RWA vs ZAM Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 1st T20 Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Tue, Aug 11, 2026Last Updated on Aug 11, 2026 11:13 AM
Rwanda vs Zambia Cricket Match Previews
Malawi Tri-Series 2026
ZMB 142/9 (20)
RWA 144/3 (18.1)
Rwanda won by 7 wkts
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Manishimwe* | 22 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 115.79 |
| Yves Cyusa | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ismail Kara* | 3.1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 8.53 |
| Soyeb Pendi | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 |
Last Wicket:Isae Niyomugabo c Zakirhushen Patel b Ayaz Dadabhai 22(18) - 126/3 in 15.3 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Rwanda vs Zambia
Zambia — Innings 1 (142/9 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irfan Saleh lbw b Muhammad Nadir | 17 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 94.44 | |
| Vasimakram Chand c Muhammad Nadir b Emile Rukiriza | 40 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 108.11 | |
| Ismail Kara lbw b Emile Rukiriza | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 121.05 | |
| Javid Patel (c) (wk) c Emile Rukiriza b Muhammad Nadir | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
| Joyeb Chand c Didier Ndikubwimana b Martin Akayezu | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 112.5 | |
| Jakir Patel c Muhammad Nadir b Martin Akayezu | 27 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 128.57 | |
| Robert Lungu b Chancelier Nzabarinda | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 | |
| Ayaz Dadabhai c Emile Rukiriza b Ignace Ntirenganya | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 200 | |
| Zakirhushen Patel not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Shadreck Malama c Ignace Ntirenganya b Martin Akayezu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 2 | Wides: 9 | Total: 11 | |||||
| Total | 142 | 9 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Soyeb Pendi | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ignace Ntirenganya | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Chancelier Nzabarinda | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.2 |
| Martin Akayezu | 4 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 8.8 |
| Muhammad Nadir | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.8 |
| Emile Rukiriza | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.8 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Irfan Saleh & Vasimakram Chand | 53 | 41 |
| Ismail Kara & Vasimakram Chand | 32 | 29 |
| Ismail Kara & Javid Patel | 3 | 6 |
| Ismail Kara & Joyeb Chand | 2 | 6 |
| Jakir Patel & Joyeb Chand | 20 | 13 |
| Jakir Patel & Robert Lungu | 10 | 11 |
| Jakir Patel & Ayaz Dadabhai | 15 | 7 |
| Jakir Patel & Zakirhushen Patel | 7 | 6 |
| Shadreck Malama & Zakirhushen Patel | 0 | 1 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irfan Saleh | 6.5 | 53 |
| 2 | Vasimakram Chand | 11.4 | 85 |
| 3 | Javid Patel | 12.4 | 88 |
| 4 | Ismail Kara | 13.4 | 90 |
| 5 | Joyeb Chand | 15.5 | 110 |
| 6 | Robert Lungu | 17.4 | 120 |
| 7 | Ayaz Dadabhai | 18.5 | 135 |
| 8 | Jakir Patel | 19.5 | 142 |
| 9 | Shadreck Malama | 19.6 | 142 |
Rwanda — Innings 2 (144/3 in 18.1 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Didier Ndikubwimana (c) (wk) c Ismail Kara b Ayaz Dadabhai | 30 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 111.11 | |
| Hamza Khan c Soyeb Pendi b Javid Patel | 56 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 155.56 | |
| Isae Niyomugabo c Zakirhushen Patel b Ayaz Dadabhai | 22 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 122.22 | |
| Oscar Manishimwe not out | 22 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 115.79 | |
| Yves Cyusa not out | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 | |
| Extras | Wides: 7 | Total: 7 | |||||
| Total | 144 | 3 wkts, 18.1 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Martin Akayezu, Ignace Ntirenganya, Muhammad Nadir, Emile Rukiriza, David Uwimana, Chancelier Nzabarinda | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soyeb Pendi | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Ismail Kara | 3.1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Robert Lungu | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.7 |
| Joyeb Chand | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| Javid Patel | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7 |
| Ayaz Dadabhai | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Zakirhushen Patel | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Ndikubwimana & Hamza Khan | 84 | 58 |
| Isae Niyomugabo & Hamza Khan | 10 | 8 |
| Isae Niyomugabo & Oscar Manishimwe | 32 | 27 |
| Yves Cyusa & Oscar Manishimwe | 18 | 16 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didier Ndikubwimana | 9.4 | 84 |
| 2 | Hamza Khan | 10.6 | 94 |
| 3 | Isae Niyomugabo | 15.3 | 126 |
RWA vs ZAM Match Prediction, Malawi Tri-Series 2026, Rwanda vs Zambia Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
RWA vs ZAM (Rwanda vs Zambia) Match Details
| Match | Rwanda vs Zambia (RWA vs ZAM) |
| League | Malawi Tri-Series 2026 |
| Date | Tuesday, 11th August 2026 |
| Time | 12:30 PM (IST) - 07:00 AM (GMT) |
RWA vs ZAM Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
RWA vs ZAM Match Venue: TCA Oval, Blantyre, Malawi
RWA vs ZAM Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.
RWA vs ZAM Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Blantyre, MW will be clean. The temperature is expected to around 26°C on the match day with 28% humidity and 11.5 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.
