Rwanda Vs Nigeria Match Preview & Prediction
Rwanda will take on Nigeria in the final of the Nigeria Women’s Invitational Tournament 2023. Both the teams have met 16 times in the past with Rwanda coming out victorious on 10 occasions. Both teams are coming into the final having battled each other in yesterday’s league phase game, where Rwanda proved too strong for Nigeria, as they won the game by 39 runs. The H2H record and recent outings means the odds are heavily stacked in Rwanda’s favour to go all the way in the final
Rwanda Vs Nigeria Match Details:
Match: Rwanda vs Nigeria (RWA Vs NIG) Final, Nigeria Women’s Invitational Tournament 2023
Venue: Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos
Date & Time: Sunday, April 2, 2023, 6:20 PM IST
Rwanda Vs Nigeria Pitch Report:
The Pitch at Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos is expected to assist bowlers and should see teams struggle to post big totals. Average first innings total here in the last 5 T20s has been 110
Rwanda Vs Nigeria Weather Forecast:
The Weather is expected to stay clear throughout the game
Top Performers H2H:
Blessing Etim (NIG), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
Inns- 15 | Runs- 273 | Avg- 27 | Wkts- 11 | Avg- 24
Rachael Samson (NIG), Bowler- RAM:
Inns- 14 | Wkts- 13 | Avg- 13 | SR- 19
Immaculee Muhawenimana (RWA), Bowler- RAM:
Inns- 14 | Wkts- 17 | Avg- 10 | SR- 15
Marguerite Vumiliya (RWA), Bowler- RALB:
Inns- 11 | Wkts- 12 | Avg- 14 | SR- 18
Top Performers at Venue (Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos):
Salome Sunday (NIG), Batter- RHB:
Inns- 7 | Runs- 208 | Avg- 52
Favour Eseigbe (NIG), All Rounder- RHB/RALB:
Inns- 9 | Wkts- 14 | Avg- 8 | SR- 14
Gisele Ishimwe (RWA), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
Inns- 8 | Runs- 259 | Avg- 32
Marguerite Vumiliya (RWA), Bowler- RALB:
Inns- 9 | Wkts- 19 | Avg- 5 | SR- 10
Top Picks from Rwanda W and Nigeria W
Favour Eseigbe (NIG), All Rounder- RHB/RALB:
- She registered impressive figures of 4-0-18-1 in yesterday’s H2H outing
- She’s Nigeria’s highest wicket-taker in the tournament: Inns- 4 | Wkts- 6 | Avg- 7 | SR- 15
- She hasn’t gone wicketless across her last 8 T20I outings
Salome Sunday (NIG), Batter- RHB:
- She was the joint-highest scorer in yesterday’s H2H game with 29 runs
- She averages 73 across her last 3 T20I outings
- She’s the 2nd highest run-getter at this venue: Inns- 7 | Runs- 208 | Avg- 52
Gisele Ishimwe (RWA), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
- She was the joint-highest scorer in yesterday’s H2H game with 29 runs
- She’s the leading run-getter at this venue: Inns- 8 | Runs- 259 | Avg- 32
- She’s Rwanda’s leading run-getter in H2H games with 251 runs
Belyse Murekatete (RWA), Bowler- RAM:
- She’s had an excellent tournament so fart: Inns- 3 | Wkts- 6 | Avg- 5 | SR- 9
- She registered figures of 2.1-0-11-1 the last time she bowled in H2H games
- She’s one of the only 3 bowlers to have picked a 4-fer in this tournament
Differential Picks:
Josiane Nyirankundineza (RWA), Bowler- RAM:
- She had the 2nd best bowling figures in yesterday’s H2H game: 3.4-0-19-3
- She has an impressive record in H2H games: Inns- 10 | Wkts- 9 | Avg- 17 | SR- 21
- She’s picked 5 wickets across the last 2 games
Immaculee Muhawenimana (RWA), Bowler- RAM:
- She’s the leading wicket-taker in H2H games: Inns- 14 | Wkts- 17 | Avg- 10 | SR- 15
- She bowled an outstanding spell pf 2-0-2-2 in yesterday’s H2H game
- She’s picked 8 wickets at an average of 9.6 across the last 5 H2H outings
Rukayat Abdulrasaq (NIG), Bowler- RAM:
- She’s had an excellent tournament so far: Inns- 3 | Wkts- 4 | Avg- 7 | SR- 15
- She’s gone wicketless just once across her last 4 T20I outings
- Her career bowling average of 10.28 is the best ever by a Nigerian bowler
Chinyenum George (NIG), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
- Her career bowling strike rate of 11.4 is the best ever by a Nigerian bowler
- She registered figures of 4-0-18-3 in her last H2H outing with the ball
- She hasn’t gone wicketless in any of the 5 games she’s bowled in her T20I career
Safe Captaincy Pick
Henriette Ishimwe (RWA), All Rounder- RHB/RAM:
- She registered impressive figures of 3-0-6-1 in yesterday’s H2H outing
- She’s the leading wicket-taker in the tournament so far: Inns- 4 | Wkts- 10 | Avg- 2 | SR- 7
- She’s also the leading run-getter in the tournament: Inns- 4 | Runs- 100 | Avg- 25
- She has an excellent all-round record at the venue: Inns- 7 | Wkts- 11 | Avg- 6 | Runs- 144 | Avg- 21
Differential Captaincy Pick
Marguerite Vumiliya (RWA), Bowler- RALB:
- She’s the leading wicket-taker at the venue: Inns- 9 | Wkts- 19 | Avg- 5 | SR- 10
- She’s Rwanda’s 2nd highest wicket-taker in the tournament: Inns- 4 | Wkts- 7 | Avg- 6 | SR- 12
- She had a great time with the ball in yesterday’s H2H game: 4-0-18-3
- She’s the 3rd highest wicket-taker in H2H games: Inns- 11 | Wkts- 12 | Avg- 14 | SR- 18
Base Team:
WK: Sarah Uwera
BAT: Gisele Ishimwe, Salome Sunday
AR: Henriette Ishimwe, Favour Eseigbe, Lucky Piety
BOWL: Rachael Samson, Marguerite Vumiliya, Immaculee Muhawenimana
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