BOT vs RWA Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 21th T20 Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Sat, May 30, 2026Last Updated on May 30, 2026 02:05 PM
Botswana vs Rwanda Cricket Match Previews
ICC Men T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group A 2026
RWA 117/8 (20)
BW 115/8 (20)
Rwanda won by 2 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phemelo Silas* | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Dhruvkumar Maisuria | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 320 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ignace Ntirenganya* | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Yves Cyusa | 3 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 10.33 |
Last Wicket:Katlo Piet c Emile Rukiriza b Yves Cyusa 2(3) - 98/8 in 19.1 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Botswana vs Rwanda
Rwanda — Innings 1 (117/8 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamza Khan b Brandon van Zyl | 23 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 100 | |
| Didier Ndikubwimana (c) (wk) lbw b Katlo Piet | 19 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 126.67 | |
| Isae Niyomugabo c Phemelo Silas b Brandon van Zyl | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23.08 | |
| Oscar Manishimwe c Monroux Kasselman b Boemo Kgosiemang | 21 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 87.5 | |
| Yves Cyusa c Brandon van Zyl b Dhruvkumar Maisuria | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 | |
| David Uwimana c Brandon van Zyl b Dhruvkumar Maisuria | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Emile Rukiriza c Valentine Mbazo b Nabil Master | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 160 | |
| Martin Akayezu c Monroux Kasselman b Brandon van Zyl | 19 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 135.71 | |
| Muhammad Nadir not out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| Zappy Bimenyimana not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| Extras | Byes: 1 | Wides: 2 | Total: 3 | |||||
| Total | 117 | 8 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Ignace Ntirenganya | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boemo Kgosiemang | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8 |
| Nabil Master | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 11 |
| Katlo Piet | 4 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Brandon van Zyl | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5.8 |
| Thatayaone Tshose | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Dhruvkumar Maisuria | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Hamza Khan & Ndikubwimana | 33 | 25 |
| Hamza Khan & Isae Niyomugabo | 7 | 21 |
| Hamza Khan & Oscar Manishimwe | 13 | 12 |
| Yves Cyusa & Oscar Manishimwe | 8 | 16 |
| David Uwimana & Oscar Manishimwe | 9 | 13 |
| Emile Rukiriza & Oscar Manishimwe | 14 | 8 |
| Emile Rukiriza & Martin Akayezu | 18 | 14 |
| Muhammad Nadir & Martin Akayezu | 12 | 8 |
| Muhammad Nadir & Zappy Bimenyimana | 3 | 3 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didier Ndikubwimana | 4.1 | 33 |
| 2 | Isae Niyomugabo | 7.4 | 40 |
| 3 | Hamza Khan | 9.4 | 53 |
| 4 | Yves Cyusa | 12.2 | 61 |
| 5 | David Uwimana | 14.3 | 70 |
| 6 | Oscar Manishimwe | 15.5 | 84 |
| 7 | Emile Rukiriza | 18.1 | 102 |
| 8 | Martin Akayezu | 19.3 | 114 |
Botswana — Innings 2 (115/8 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karabo Motlhanka (c) b Martin Akayezu | 40 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 105.26 | |
| Monroux Kasselman (wk) c Isae Niyomugabo b Emile Rukiriza | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 | |
| Valentine Mbazo c Zappy Bimenyimana b Yves Cyusa | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 29.41 | |
| Brandon van Zyl c Isae Niyomugabo b Martin Akayezu | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 157.14 | |
| Thatayaone Tshose b Ignace Ntirenganya | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Nabil Master c Isae Niyomugabo b Muhammad Nadir | 11 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 78.57 | |
| Ameer Saiyed run out (Emile Rukiriza/Didier Ndikubwimana) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| Phemelo Silas not out | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 114.29 | |
| Katlo Piet c Emile Rukiriza b Yves Cyusa | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Dhruvkumar Maisuria not out | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 320 | |
