Rwandan female cricket player
Marie Bimenyimana
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Full name | Marie Diane Bimenyimana |
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Born | (1996-11-30) 30 November 1996 (age 28) |
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Batting | Right-handed |
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Bowling | Right-arm medium |
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T20I debut (cap 1) | 26 January 2019 v Nigeria |
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Last T20I | 30 October 2024 v Kenya |
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Marie Bimenyimana (born 30 November 1996) is a Rwandan cricketer and the current captain of the Rwanda women's cricket team.[1] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the Rwanda on 26 January 2019, against Nigeria, in the first WT20I match of Rwanda's tour of Nigeria.[2] It was the first WT20I match to be played by Rwanda.[3]
In May 2019, she was named in Rwanda's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa tournament in Zimbabwe.[4] In June 2019, she was named in Rwanda's squad for the 2019 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda. On 21 June 2019 she scored 114 not out against Mali, a score which was the first century for Rwanda Women in a WT20I match.[5] In May 2021, she was named in Rwanda's squad for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda.[6] In August 2021, Bimenyimana replaced Sarah Uwera as the captain of the Rwandan team, ahead of the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament.[7] In June 2022 Bimenyimana was again selected to captain of the Rwandan team for the 2022 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament.[8] In March 2023 Bimenyimana also selected for team captain Rwanda for the 2023 Nigeria Invitational.[9]
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