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Deutsch2023 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament
| Dates | 10 – 17 June 2023 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Rwanda Cricket Association |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and play-offs |
| Host(s) |  Rwanda |
| Champions | Rwanda (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Uganda |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 22 |
| Player of the series |  Queentor Abel |
| Most runs | Queentor Abel (206) |
| Most wickets | Henriette Ishimwe (16) |
The 2023 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Rwanda from 10 to 17 June 2023.[1] It was the ninth edition of the annual Kwibuka T20 Tournament,[2] which was first played in 2014 in remembrance of the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.[3]
Tanzania had won the 2022 tournament,[4] but they did not enter the 2023 tournament, which featured Rwanda, Botswana, Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda.[5]
Nigeria made a good start, winning their first three games to take a surprise lead in the tournament standings.[6] The closely contested round-robin stage ultimately saw the hosts and Nigeria in a race to claim the second spot in the final behind Uganda.[7][8][9] Uganda topped the table, winning their first seven round-robin games, before losing a dead-rubber against Nigeria.[10]
Rwanda claimed a surprise 6-wicket victory over Uganda in the final.[11][12] This was Rwanda's first win against Uganda and the first time that they had won the Kwibuka tournament.[13][14]
Squads
[edit] Botswana[15] | Kenya[16][17] |  Nigeria[18] | Rwanda[19] | Uganda[20] |
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Round-robin
[edit]Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1.197 |
| 2 | Rwanda | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.442 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −0.019 |
| 4 | Kenya | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −0.794 |
| 5 | Botswana | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | −0.817 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo[21]
Advanced to the final
Advanced to the 3rd place play-off
Fixtures
[edit]Day one
[edit]v | ||
Marie Bimenyimana 19 (39) Shameelah Mosweu 2/11 (4 overs) | Florence Samanyika 17 (41) Rosine Irera 3/8 (4 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Pako Mapotsane (Bot) made her T20I debut.
v | ||
Thapelo Modise 18 (37) Irene Alumo 3/9 (4 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Merapelo Phiase (Bot) and Malisa Ariokot (Uga) both made their T20I debuts.
v | ||
Gisele Ishimwe 30 (39) Adeshola Adekunle 2/13 (3 overs) | Salome Sunday 47* (57) Immaculee Muhawenimana 2/20 (4 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
Day two
[edit]v | ||
Venasa Ooko 30 (23) Josiane Nyirankundineza 2/12 (4 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
v | ||
Shameelah Mosweu 26 (52) Favour Eseigbe 2/14 (3 overs) | Blessing Etim 26 (22) Goabilwe Matome 2/13 (3.2 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
v | ||
Gisele Ishimwe 33 (41) Evelyn Anyipo 4/1 (4 overs) | Kevin Awino 34 (49) Margueritte Vumiliya 2/16 (4 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
- Lorna Anyait (Uga) made her T20I debut.
Day three
[edit]v | ||
Esther Sandy 52 (39) Evelyn Anyipo 2/14 (4 overs) | Immaculate Nakisuuyi 31 (20) Favour Eseigbe 2/19 (4 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
v | ||
Laura Mophakedi 11 (36) Esther Wachira 3/3 (2.1 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
Day four
[edit]Day five
[edit]v | ||
Florence Samanyika 31 (42) Malisa Ariokot 3/14 (3 overs) | Mohammed Jimia 21 (21) Florence Samanyika 2/17 (4 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
v | ||
Esther Sandy 20 (29) Esther Wachira 2/6 (4 overs) | Venasa Ooko 21* (46) Oseyende Omonkhobio 1/5 (4 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
v | ||
Venasa Ooko 17 (32) Evelyn Anyipo 1/6 (4 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
Day six
[edit]v | ||
Alice Ikuzwe 10 (14) Concy Aweko 3/2 (3 overs) | Janet Mbabazi 20* (18) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
v | ||
Mary Mwangi 12 (13) Goabilwe Matome 3/12 (4 overs) | Florence Samanyika 24 (31) Flavia Odhiambo 2/9 (2 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
- Super Over: Botswana 9/0, Kenya 10/0
v | ||
Venasa Ooko 17 (20) Henriette Ishimwe 4/11 (4 overs) | Alice Ikuzwe 20 (13) Queentor Abel 2/23 (3.3 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
- Judith Ajiambo (Ken) made her T20I debut.
v | ||
Abigail Igbobie 24 (37) Shameelah Mosweu 4/9 (4 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
Day seven
[edit]v | ||
Florence Samanyika 30* (48) Alice Ikuzwe 3/15 (4 overs) | Merveille Uwase 34* (49) Tuelo Shadrack 2/8 (3.5 overs) |
- Botswana won the toss and elected to bat.
v | ||
Stephani Nampiina 21 (29) Adeshola Adekunle 3/14 (4 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd place play-off
[edit]v | ||
Lucky Piety 17 (19) Mary Mwangi 4/9 (4 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
Final
[edit]v | ||
Merveille Uwase 17 (41) Phiona Kulume 2/11 (4 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
References
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- ^ "Cricket: Rwanda women end nine-year Kwibuka T20 title jinx". The New Times. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ "Nhamburo attributes Kwibuka women's T20 triumph to hard work". The New Times. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Botswana have named the men and women's squads that leave today for Kenya and Uganda respectively". Botswana Cricket Association (via Facebook). Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ @CKDirector_WC (5 June 2023). "Announcement" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ndege injects new blood in national women's cricket team ahead of Kwibuka". KBC. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
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