2023 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament Explained
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]
Round-robin
Points table
Advanced to the final
Advanced to the 3rd place play-off
Fixtures
Day one
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Day two
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Day three
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Day five
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Day six
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Day seven
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Cricket: Kwibuka Women’s T20 tourney due in June . The New Times . 23 May 2023.
- Web site: Kwibuka Women's Tournament Attracts Five Nations . Emerging Cricket . 9 June 2023.
- Web site: Musaale tips Rwanda women to break Kwibuka T20 title jinx . The New Times . 13 April 2023.
- Web site: Kwibuka T20: Tanzania brush aside defending champions Kenya to win second title . Women's CricZone . 18 June 2022 . 18 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220618144508/https://www.womenscriczone.com/kwibuka-t20-tanzania-brush-aside-defending-champions-kenya-to-win-second-title . dead .
- Web site: Victoria Pearls favourites at Kwibuka Tournament . Kawowo Sports . 8 June 2023.
- Web site: Nigeria defeat Rwanda, Botswana, Kenya, top Kwibuka Women Cricket table . The Guardian . 12 June 2023.
- Web site: Kwibuka T20: Uganda women remain unbeaten, Rwanda avenge Nigeria loss . New Times Rwanda . 15 June 2023.
- Web site: Cricket: Nigeria, Rwanda jostle for Kwibuka final spot . Punch . 16 June 2023.
- Web site: Victoria Pearls reach Kwibuka Final after routine win over Rwanda . Kawowo Sports . 15 June 2023.
- Web site: Female Yellow Greens end Victoria Pearls' unbeaten run at Kwibuka . Kawowo Sports . 16 June 2023.
- Web site: Rwanda deny Victoria Pearls third Kwibuka title . Kawowo Sports . 17 June 2023.
- Web site: Victoria Pearls positive albeit sad ending to Kwibuka Women’s T20 Tournament . Sports Ocean . 17 June 2023.
- Web site: Cricket: Rwanda women end nine-year Kwibuka T20 title jinx . The New Times . 17 June 2023.
- Web site: Nhamburo attributes Kwibuka women’s T20 triumph to hard work . The New Times . 19 June 2023.
- Web site: Botswana have named the men and women's squads that leave today for Kenya and Uganda respectively . Botswana Cricket Association (via Facebook) . 7 June 2023.
- CKDirector_WC . 1665657146304786434 . 5 June 2023 . Announcement.
- Web site: Ndege injects new blood in national women's cricket team ahead of Kwibuka . KBC . 6 June 2023.
- Web site: NCF announces final squad list for Kwibuka Women's tournament in Rwanda . Nigeria Cricket Federation . 8 June 2023.
- RwandaCricket . 1666882471596523539 . 8 June 2023 . Introducing the talented squad of Rwanda Women's National Team!.
- Web site: Two debutants on Victoria Pearls squad for Kwibuka . Kawowo Sports . 30 May 2023.
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