Nigerian women's cricket team in Rwanda in 2019–20

The Nigeria women's cricket team toured Rwanda in September 2019 to play a five-match Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) series.[1][2] The two teams had previously played a five-match series in Abuja, Nigeria in January 2019, with Nigeria winning 3–2.[3] This return tour was Rwanda's turn to host Nigeria.[3]

Nigerian women's cricket team in Rwanda in 2019–20
 
  Rwanda women Nigeria women
Dates 4 – 7 September 2019
Captains Sarah Uwera Samantha Agazuma
Twenty20 International series
Results Rwanda women won the 5-match series 3–2
Most runs Cathia Uwamahoro (73) Blessing Etim (145)
Most wickets Immaculate Muhawenimana (6) Salome Sunday (5)
Blessing Etim (5)

The matches were played at the Gahanga International Cricket Stadium in Kigali.[3] In a reverse of the previous series between the two sides, Rwanda won the series by 3 matches to 2.[4]

Squads
 Rwanda[3]  Nigeria[3]
  • Sarah Uwera (c) (wk)
  • Diane Dusabemungu
  • Divine Igihozo
  • Alice Ikuzwe
  • Sifa Ingabire
  • Gisele Ishimwe
  • Henriette Ishimwe
  • Neema Micheline
  • Immaculate Muhawenimana
  • Delphine Mukarurangwa
  • Belyse Murekatete
  • Josiane Nyirankundineza
  • Cathia Uwamahoro
  • Margueritte Vumiliya
  • Samantha Agazuma (c)
  • Kehinde Abdulquadri
  • Taiwo Abdulquadri
  • Omonye Asika
  • Mary Desmond
  • Favour Eseigbe
  • Blessing Etim
  • Fate Fyneface
  • Blessing Frank
  • Agatha Obulor
  • Oyewole Oyronke (wk)
  • Esther Sandy
  • Rachael Samson
  • Salome Sunday

WT20I series

1st WT20I
4 September 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Nigeria 
77/8 (20 overs)
v
 Rwanda
80/6 (19.4 overs)
Salome Sunday 25 (15)
Alice Ikuzwe 2/8 (3 overs)
Alice Ikuzwe 20 (22)
Salome Sunday 3/20 (4 overs)
Rwanda Women won by 4 wickets
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Player of the match: Alice Ikuzwe (Rwa)
  • Rwanda Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Divine Igihozo, Neema Micheline (Rwa), Kehinde Abdulquadri and Salome Sunday (Ngr) all made their WT20I debuts.

2nd WT20I
4 September 2019
13:50
Scorecard
Nigeria 
105/2 (20 overs)
v
 Rwanda
105/6 (20 overs)
Blessing Etim 50* (48)
Immaculate Muhawenimana 1/22 (4 overs)
Cathia Uwamahoro 39* (39)
Agatha Obulor 2/11 (4 overs)
Match tied
(Rwanda Women awarded the win)
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Player of the match: Kehinde Abdulquadri (Ngr)
  • Rwanda Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rwanda Women were awarded the victory after Nigeria Women refused to play the Super Over.[5]

3rd WT20I
6 September 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Nigeria 
112/3 (20 overs)
v
 Rwanda
99/6 (20 overs)
Blessing Etim 45* (39)
Divine Igihozo 1/21 (4 overs)
Sarah Uwera 33 (49)
Blessing Etim 2/26 (4 overs)
Nigeria Women won by 13 runs
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Player of the match: Blessing Etim (Ngr)
  • Rwanda Women won the toss and elected to field.

4th WT20I
6 September 2019
13:50
Scorecard
Nigeria 
87/5 (20 overs)
v
 Rwanda
86 (19.3 overs)
Salome Sunday 26 (28)
Immaculee Muhawenimana 3/18 (4 overs)
Herniette Ishimwe 44 (45)
Blessing Etim 2/11 (4 overs)
Nigeria Women won by 1 run
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Player of the match: Favour Eseigbe (Ngr)
  • Nigeria Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Omonye Asika (Ngr) made her WT20I debut.

5th WT20I
7 September 2019
13:50
Scorecard
Nigeria 
110/4 (20 overs)
v
 Rwanda
111/6 (19.1 overs)
Salome Sunday 45 (47)
Immaculate Muhawenimana 2/24 (4 overs)
Alice Ikuzwe 30 (38)
Mary Desmond 3/21 (4 overs)
Rwanda Women won by 4 wickets
Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali
Player of the match: Salome Sunday (Ngr)
  • Nigeria Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Esther Sandy (Ngr) made her WT20I debut.

References
  1. "Nigeria Women tour of Rwanda 2019/20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. "Bilateral series between Rwanda, Nigeria kick off in Kigali". The New Times. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  3. "Nigeria women to tour Rwanda for return leg of bilateral T20I series". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. "Rwanda wins bi-lateral series 3-2 against Nigeria Women in Kigali". Female Cricket. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  5. "Cricket: Rwanda look to keep perfect record against Nigeria". The New Times. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
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