| Extras | Byes: 3 | Wides: 3 | Total: 6 | |||||
| Total | 115 | 8 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Boemo Kgosiemang | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zappy Bimenyimana | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Muhammad Nadir | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.8 |
| Emile Rukiriza | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Yves Cyusa | 3 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 10.3 |
| Martin Akayezu | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6 |
| Ignace Ntirenganya | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Karabo Motlhanka & Monroux Kasselman | 25 | 30 |
| Karabo Motlhanka & Valentine Mbazo | 18 | 26 |
| Karabo Motlhanka & Brandon van Zyl | 14 | 10 |
| Karabo Motlhanka & Thatayaone Tshose | 9 | 16 |
| Karabo Motlhanka & Nabil Master | 8 | 8 |
| Ameer Saiyed & Nabil Master | 12 | 14 |
| Ameer Saiyed & Phemelo Silas | 2 | 2 |
| Katlo Piet & Phemelo Silas | 10 | 9 |
| Dhruvkumar Maisuria & Phemelo Silas | 17 | 5 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monroux Kasselman | 4.6 | 25 |
| 2 | Valentine Mbazo | 9.2 | 43 |
| 3 | Brandon van Zyl | 10.6 | 57 |
| 4 | Thatayaone Tshose | 13.4 | 66 |
| 5 | Karabo Motlhanka | 14.6 | 74 |
| 6 | Nabil Master | 17.2 | 86 |
| 7 | Ameer Saiyed | 17.4 | 88 |
| 8 | Katlo Piet | 19.1 | 98 |
BOT vs RWA Match Prediction, ICC Men T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group A 2026, Botswana vs Rwanda Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
BOT vs RWA (Botswana vs Rwanda) Match Details
| Match | Botswana vs Rwanda (BOT vs RWA) |
| League | ICC Men T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group A 2026 |
| Date | Saturday, 30th May 2026 |
| Time | 05:20 PM (IST) - 11:50 AM (GMT) |
BOT vs RWA Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
BOT vs RWA Match Venue: Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone, Botswana
BOT vs RWA Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.
BOT vs RWA Weather Report: Weather in Gaborone, BW is clean. The temperature is expected to around 11°C on the match day with 37% humidity and 2.5 km/h wind speed. And the Visiblity is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1 Score Records:
| Total matches: | 73 |
| Batting first won: | 38 |
| Bowling first won: | 35 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 107 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 64 |
| Highest Total: | 279/2 |
| Lowest Total: | 17/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 120/9 |
| Lowest Defended: | 80/5 |
Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1 Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 47%
Spin Bowling
46%Batting Pitch 54%
Bowling Pitch
85
T20 Average Scores
BOT vs RWA (Botswana vs Rwanda) Playing 11
Botswana vs Rwanda (BOT vs RWA) Match Preview
BOT vs RWA Match Preview: Botswana will take on Rwanda in ICC Men T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group A 2026 on Saturday, 30 May 2026 at 05:20 PM IST.
Botswana (BOT) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Karabo Motlhanka and Manroux Kasselman will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Reginald Nehonde will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Ameer Saiyed and Thatayaone Tshose will strengthen the middle order for Botswana.
- Karabo Motlhanka will lead the Botswana as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Valentine Mbazo will do the Wicket Keeping for Botswana.
Pace Bowlers
- Mmoloki Mooketsi and Katlo Piet will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Rwanda (RWA) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Didier Ndikubwimana and Oscar Manishimwe will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Yves Cyusa will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Emile Rukiriza and Niyomugabo Isaie will strengthen the middle order for Rwanda.
- Israel Mugisha will lead the Rwanda as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Aime Mucyodusenge will do the Wicket Keeping for Rwanda.
Pace Bowlers
- Zappy Bimenyimana and Muhammad Nadir will lead the pace attack of his team.
Botswana vs Rwanda (BOT vs RWA) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
BOT vs RWA Match Prediction: Rwanda looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, BOT will win the toss and choose to Bat first.
