Rwandan women's cricket team in Nigeria in 2018–19

The Rwanda women's cricket team toured Nigeria in January 2019 to play a five-match Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) series (later referred to as the first edition of the Nigeria Invitational Women's T20I Tournament).^[1] These were the first matches with WT20I status to be played by either side after the International Cricket Council announced that all matches played between women's teams of Associate Members after 1 July 2018 would have full T20I status.^[2] The venue for all of the matches was the National Stadium in Abuja.^[1]

Rwandan women's cricket team in Nigeria in 2018–19
	Nigeria women	Rwanda women
Dates	26 – 29 January 2019
Captains	Blessing Etim	Sarah Uwera
Twenty20 International series
Results	Nigeria women won the 5-match series 3–2
Most runs	Blessing Etim (70)	Diane Dusabemungu (71)
Most wickets	Taiwo Abdulquadri (8)	Veronique Iriho (9)
Player of the series	Veronique Iriho (Rwa)

Nigeria won the series 3–2.^[3][4] The tournament provided both teams with some preparation ahead of the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa.^[5]

WT20I series

1st WT20I

26 January 2019 09:30 Scorecard

Rwanda  65 (17.2 overs)	v	Nigeria 66/6 (18.1 overs)
Veronique Iriho 28 (34) Agatha Obulor 2/10 (2.2 overs)		Fate Fyneface 18 (17) Veronique Iriho 2/13 (4 overs)

Nigeria won by 4 wickets National Stadium, Abuja Umpires: Eugene King (Ngr) and Kehinde Olanbiwonnu (Ngr) Player of the match: Racheal Samson (Ngr)

• Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
• Taiwo Abdulquadri, Samantha Agazuma, Mary Desmond, Joy Efosa, Favour Eseigbe, Blessing Etim, Blessing Frank, Fate Fyneface, Blessing Nwobodo, Agatha Obulor, Racheal Samson (Ngr), Marie Bimenyimana, Diane Dusabemungu, Alice Ikuzwe, Veronique Iriho, Gisele Ishimwe, Henriette Ishimwe, Immaculee Muhawenimana, Josiane Nyirankundineza, Cathia Uwamahoro, Sarah Uwera and Margueritte Vumiliya (Rwa) all made their WT20I debuts.

2nd WT20I

26 January 2019 14:00 Scorecard

Rwanda  85/7 (20 overs)	v	Nigeria 86/5 (16.3 overs)
Diane Dusabemungu 20 (33) Rachael Samson 2/13 (4 overs)		Blessing Etim 22 (20) Veronique Iriho 2/8 (4 overs)

Nigeria won by 5 wickets National Stadium, Abuja Umpires: Olumide Akintokun (Ngr) and Austin Areghan (Ngr) Player of the match: Agatha Obulor (Ngr)

• Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat.
• Hannah Ayoka (Ngr) and Sifa Ingabire (Rwa) both made their WT20I debuts.

3rd WT20I

28 January 2019 09:30 Scorecard

Rwanda  60 (16.3 overs)	v	Nigeria 61/3 (17.4 overs)
Veronique Iriho 16 (22) Agatha Obulor 3/9 (2 overs)		Favour Eseigbe 19* (46) Immaculee Muhawenimana 2/6 (4 overs)

Nigeria won by 7 wickets National Stadium, Abuja Umpires: Olumide Akintokun (Ngr) and Eugene King (Ngr) Player of the match: Taiwo Abdulquadri (Ngr)

• Nigeria won the toss and elected to field.
• Flora Irakoze (Rwa) made her WT20I debut.

4th WT20I

28 January 2019 14:00 Scorecard

Nigeria  79/8 (20 overs)	v	Rwanda 80/5 (17.1 overs)
Favour Eseigbe 16 (40) Immaculee Muhawenimana 3/6 (4 overs)		Diane Dusabemungu 21 (45) Blessing Etim 2/21 (3 overs)

Rwanda won by 5 wickets National Stadium, Abuja Umpires: Austin Areghan (Ngr) and Kehinde Olanbiwonnu (Ngr) Player of the match: Immaculee Muhawenimana (Rwa)

• Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
• Antoinette Uwimbabazi (Rwa) made her WT20I debut.

5th WT20I

29 January 2019 09:30 Scorecard

Nigeria  61 (19.1 overs)	v	Rwanda 62/3 (15.1 overs)
Blessing Etim 15 (24) Veronique Iriho 3/4 (4 overs)		Sifa Ingabire 19 (40) Taiwo Abdulquadri 1/10 (3 overs)

Rwanda won by 7 wickets National Stadium, Abuja Player of the match: Veronique Iriho (Rwa)

• Rwanda won the toss and elected to field.
• Grace Ephraim (Ngr) made her WT20I debut.