Namibia Women vs Rwanda Women, 12th Match: 8 key moments, ball by ball
Rwanda Women beat Namibia Women by 4 wickets.
Rwanda Women beat Namibia Women by 4 wickets in 12th Match of Women's Victoria T20I Series. Here is how the match turned, ball by ball: the overs that changed it, the wickets that mattered and the numbers behind the result.
Key moments, ball by ball
- NAM-W Over 5.5 — Kayleen Green out for 12 (23), b h ishimwe by Henriette Ishimwe. 19/2
- NAM-W Over 14.1 — Ruth Uwimana completes a 3-wicket haul
- NAM-W Over 14.1 — Sune Wittmann out for 10 (22), c s niyomuhoza b r uwimana by Ruth Uwimana. 49/7
- NAM-W Over 15.4 — Namibia Women collapse: 5 wickets for 18 runs (34/4 to 52/9)
- NAM-W Over 15.4 — Alice Ikuzwe completes a 3-wicket haul
- RWA-W Over 8.1 — Wilka Mwatile completes a 3-wicket haul
- RWA-W Over 10.6 — Rwanda Women collapse: 3 wickets for 19 runs (16/2 to 35/5)
- RWA-W Over 15.5 — Alice Ikuzwe finished it off with 2 runs off Jurriene Diergaardt
How the runs came
Namibia Women were 31 after 8 overs and finished on 58/9. Rwanda Women were 27 after 8 overs and finished on 59/6.
Phase by phase
| Phase | NAM-W | RWA-W |
|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (1-6) | 21/2 (RR 3.50) | 23/2 (RR 3.83) |
| Middle overs (7-15) | 31/5 (RR 3.44) | 27/4 (RR 3.00) |
| Death overs (16-20) | 0/2 (RR 0.00) | 4/0 (RR 4.80) |
The two sides were level phase by phase; single overs made the difference.
Namibia Women innings: over by over
Namibia Women faced 51 dot balls (53%), hit 0 fours and 0 sixes, and got 8 extras. The best stand was 13 off 25 balls between Kayleen Green & Mezerly Gorases. Between overs 10.5 and 15.4 they slipped from 34/4 to 52/9.
Fall of wickets: 13-1 (Mezerly Gorases, 4.1), 19-2 (Kayleen Green, 5.5), 22-3 (Mekelaye Mwatile, 6.3), 34-4 (Wilka Mwatile, 8.4), 42-5 (Jurriene Diergaardt, 10.5), 43-6 (Naomi Benjamin, 11.4), 49-7 (Sune Wittmann, 14.1), 52-8 (Victoria Hamunyela, 15.2), 52-9 (Eveleen Kejarukua, 15.4)
Rwanda Women innings: over by over
Rwanda Women faced 52 dot balls (55%), hit 1 fours and 0 sixes, and got 6 extras. The best stand was 16 off 18 balls between Clarisse Uwase & Gisele Ishimwe. Between overs 6.2 and 10.6 they slipped from 16/2 to 35/5.
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Fanny Utagushimaninde, 0.3), 16-2 (Gisele Ishimwe, 3.3), 24-3 (Shakila Niyomuhoza, 6.2), 27-4 (Clarisse Uwase, 8.1), 35-5 (Diane Marie Bimenyimana, 10.6), 38-6 (Henriette Ishimwe, 11.6)
Our view
Rwanda Women secured a four-wicket victory over Namibia Women in the 12th Match of the Women's Victoria T20I Series, chasing a modest target of 59 in 15.5 overs. Namibia struggled to build momentum after losing early wickets and were eventually restricted to 58/9. Ruth Uwimana and Alice Ikuzwe led the bowling effort with three wickets each, triggering a collapse in which Namibia lost five wickets for just 18 runs after reaching 34/4.
Rwanda's chase was far from comfortable, as they slipped from 16/2 to 35/5, with Wilka Mwatile taking three wickets to put the pressure on. However, the low target kept Rwanda in contention, and the lower order held its nerve to get the job done. Alice Ikuzwe scored the winning two runs off Jurriene Diergaardt in the 16th over, sealing a hard-fought four-wicket win. In a match dominated by the bowlers, the spells from Uwimana and Ikuzwe proved decisive.
Top performers
- Merveille Uwase — 13 (30 balls)
- Kayleen Green — 12 (23 balls)
- Sune Wittmann — 10 (22 balls)
- Ruth Uwimana — 3/10 (4 ov)
- Alice Ikuzwe — 3/10 (4 ov)
- Diane Marie Bimenyimana — 2/4 (2 ov)
Full scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary: Namibia Women vs Rwanda Women
