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Sarah Uwera

Sarah Uwera

Rwandan cricketer

Sarah Uwera (born 1 June 1996) is a Rwandan cricketer[1] and a former captain of the Rwanda women's cricket team.[2] Uwera first began to play cricket in 2012, and also played for Rwanda's under-19 team.[3]

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In January 2019, Uwera was named in Rwanda's squad for their first ever Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches, against Nigeria.[4] Uwera made her WT20I debut on 26 January 2019, for Rwanda against Nigeria at the National Stadium in Abuja, but only scored three runs.[5] In May 2019, Uwera was named in Rwanda's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa tournament in Zimbabwe.[6] In September 2019, Uwera was named captain of the Rwandan team, for the return leg of their bilateral tour against Nigeria.[7][8] In May 2021, Uwera was again named as the captain of the national team, this time for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda.[9] Uwera said she was happy to be part of the tournament and that the team was in good spirits.[10] In August 2021, Marie Bimenyimana replaced Uwera as the captain of the Rwandan team ahead of the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament.[11]

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    "Cricket: Bilateral series between Rwanda, Nigeria kick off in Kigali". The New Times. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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    @RwandaCricket (1 June 2021). "Rwanda Cricket is proud to host the first associates international women's cricket spectacle since COVID-19" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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    "Rwanda hopeful of clinching their maiden Kwibuka T20 tournament title in 2021". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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    "Rwanda: Nhamburo Summons Squad for ICC World Cup Africa Qualifiers". All Africa. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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