By Spy Uganda
Rwanda women’s national cricket team take on hosts Uganda in the opening match of the Victoria Series Championship scheduled Tuesday, April 18, at Lugogo Cricket Oval in Kampala.
The 2023 Victoria Series is a women’s Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that is taking place in Uganda in April 2023, the second edition of the Victoria Series. Zimbabwe won the first edition in 2019, did not defend the title this year due to other commitments.
The team, led by head coach Leonard Nhamburo, traveled to Kampala on Sunday a few days after taking part in the NCF Invitational Cricket tournament held in Lagos, Nigeria.
Host Nigeria beat Nhamburo’s women in the final to clinch the title.
Skipper Diane Marie Bimenyimana and her teammates now shift focus on the Victoria Series Championship as they look poised to bounce back with a triump in Kampala.
“We want to play good cricket in this series. We had a lot of preparatory games before coming here, we saw where we were not doing well and worked hard in those areas,” Bimenyimana told Pulse Sports Uganda.
The pair face off at 2:50pm.
Rwanda will next face Kenya, UAE and Tanzania in subsequent games.
This is going to be Rwanda’s first appearance in the competition though they remain one of the firm favorites to lift the trophy due to their pedigree in cricket on the African continent.
Rwanda comprises a number of players who helped the country reach the Supersix of the maiden edition of the U19 female cricket World Cup in South Africa in January 2023.
