Rwanda crushes Sierra Leone to unseat Nigeria in 2nd position

Rwanda crushes Sierra Leone to unseat Nigeria in 2nd position


Captain Marie Diane of Rwanda promised to return her side closer to the summit of the NCF Women's T20i after her defeat to Tanzania on Thursday.

Saturday morning's game against Sierra Leone was an opportunity Diane did not handle with kid gloves, her team whooped the West African at an incredibly fast time.

Sierra Leone won the toss and opened the batting against vicious Rwanda. Unfortunately, Sierra Leone batters were all dismissed at 16.4 overs while their runs tally was a paltry 43 runs. It was obvious Rwanda was going to have a stroll in the park as the second inning resumed.

Gisele Ishimwe became the star girl of the second inning after scoring 19 runs off 11 balls. Marseille Uwase and Henriette Ishimwe added 13 and 10 runs to make 44 runs losing 2 wickets. They won by 8 wickets under 43 minutes.

However, the Rwandan Player of the Match was made in the 1st inning. Josiane Nyirankundineza took 3 wickets from Sierra Leone to win the Player of the Match award. Rwanda now sits comfortably on the table with a game away from the tournament trophy.