The 2026 Kwibuka ladies's T20 event delivered one other thrilling day of cricket on Thursday as hosts Rwanda bounced again from their opening defeat with a dominant victory over Malawi, whereas Brazil beat Nigeria to register their first win of the competitors.
After narrowly dropping to Zimbabwe HPC within the event opener, Rwanda answered emphatically with a 66-run victory over Malawi at Gahanga B Oval.
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Batting first, Rwanda posted a formidable 174/6 in 20 overs, their highest whole of the event thus far. The innings was constructed on a powerful opening partnership, with Gisele Ishimwe scoring 54 off 44 balls and Fanny Utagushimanana including 37 off 29 deliveries.
Wicketkeeper Merveille Uwase then accelerated the scoring with an unbeaten 39 off 21 balls, together with 4 boundaries and a six, serving to Rwanda end strongly.
In response, Malawi struggled to maintain tempo and ended on 108/5 in 20 overs, handing Rwanda a convincing victory and their first factors of the event.
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Rwanda’s head coach Leonard Nhamburo praised his gamers for the response proven after the opening-day disappointment.
“The message was that we would have liked to come back again stronger. Yesterday we scored 140 runs and thought it was sufficient, however Zimbabwe managed to beat us. Right now the plan was to ensure we put up an even bigger whole and we managed to attain 175.”
Earlier within the day at Gahanga Foremost Oval, Brazil claimed one of many largest outcomes of the event thus far with a seven-wicket victory over Nigeria.
The newest outcomes go away the competitors finely balanced after two days of motion.
Rwanda's convincing victory retains the hosts firmly in rivalry regardless of their opening defeat, whereas Brazil's win over Nigeria demonstrates simply how aggressive this 12 months's version might turn into.
With Zimbabwe HPC having already defeated each Rwanda and Brazil, the race for locations within the ultimate is starting to take form, however with a number of matches nonetheless to play, the battle stays broad open.
Fixtures, Friday twelfth June
Gahanga Foremost Oval
Nigeria vs Rwanda, 9:30 AM
Zimbabwe vs Brazil, 1:30 PM
Gahanga B Oval
Brazil vs Malawi, 9:45
