Rwanda Cricket Stadium
Rwanda Cricket Stadium, also known as Kicukiro Oval, is a cricket ground in Kigali, Rwanda. The stadium is officially titled the Gahanga International Cricket Stadium.
In August 2011, the Rwanda Cricket Stadium Foundation was formed as a charity, run on a not for profit basis, with the aim of building and managing the first ever dedicated international cricket ground in Rwanda. The ground was completed in March 2017. It is located on a 4.5 hectare site on the edge of Kigali, Rwanda's capital. The stadium now hosts the annual Kwibuka Women T20 tournament,
The charity is run by a team of cricket enthusiasts from the UK and Rwanda in partnership with the Marylebone Cricket Club Foundation.
In 2012, Brian Lara agreed to become one of the ground's Patrons. The Stadium is also supported by former British Prime Minister David Cameron, Andrew Mitchell, Jonathan Agnew, Heather Knight, Peter Gummer, Baron Chadlington
In 2018, the ground was selected to host the matches in the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier Eastern Sub-Region group.
The stadium also hosted the 2019 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament, a women's cricket tournament, in remembrance of the victims of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.International record
Four WT20I centuries have been scored at the venue.
No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Opposing team | Innings | Date | Result |
1 | 116 | Prosscovia Alako | | 71 | | 1 | 20 June 2019 | Won |
2 | 103* | Rita Musamali | | 61 | | 1 | 20 June 2019 | Won |
3 | 114* | Marie Bimenyimana | | 81 | | 1 | 21 June 2019 | Won |
4 | 108* | Fatuma Kibasu | | 71 | | 1 | 22 June 2019 | Won |
One WT20I five-wicket haul has been taken at this venue.
# | Figures | Player | Country | Innings | Opponent | Date | Result |
1 | 5/0 | Nasra Saidi | | 2 | | 22 June 2019 | Won |