image =Flag of Rwanda.svg
| coach = Leonard Nhamburo
| captain = Gisele Ishimwe
| colors =
| association = Rwanda Cricket Association
| icc_region = Africa
| title1 = U19 World Cup
| first_fc =
| first_la =
| first_t20 =v. {{crw19|PAK}} at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom, South Africa; 15 January 2023
| title1wins = 0
}}
The Rwanda women's under-19 cricket team represents Rwanda in international under-19 women's cricket. The team is administered by the Rwanda Cricket Association (RCA).
Rwanda qualified for the inaugural ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup via winning the Africa Qualifier, thereby becoming the first Rwandan team to qualify for an ICC tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2789162 |title=African delight: Rwanda qualify for inaugural ICC event |work=International Cricket Council |date=13 September 2022 |access-date=2 January 2023}} They reached the Super Six stage at the tournament, winning two of their matches.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-women-s-under-19-t20-world-cup-2022-23-1336137 |title=ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup 2022/23 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 February 2023}}
History
Rwanda competed in the Women's African Under-19s Championship between 2009–10 and 2014–15.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/11/11934/Womens_Miscellaneous_Matches.html |title=Women's Miscellaneous Matches Played by Rwanda Under-19s Women |work=CricketArchive |access-date=2 January 2023}}
The inaugural Women's Under-19 World Cup was scheduled to take place in January 2021, but was postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/icc-postpones-2021-womens-world-cup-qualifier-due-to-covid-19 |title=ICC postpones 2021 Women's World Cup Qualifier due to COVID-19 |work=Women's CricZone |date=12 May 2020 |access-date=2 January 2023}} The tournament was eventually scheduled to take place in 2023, in South Africa. Rwanda competed in the Africa Qualifier for the tournament in September 2022. They finished second in their group, winning three of their four matches to qualify for the semi-finals. They went on to beat Uganda in the semi-finals and Tanzania, by 6 wickets, in the final. It was the first time that a Rwandan side had qualified for a Cricket World Cup in any format.
Rwanda announced their squad for the tournament on 18 December 2022, with Leonard Nhamburo announced as Head Coach of the side.{{cite web|url=https://www.newtimes.co.rw/article/3680/sports/cricket/nhamburo-names-final-squad-for-2023-icc-u19-women-world-cup |title=Nhamburo names final squad for 2023 ICC U19 Women World Cup |publisher=The New Times |date=18 December 2022 |access-date=3 January 2022}} Rwanda beat both Zimbabwe and the West Indies as they reached the Super Six stage of the tournament. Rwanda bowler Henriette Ishimwe took four wickets in four balls against Zimbabwe.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-women-s-under-19-t20-world-cup-2022-23-1336137/rwanda-women-under-19s-vs-zimbabwe-women-under-19s-14th-match-group-b-1336168/match-report |title=Henriette Ishimwe picks up four wickets in four balls as Rwanda stun Zimbabwe |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=17 January 2023 |access-date=3 February 2023}}
Recent call-ups
The table below lists all the players who have been selected in recent squads for Rwanda under-19s. Currently, this only includes the squad for the 2023 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Name
! Most Recent Call-up |
|---|
| Divine Gihozo Ishimwe
| 2023 World Cup |
| Gisele Ishimwe
| 2023 World Cup |
| Henriette Ishimwe
| 2023 World Cup |
| Zurafat Ishimwe
| 2023 World Cup |
| Henriette Isimbi
| 2023 World Cup |
| Cesarie Muragajimana
| 2023 World Cup |
| Belise Murekatete
| 2023 World Cup |
| Sharila Niyomuhoza
| 2023 World Cup |
| Marie Jose Tumukunde
| 2023 World Cup |
| Sylvia Usabyimana
| 2023 World Cup |
| Giovannis Uwase
| 2023 World Cup |
| Merveille Uwase
| 2023 World Cup |
| Cynthia Tuyizere
| 2023 World Cup |
| Rosine Uwera
| 2023 World Cup |
Records & statistics
International match summary
As of 22 January 2023
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| colspan=7 align="center" | Playing records | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | D/NR | Inaugural match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="left"|Youth Women's Twenty20 Internationals | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 January 2023 |
Youth Women's Twenty20 record versus other nations
