tt16861 itt3921	Botswana v Rwanda
	ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group A 2026
Venue	Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone on 30th May 2026 (20-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Rwanda won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Rwanda won by 2 runs
Points	Botswana 0; Rwanda 2
Umpires	LB Gcuma (South Africa), F Mutizwa (Zimbabwe)
Referee	S Wadvalla (South Africa)
Reserve Umpire	I Chabi (Zimbabwe)
Player of the Match	M Akayezu

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Rwanda innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
Hamza Khan	b van Zyl	23	23		3	-	11	100.00
*+D Ndikubwimana	lbw b Piet	19	15		1	2	10	126.67
I Niyomugabo	c Silas b van Zyl	3	13		-	-	10	23.08
O Manishimwe	c Kasselman b Kgosiemang	21	24		1	1	12	87.50
Y Cyusa	c van Zyl b Maisuria	5	9		-	-	5	55.56
D Uwimana	c van Zyl b Maisuria	4	8		-	-	5	50.00
E Rukiriza	c Mbazo b Master	16	10		1	1	3	160.00
M Akayezu	c Kasselman b van Zyl	19	14		2	-	5	135.71
Muhammad Nadir	not out	3	3		-	-	1	100.00
Z Bimenyimana	not out	1	1		-	-	0	100.00
I Ntirenganya	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 2 w)	3
Total	(8 wickets, innings closed, 20 overs)	117
Fall of wickets:
1-33 (Ndikubwimana, 4.1 ov), 2-40 (Niyomugabo, 7.4 ov), 3-53 (Hamza Khan, 9.4 ov), 4-61 (Cyusa, 12.2 ov), 5-70 (Uwimana, 14.3 ov), 6-84 (Manishimwe, 15.5 ov), 7-102 (Rukiriza, 18.1 ov), 8-114 (Akayezu, 19.3 ov)

Botswana bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Kgosiemang	4	0	32	1	-	-	11	4	1	24.00	8.00
Master	2	0	22	1	-	-	5	1	2	12.00	11.00
Piet	4	0	15	1	1	-	16	-	1	24.00	3.75
van Zyl	4	0	23	3	-	-	12	2	-	8.00	5.75
Tshose	4	0	13	0	-	-	12	-	-	-	3.25
Maisuria	2	0	11	2	1	-	6	1	-	6.00	5.50

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Botswana innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
*KM Motlhanka	b Akayezu	40	38		4	1	15	105.26
+M Kasselman	c Niyomugabo b Rukiriza	10	16		1	-	11	62.50
V Mbazo	c Bimenyimana b Cyusa	5	17		-	-	12	29.41
B van Zyl	c Niyomugabo b Akayezu	11	7		1	1	4	157.14
T Tshose	b Ntirenganya	4	8		-	-	5	50.00
N Master	c Niyomugabo b Muhammad Nadir	11	14		1	-	7	78.57
A Saiyed	run out (Rukiriza->Ndikubwimana)	2	5		-	-	3	40.00
P Silas	not out	8	7		1	-	3	114.29
K Piet	c Rukiriza b Cyusa	2	3		-	-	1	66.67
D Maisuria	not out	16	5		-	2	1	320.00
B Kgosiemang	did not bat
Extras	(3 b, 3 w)	6
Total	(8 wickets, innings closed, 20 overs)	115
Fall of wickets:
1-25 (Kasselman, 4.6 ov), 2-43 (Mbazo, 9.2 ov), 3-57 (van Zyl, 10.6 ov), 4-66 (Tshose, 13.4 ov), 5-74 (Motlhanka, 14.6 ov), 6-86 (Master, 17.2 ov), 7-88 (Saiyed, 17.4 ov), 8-98 (Piet, 19.1 ov)

Rwanda bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Bimenyimana	1	0	11	0	-	-	3	1	1	-	11.00
Muhammad Nadir	4	0	19	1	-	-	12	2	-	24.00	4.75
Rukiriza	4	0	9	1	1	-	17	-	-	24.00	2.25
Cyusa	3	0	31	2	1	-	6	2	2	9.00	10.33
Akayezu	4	0	24	2	1	-	10	1	1	12.00	6.00
Ntirenganya	4	0	18	1	-	-	14	2	-	24.00	4.50

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Notes
--> Rwanda innings: 50 in 9.1 overs
--> Rwanda innings: 100 in 17.4 overs
--> Botswana innings: 50 in 10.2 overs
--> Botswana innings: 100 in 19.2 overs
--> B van Zyl achieved his best innings bowling analysis in International Twenty20 matches when he dismissed M Akayezu in the Rwanda innings (previous best was 2-4)
--> B van Zyl achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Twenty20 matches when he dismissed M Akayezu in the Rwanda innings (previous best was 2-4)
--> M Akayezu reached 100 wickets in International Twenty20 matches when he dismissed B van Zyl, his 1st wicket in the Botswana innings
--> M Akayezu reached 100 wickets in Twenty20 matches when he dismissed B van Zyl, his 1st wicket in the Botswana innings

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