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By: Abiodun Adewale.
Rwanda cricket captain, Didier Ndikubwimana, has warned that his team should not be judged by their opening day defeat to Nigeria in the ongoing West Africa Trophy tournament at the Tafawa Balewa Cricket Oval in Lagos, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
The Rwandans suffered a 54-run defeat in the hands of the Yellow Greens on Wednesday, despite showing some flashes with their bowling in the first innings of the game.
Nigeria survived the scare and posted 128 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs in the first innings, but Lee Booth’s men could not chase down the run in the second innings, managing 73 runs all out in 18.2 overs.
Rwanda’s impressive bowling left them with something to be proud of, as Rukiriza Emile got three wickets and 13 runs, just one run shy of Nigeria’s Chiemelie Udekwe, who won the man-of-the-match award.
“It was not an entirely bad game, we put in our effort but it wasn’t enough but we have more games to play in the course of the tournament and we will be looking to make some improvements,” Ndikubwimana said after the game.
The defeat against Nigeria adds to the unwanted record of their winless run this year, having won just once during the East Africa Cup, before this tournament.
They will, however, hope to put those numbers behind them when they face Ghana in their second game of the West Africa Trophy on Thursday (today).
Invited from East Africa, Rwanda are participating in the maiden edition of the series to complete the quartet along with Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Ghana.