As of 22 January 2023
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| colspan="30" style="text-align: center;"| ICC Full members | |||||||
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|ENG}} England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 January 2023 | |
| {{flagicon|PAK}} Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 January 2023 | |
| {{crw19|NZ}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 January 2023 | |
| {{crw19|WIN}} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 January 2023 | 22 January 2023 |
| {{flagicon|ZIM}} Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 January 2023 | 17 January 2023 |
=Leading runs scorers=
{{updated|22 January 2023}}
| class="wikitable"
!S/N!!Players!!Runs!!Average!!Career span{{cite news|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=15002;team=7002;type=tournament|date=21 January 2023|title=Rwanda women's under-19 cricket team batters statistics|work=www.espncricinfo.com|access-date=20 February 2023}} | ||||
| 1 | Gisele Ishimwe | 133 | 33.25 | 2023–Present |
| 2 | Cynthia Tuyizere | 72 | 14.40 | 2023–Present |
| 3 | Henriette Ishimwe | 60 | 12.00 | 2023–Present |
=Leading wickets takers=
{{updated|22 January 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="width: 400px;" | ||||
| bgcolor=#bdb76b
!S/N!!Player!!Wickets!!Average!!Career span{{cite news|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=15002;team=7002;type=tournament|date=21 January 2023|title=Rwanda women's under-19 cricket team bowling statistics|work=www.espncricinfo.com|access-date=20 February 2023}} | ||||
| 1 | Sylvia Usabyimana | 7 | 11.42 | 2023–Present |
| 2 | Henriette Ishimwe | 6 | 13.66 | 2023–Present |
| 3 | Zurafat Ishimwe | 5 | 19.60 | 2023–Present |
= Highest individual innings=
{{updated|22 January 2023}}
| style="width:100%;" class="wikitable" | ||||
| S/N | Player | Score | Opposition | Match Date{{cite news|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?id=15002;team=7002;type=tournament|title=Rwanda Women's U-19 cricket team batters statistics|work=www.espncricinfo.com|access-date=20 February 2023}} |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gisele Ishimwe | 40 | {{crw19|PAK}} | 15 January 2023 |
| 2 | Gisele Ishimwe | 34 | {{crw19|ZIM}} | 17 January 2023 |
| 3 | Gisele Ishimwe | 31* | {{crw19|WIN}} | 22 January 2023 |
=Highest individual bowling figures=
{{updated|22 January 2023}}
| style="width:100%;" class="wikitable" | ||||
| S/N | Player | Score | Opposition | Match Date{{cite news|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?id=15002;team=7002;type=tournament|title=Rwanda Women's U-19 cricket team bowler statistics|work=www.espncricinfo.com|access-date=20 February 2023}} |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marie Jose Tumukunde | 4/8 | {{crw19|WIN}} | 22 January 2023 |
| 2 | Gisele Ishimwe | 4/13 | {{crw19|ZIM}} | 17 January 2023 |
| 3 | Sylvia Usabyimana | 4/20 | {{crw19|WIN}} | 22 January 2023 |
=Highest team totals=
{{updated|22 January 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="width: 400px;" | ||||
| bgcolor=#bdb76b
!S/N!!Dates!!Totals!!Against!!Ref | ||||
| 1 | 17 January 2023 | 119/8, (20 Overs) | {{crw19|ZIM}} | {{cite news|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/highest_innings_totals.html?id=15002;team=7002;type=tournament|title=Rwanda Women's U-19 cricket team highest & lowest totals statistics|work=www.espncricinfo.com|access-date=20 February 2023}} |
| 2 | 15 January 2023 | 106/8, (20 Overs) | {{crw19|PAK}} |
=Lowest team totals=
Under-19 World Cup record
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center" |
| colspan=9|Rwanda's U19 Twenty20 World Cup Record |
|---|
| width="90" |Year
! Result ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Pos|Position}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|№|Number of teams}} ! width="20" |{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}} ! width="20" |{{Abbr|W|Won}} ! width="20" |{{Abbr|L|Lost}} ! width="20" |{{Abbr|T|Drawn}} ! width="20" |{{Abbr|NR|No result}} |
| {{flagicon|RSA}} 2023
|Super 6 |– |16 |5 |2 |3 |0 |0 |
| {{Flagicon|Malaysia}}{{Flagicon|Thailand}} 2025
| colspan="8" |Did not qualify |
| {{Flagicon|Bangladesh}}{{Flagicon|Nepal}} 2027
| colspan="8"|To be determined |
| Total
! ! ! !5 !2 !3 !0 !0 |
References
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{{National sports teams of Rwanda}}
{{Women's under-19 cricket teams}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rwanda women's under-19 cricket team}}