Semifinal outcomes

Semifinal one

Rwanda Girls: 99 for 9 wickets in 20 overs

Botswana Girls: 64 for 9 wickets in 20 overs

Rwanda Girls gained by 35 runs

Semifinal two

Malawi Girls: 100 for six wickets in 20 overs

Sierra Leone Girls: 101 for 4 wickets in 15.2 overs

Sierra Leone Girls gained by 6 wickets

Rwanda survived a spirited problem from hosts Botswana Girls to guide their place within the finals with a hard-fought 35-run victory at BCA Oval 1.

In what turned out to be their tightest match of the event to this point, Rwanda gained the toss and elected to bat first, solely to seek out themselves beneath stress early on.

A disciplined bowling efficiency from Botswana noticed the Rwandan facet restricted to 99 for 9 of their 20 overs.

Rwanda’s captain Diane Bimenyimana whereas batting

Gisele Ishimwe top-scored with a affected person 24 off 32 balls, whereas Henriette Ishimwe added 18 off 20 deliveries.

Botswana’s bowlers rose to the event, led by leg-spinner Goitseone Setshwane, who claimed 3 wickets for simply 17 runs.

Captain Tuelo Shadrack and vice-captain Pako Mapotsane every chipped in with two wickets, making use of constant stress all through.

Nonetheless, Rwanda’s power has all the time been their disciplined bowling and athletic fielding, which as soon as once more got here to the fore.

Botswana had been saved in examine from the outset, finally crawling to simply 64 for 9 from their full quota of overs.

Alice Ikuzwe led the Rwandan assault with figures of three for 16, whereas Henriette Ishimwe delivered an outstanding spell of two for 8, together with 21 dot balls.

For her all-round heroics, Henriette was rightfully named Participant of the Match.

In the meantime, Sierra Leone brushed apart Malawi Girls with a commanding 6-wicket win to assert the second spot within the finals. Selecting to subject first, Sierra Leone’s bowlers utilized early stress.

Malawi posted a modest 100 for six, bolstered by a late flourish from Febbe Malefula, who hit an unbeaten 27 off 18 balls.

Skipper Aminata Kamara led the Sierra Leone bowling effort with 3 for 14.

Kamara then turned aggressor with the bat, opening the innings with a brisk 31 off 26 balls.

Marie Turay anchored the chase with a composed 32 off 36 deliveries as Sierra Leone comfortably reached the goal in simply 15.2 overs.

Kamara’s all-round brilliance earned her Participant of the Match honours.

Elsewhere, Cameroon Girls thrashed Eswatini by 140 runs, with captain Nseke Madaleine scoring 57 and Edwige Guehoada taking 4 for 1.

In a dramatic end, Mozambique Girls edged out Lesotho, recovering from a top-order collapse to win by 3 wickets and arrange a Fifth-place play-off in opposition to Cameroon.