BOT vs RWA ICC Men T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group A 2026 Match Expert Advice: Thatayaone Tshose will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Ameer Saiyed will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
BOT vs RWA Head to Head
BOT vs RWA Head to Head Records: Botswana vs Rwanda have faced each other in 0 matches in T20. Out of these 0 games, Botswana have won 0 whereas Rwanda have won 0 Matches.
| Match Played | 0 |
| BOT Won | 0 |
| RWA Won | 0 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
POINTS TABLE - ICC Men T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group A 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5.534 | 8 | WWWW |
| 2 | Botswana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.731 | 6 | WWW |
| 3 | Kenya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3.285 | 4 | WLW |
| 4 | Cameroon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1.288 | 4 | WLWL |
| 5 | Mali | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -5.366 | 2 | LWLL |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2.327 | 0 | LLL |
| 7 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -8.199 | 0 | LLL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Full Schedule: ICC Men T20 World Cup Sub Regional Africa Qualifier Group A 2026 Schedule
Recent Forms:
RWA - W W W WBOT - W W W
BOT vs RWA Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, Oscar Manishimwe is the best choice.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
BOT vs RWA Winning Prediction
- Rwanda team has the upper hand over Botswana team. So try to pick more players from Rwanda
BOT vs RWA Small League Must Picks:
BOT - Thatayaone Tshose [346 points], Ameer Saiyed [287 points]RWA - Martin Akayezu [624 points], Zappy Bimenyimana [493 points]
BOT vs RWA Grand League Risky Picks:
BOT - Leano Maphane [33 points], Tumelo Mpatane [52 points]RWA - Israel Mugisha [121 points], Aime Mucyodusenge [137 points]
BOT vs RWA Death Over Bowlers:
BOT - Mmoloki MooketsiRWA -
Botswana (BOT) Key Players
- Dhruv Maisuria [PTs: 148, CR: 9]
- Boemo Khumalo [PTs: 192, CR: 6.5]
- Mmoloki Mooketsi [PTs: 213, CR: 9]
- Karabo Motlhanka [PTs: 227, CR: 9]
- Ameer Saiyed [PTs: 287, CR: 7]
- Thatayaone Tshose [PTs: 346, CR: 7.5]
Rwanda (RWA) Key Players
- Ignace Ntirenganya [PTs: 184, CR: 7.5]
- Emile Rukiriza [1W, 25, 1, (14, 1W),(14*,1W), 1W]
- Niyomugabo Isaie [PTs: 279, CR: 7.5]
- Oscar Manishimwe [19, 0, 1, 7, 16, 7]
- Zappy Bimenyimana [PTs: 493, CR: 8]
- Martin Akayezu [PTs: 624, CR: 9]
BOT vs RWA Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Niyomugabo Isaie [PTs: 279, CR: 7.5]
- Ameer Saiyed [PTs: 287, CR: 7]
- Thatayaone Tshose [PTs: 346, CR: 7.5]
- Oscar Manishimwe [PTs: 361, CR: 8.5]
- Martin Akayezu [PTs: 624, CR: 9]
BOT vs RWA Injury / Unavailability
Botswana Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Rwanda Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
BOT vs RWA Live Stream
Where can I see BOT vs RWA Live Score?
You can see BOT vs RWA Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
BOT vs RWA match will be live telecast on FanCode.
BOT vs RWA Cricket Match Highlights
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Botswana vs Rwanda (BOT vs RWA) Squads
Botswana (BOT) Squad: Karabo Motlhanka(C), Ameer Saiyed, Reginald Nehonde, Katlo Piet, Valentine Mbazo(WK), Phemelo Silas, Leano Maphane, Thatayaone Tshose, Mmoloki Mooketsi, Boemo Khumalo, Dhruv Maisuria, Losika Makgale, Boemo Kgosiemang, Manroux Kasselman(WK), Tumelo Mpatane
Rwanda (RWA) Squad: Martin Akayezu, Daniel Gumyusenge, Ignace Ntirenganya, Israel Mugisha(C), Didier Ndikubwimana(WK), Zappy Bimenyimana, Muhammad Nadir, Aime Mucyodusenge(WK), Oscar Manishimwe(WK), Clinton Rububagumya(C), Eric Kubwimana, Emile Rukiriza, Niyomugabo Isaie, Yves Cyusa
BOT vs RWA Experts Team
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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