Match no. 10 of the ongoing 02 edition of the Victoria series will see Rwanda take on Tanzania at the Lugogo Cricket Oval, Kampala. The game will be played on the 22nd of April, at 4:00 PM Indian Standard Time (IST).
In the ongoing series, while Tanzania has registered a couple of wins and a defeat of 3 games, Rwanda, with a couple of losses and a win is seeded 4th on the points table that hosts Uganda leads with 3 wins of 3 games.
Squads:
Rwanda – Alice Ikuzwe, Gisele Ishimwe, Rosine Irera, Sifa Ingabire, Belyse Murekatete, Cynthia Tuyizere, Geovanis Uwase, Henriette Ishimwe, Marie Bimenyimana (C), Flora Irakoze (WK), Merveille Uwase (WK), Sarah Uwera (WK), Clarisse Umutoniwase, Immaculee Muhawenimana, Josiane Nyirankundineza, Margueritte Vumiliya
Tanzania – Fatuma Kibasu (C), Saumu Hussein, Sophia Jerome, Perice Kamunya, Malizia Kibwana, Aisha Mohamed, Mwapwani Mohamedi, Shufaa Mohamedi (WK), Saum Mtae, Sonia Muya, Hudaa Omary, Tabu Omary, Monica Pascal, Neema Pius, Agnes Qwele, Nasra Saidi, Mwanaidi Swedy, Josephine Ulrik
Players to watch out:
Clarisse Uwase
The 22-year-old batter in 10 Twenty20 International (T20I) innings has scored 65 runs and has got the highest of 23. While Clarisse registered a duck in her most recent outing, she got the series underway with scores of 12 and 23.
Margueritte Vumiliya
The 30-year-old in 51 T20I innings has scored 131 runs and has bagged 45 wickets with a best bowling figures of 4/0. Vumiliya in the series thus far has produced impressive figures of 0/4, 1/6, and 0/13.
Saum Mtae
The 20-year-old all-rounder in 25 T20I innings has scored 513 runs and has bagged 5 wickets in 7 innings. Mtae got her series underway with scores of 40, 35, and 10, and with the ball, in her only outing, registered figures of 1/4.
Sophia Jerome
The 19-year-old pacer in 12 T20I outings with the ball has struck 21 wickets and had got a best of 3/7. Sophia got the series underway with figures of 1/21 and has bettered her bowling figures with 2/6 and 3/10 against her name.
Pitch:
The 22 yards at the Lugogo Cricket Oval are lively, yet neutral to some degree with a few high-scoring games and many low-scoring one-sided contests. The pitch favors the bowlers, particularly the fast bowlers, resulting in a relatively low average score at this venue.
Weather:
The conditions at the Lugogo Cricket Oval aren’t pleasing as the temperature is forecasted at around 21°C, the humidity level is at 83% and there is a high chance of rain, which could lead to interruptions or delays in the match.
Fantasy playing XI:
Sarah Uwera, Fatuma Kibasu, Neema Pius, Rosine Irera, Henriette Ishimwe, Saum Mtae, Belyse Murekatete, Aisha Mohamed, Perice Kamunya, Immaculee Muhawenimana, Sophia Jerome
Match details:
Date – April 22, 2023
Time – 4:00 PM IST
Venue – Lugogo Cricket Oval, Kampala
Broadcast – All games of the tournament will be streamed live on the FanCode app and website.