TCA Oval Score Records:
| Total matches: | 5 |
| Batting first won: | 1 |
| Bowling first won: | 4 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 112 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 113 |
| Highest Total: | 141/7 |
| Lowest Total: | 88/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 128/4 |
| Lowest Defended: | 141/7 |
TCA Oval Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 50%
Spin Bowling
50%Batting Pitch 50%
Bowling Pitch
112
T20 Average Scores
RWA vs ZAM (Rwanda vs Zambia) Playing 11
Rwanda vs Zambia (RWA vs ZAM) Match Preview
RWA vs ZAM Match Preview: Rwanda will take on Zambia in Malawi Tri-Series 2026 on Tuesday, 11 August 2026 at 12:30 PM IST.
Rwanda (RWA) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Didier Ndikubwimana and Oscar Manishimwe will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
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 Israel Mugisha will strengthen the middle order for Rwanda.
- Didier Ndikubwimana will lead the Rwanda as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper
Wicketkeeper
- David Uwimana will do the Wicket Keeping for Rwanda.
Pace Bowlers
- Emile Rukiriza and Yves Cyusa will lead the pace attack of his team.
Zambia (ZAM) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Muhammad Asim and Musonda Yambayamba will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Shadreck Malama will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Jakir Patel and Javid Patel will strengthen the middle order for Zambia.
- Javid Patel will lead the Zambia as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Musonda Yambayamba will do the Wicket Keeping for Zambia.
Spin Bowlers
- Ismail Kara will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Ayaz Dadabhai and Joseph Zulu will lead the pace attack of his team.
Rwanda vs Zambia (RWA vs ZAM) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
RWA vs ZAM 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, ZAM will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
RWA vs ZAM Malawi Tri-Series 2026 Match Expert Advice: Muhammad Nadir will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Oscar Manishimwe will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
RWA vs ZAM Head to Head
RWA vs ZAM Head to Head Records: Rwanda vs Zambia have faced each other in 0 matches in T20. Out of these 0 games, Rwanda have won 0 whereas Zambia have won 0 Matches.
| Match Played | 0 |
| RWA Won | 0 |
| ZAM Won | 0 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
POINTS TABLE - Malawi Tri-Series 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -0.020 | 7 | WWNRWLL |
| 2 | Malawi | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +0.859 | 5 | LWLLW |
| 3 | Rwanda | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.687 | 4 | LLLWW |
| 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: Malawi Tri-Series 2026 Schedule
Recent Forms:
ZAM - W W N W L LRWA - L L L W W
RWA vs ZAM 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, both are good. You can choose any of one.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
RWA vs ZAM Winning Prediction
- Rwanda team has the upper hand over Zambia team. So try to pick more players from Rwanda
RWA vs ZAM Small League Must Picks:
RWA - Muhammad Nadir [417 points], Oscar Manishimwe [361 points]ZAM - Soyeb Pendi [292 points], Robert Lungu [251 points]
RWA vs ZAM Grand League Risky Picks:
RWA - Isae Niyomugabo [0 points], Jean Michelle Iradukunda [0 points]ZAM - Jakir Patel [0 points], Zakir Zaba [0 points]
Rwanda (RWA) Key Players
- Ignace Ntirenganya [PTs: 184, CR: 7.5]
- Emile Rukiriza [1W, 25, 1, (14, 1W),(14*,1W), 1W]
- Hamza Khan [PTs: 311, CR: 7.5]
- Daniel Gumyusenge [PTs: 340, CR: 6.5]
- Oscar Manishimwe [19, 0, 1, 7, 16, 7]
Zambia (ZAM) Key Players
- Jakir Patel [87, 50, 16, 28, 6]
- Joyeb Chand [0, 32, 1, ]
- Ismail Kara [(0, 1w), (6, 1W), (0, 1w),]
- Irfan Saleh [PTs: 0, CR: 9.5]
- Javid Patel [PTs: 193, CR: 7.0]
- Muhammad Asim [PTs: 227, CR: 6.0]
RWA vs ZAM Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Jakir Patel [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
- Ismail Kara [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Javid Patel [PTs: 193, CR: 7.0]
- Hamza Khan [PTs: 311, CR: 7.5]
- Daniel Gumyusenge [PTs: 340, CR: 6.5]
- Oscar Manishimwe [PTs: 361, CR: 8.5]
RWA vs ZAM Injury / Unavailability
Rwanda Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Zambia Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
RWA vs ZAM Live Stream
Where can I see RWA vs ZAM Live Score?
You can see RWA vs ZAM Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
RWA vs ZAM match will be live telecast on FanCode.
RWA vs ZAM Cricket Match Highlights
You can watch RWA vs ZAM match Live Streaming and highlights on FanCode
RWA vs ZAM match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Rwanda vs Zambia (RWA vs ZAM) Squads
Rwanda (RWA) Squad: Jean Michelle Iradukunda, Isae Niyomugabo, Martin Akayezu, Daniel Gumyusenge, David Uwimana(WK), Ignace Ntirenganya, Israel Mugisha, Hamza Khan, Didier Ndikubwimana(WK)(C), Muhammad Nadir, Oscar Manishimwe, Emile Rukiriza, Yves Cyusa, Chancelier Nzabarinda
Zambia (ZAM) Squad: Jakir Patel, Joyeb Chand, Zakir Zaba, Ismail Kara, Irfan Saleh, Musonda Yambayamba(WK), Ayaz Dadabhai, Joseph Zulu, Muhammad Asim, Shadreck Malama(WK), Robert Lungu, Javid Patel(C), Soyeb Pendi, Vasimakram Chand
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.
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