The 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament was a women's T20I cricket (WT20I) tournament held in Rwanda from 6 to 12 June 2021.[1][2] This was the seventh edition of the annual Kwibuka T20 Tournament, first organised 2014 in remembrance of the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.[3] All matches were played at the Gahanga International Cricket Stadium in Kigali.[4] Tanzania won the 2019 edition but did not defend the title this year.[5][6] The 2020 edition of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
| Dates | 6 – 12 June 2021 |
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| Administrator(s) | Rwanda Cricket Association |
| Cricket format | Women's Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and play-offs |
| Host(s) |  Rwanda |
| Champions |  Kenya (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Namibia |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 14 |
| Player of the series | Queentor Abel |
| Most runs | Sune Wittmann (167) |
| Most wickets | Sarah Wetoto (17) |
The 2021 edition of the tournament was originally announced as a five-team event featuring the women's national sides of Rwanda, Botswana, Namibia, Nigeria and two-time champions Uganda.[8][9] On 29 May 2021, it was confirmed that three-time champions Kenya would also participate.[10][11] Botswana, Namibia and Nigeria played in the Kwibuka tournament for the first time.[5][12] The six teams were placed into two groups of three.[13] However, Uganda withdrew from the tournament on 3 June 2021 due to positive COVID-19 tests within their camp.[14] Prior to their withdrawal, Uganda had named a provisional squad for the tournament.[15]
The Rwanda Cricket Association stated their intent to further enhance the status of the Kwibuka tournament by including Zimbabwe on a regular basis in future years and inviting leading associate teams from Europe and elsewhere, stating that they had already held positive talks with the German Cricket Federation and the Brazilian Cricket Association.[8]
Namibia won all four of their round-robin matches to become the first team to qualify for the semi-finals.[16] Hosts Rwanda beat Nigeria in their penultimate group match to confirm their berth in the semi-finals.[17] Kenya also secured a place in the semi-finals.[18] In the final group game, Nigeria beat Botswana by three wickets to become the fourth and final team to qualify for the semi-finals.[19] Namibia and Kenya advanced to the final with comfortable semi-final victories over Nigeria and Rwanda, respectively.[20][21]
Rwanda finished the tournament in third place, after beating Nigeria by eight runs in the play-off match.[22] Kenya won their fourth Kwibuka T20 title after defeating Namibia by 7 wickets in the final.[23][24] Kenyan all-rounder Queentor Abel was named player of the tournament, after scoring 165 runs and taking 7 wickets.[25]
Squads
editThe following squads were named for the tournament:[26]
 Botswana[27]
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Kenya[28]
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Namibia[29]
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 Nigeria[30]
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Rwanda[31]
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Round-robin
editPoints table
edit| Teams[32] | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| Namibia
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +2.662 |
| Kenya
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.957 |
| Rwanda
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.095 |
| Nigeria
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.993 |
| Botswana
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3.249 |
Matches
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Botsogo Mpedi 5 (11)
Alice Ikuzwe 3/5 (3 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
- Belise Murekatete (Rwa), Jacqueline Kgang and Tebogo Motlhabaphuti (Bot) all made their WT20I debuts.
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- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
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Florence Samanyika 18 (31)
Sarah Wetoto 5/12 (4 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
- Melvin Khagoitsa and Jane Otieno (Ken) both made their WT20I debuts.
- Sarah Wetoto (Ken) took her first five-wicket haul in WT20Is.[33]
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Blessing Etim 34 (33)
Margaret Ngoche 2/27 (4 overs) |
Queentor Abel 40 (53)
Favour Eseigbe 1/19 (4 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ruth Achando (Ken) made her WT20I debut.
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Sune Wittmann 93* (60)
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Shameelah Mosweu 29 (22)
Victoria Hamunyela 2/11 (4 overs) |
- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Collin Mokibelo (Bot) and Merczerly Gorases (Nam) both made their WT20I debuts.
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Henriette Ishimwe 24 (23)
Blessing Etim 2/28 (4 overs) |
Salome Sunday 17 (17)
Henriette Ishimwe 2/5 (3 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
- Miracle Imimole (Ngr) made her WT20I debut.
Play-offs
editSemi-finals
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Margaret Ngoche 38 (46)
Margueritte Vumiliya 2/15 (4 overs) |
Delphine Mukarurangwa 16 (30)
Sarah Wetoto 2/5 (2.5 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
Third-place play-off
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Gisele Ishimwe 39 (40)
Rachael Samson 1/14 (3 overs) |
Kehinde Abdulquadri 31 (50)
Marie Bimenyimana 2/21 (4 overs) |
- Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Oseyende Omonkhobio (Ngr) made her WT20I debut.
Final
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
Team of the tournament
editThe following 14 players were named in the team of the tournament:[25][34]
Sune Wittmann
Queentor Abel- Yasmeen Khan (wk)
- Sarah Wetoto
- Adri van der Merwe
- Margaret Ngoche (c)
- Kayleen Green
Amantle Mokgotlhe
Blessing Etim
Henriette Ishimwe- Victoria Hamunyela
- Cathia Uwamahoro
- Salome Sunday
- Marie Bimenyimana
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