Rwanda Cricket Stadium

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Rwanda Cricket Stadium
"Kicukiro Oval" "Rwanda Cricket Stadium"
GCS Drone Shot-YT.jpg
An aerial photo of the Gahanga Cricket Stadium
Ground information
LocationKigali City, Rwanda
Coordinates2°01′46.3″S 30°06′26″E / 2.029528°S 30.10722°E / -2.029528; 30.10722Coordinates: 2°01′46.3″S 30°06′26″E / 2.029528°S 30.10722°E / -2.029528; 30.10722
Capacity10,000
OwnerGovernment of Rwanda
Operator
TenantsRwanda national cricket team
End names
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International information
First T20I18 August 2021:
 Rwanda v  Ghana
Last T20I21 August 2021:
 Rwanda v  Ghana
First WT20I18 June 2019:
 Tanzania v  Uganda
Last WT20I12 June 2021:
 Kenya v  Namibia
As of 18 August 2021
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Rwanda Cricket Stadium, also known as Kicukiro Oval, is a cricket ground in Kigali, Rwanda. The stadium is officially titled the Gahanga International Cricket Stadium.[1][2]

In August 2011, the Rwanda Cricket Stadium Foundation was formed as a charity, run on a not for profit basis, with the aim of building and managing the first ever dedicated international cricket ground in Rwanda. The ground was completed in March 2017.[3] It is located on a 4.5 hectare site on the edge of Kigali, Rwanda's capital.[4][5][6][7] The stadium now hosts the annual Kwibuka Women T20 tournament,[8]

The charity is run by a team of cricket enthusiasts from the UK and Rwanda in partnership with the Marylebone Cricket Club Foundation.

In 2012, Brian Lara[9] agreed to become one of the ground's Patrons. The Stadium is also supported by former British Prime Minister David Cameron, Andrew Mitchell, Jonathan Agnew, Heather Knight, Peter Gummer, Baron Chadlington[10][11]

In 2018, the ground was selected to host the matches in the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier Eastern Sub-Region group.[5][6][7]

The stadium also hosted the 2019 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament,[8] a women's cricket tournament, in remembrance of the victims of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.[12]

International record[]

Women's Twenty20 International centuries[]

Four WT20I centuries have been scored at the venue.[13]

No. Score Player Team Balls Opposing team Innings Date Result
1 116  Uganda 71  Mali 1 20 June 2019 Won
2 103* Rita Musamali  Uganda 61  Mali 1 20 June 2019 Won
3 114* Marie Bimenyimana  Rwanda 81  Mali 1 21 June 2019 Won
4 108*  Tanzania 71  Mali 1 22 June 2019 Won

Women's Twenty20 International five-wicket hauls[]

One WT20I five-wicket haul has been taken at this venue.[14]

# Figures Player Country Innings Opponent Date Result
1 5/0  Tanzania 2  Mali 22 June 2019 Won

References[]

  1. ^ "Thousands to grace Gahanga Cricket Stadium inauguration". The New Times. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Rwanda To Host EAC 2018 World Cricket Qualifiers". KT Press. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. ^ Gardner, Alan (4 April 2014). "The cricket ground that was a killing field". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  4. ^ Cricket stadium to rise in shadow of Rwandan massacre
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Welcome to Rwanda, where a new cricket ground is front-page news as part of a growing following for the sport and its power for good". The Independent. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Rwanda: Gahanga International Cricket Stadium Launched Today". All Africa. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Kigali welcomes East Africa for ICC World T20 Africa B Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Women's Cricket team to face Mali in T20 opener". The New Times. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  9. ^ UNIVERSITY CRICKET at OXFORD
  10. ^ MCC
  11. ^ Field of dreams
  12. ^ "Five countries set for cricket memorial tournament". The New Times. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Batting records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Bowling records". Retrieved 23 June 2019.

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