T20-LEAGUE

NAM-W vs RWA-W 2026: Green 39 and 3/10, Namibia Win by 39 Runs

Published on November 8, 2026

Summary Overview: Namibia Women beat Rwanda Women by 39 runs in the Victoria Series 2026 at Entebbe. Player of the Match Kayleen Green top-scored with 39 and took 3 for 10 as Rwanda were bowled out for 59 chasing 99. Namibia go top of the table on net run rate.

Who won? Namibia, by 39 runs at the Entebbe Cricket Oval, Uganda. Namibia made 98 for 8 in their 20 overs, and Rwanda were bowled out for 59 in 17.5 overs.

Who starred? Kayleen Green top-scored with 39 off 49 balls, then took 3 for 10 in two overs, and was named Player of the Match. Wilka Mwatile took two wickets in two balls in the first over of the chase.

What about Rwanda? Captain Marie Bimenyimana took 3 for 23, but no Rwanda batter reached double figures except Gisele Ishimwe, who made 10. Extras, with 11, were Rwanda's biggest contributor.

What does it mean? Namibia have now won two of their three games and go top of the table on net run rate, level on points with Uganda, who have a game in hand. Rwanda have lost two of three.

Match Report: Green Leads Namibia to a Big Win

For readers new to cricket: in a T20 match, each team bats for up to 20 overs (an over is six legal deliveries). A team wins by runs when it bowls the other side out, or stops it reaching the target, before the overs run out. "Bowled out" means 10 batters have been dismissed.

Namibia's Innings: Green Holds It Together

Namibia captain Sune Wittmann won the toss and chose to bat, but she was bowled by Belise Murekatete for 3 in the third over. Namibia were 23 for 1 after the six-over powerplay, then Bimenyimana struck twice, bowling Mekelaye Mwatile (2) and having Merczerly Gorases (4) caught by Alice Ikuzwe. At 29 for 3, Namibia were struggling.

Kayleen Green stayed put while wickets fell around her. Edelle van Zyl was run out at 43 for 4 after 11 overs, and Sylvia Shihepo (5) went at 55 for 5. Green made 39 off 49, the top score of the match, before Bimenyimana bowled her in the 17th over at 69 for 6.

Naomi Benjamin (14 off 13) and Wilka Mwatile (17 off 15) added 25 to push Namibia towards 100, though both fell with the score on 94 in the final over, Wilka run out. Jurriene Diergaardt hit a four off the last ball to finish on 4 not out, and Namibia ended on 98 for 8.

Rwanda's Chase: A Disastrous Start

Rwanda needed 99, and it went wrong straight away. Wilka Mwatile bowled Fanny Utagushimaninde with the fifth ball of the innings and Belise Murekatete with the sixth. Rwanda were 4 for 2 after one over and 18 for 2 after the powerplay.

Mekelaye Mwatile caught and bowled Shakila Niyomuhoza (9), Green had Gisele Ishimwe (10) caught by Shihepo, and Victoria Hamunyela caught and bowled Georgette Ingabire (4). When Gorases stumped Bimenyimana (7) off Mekelaye, Rwanda were 40 for 6.

Green then took two wickets in the 16th over, removing Henriette Ishimwe and Flora Irakoze, and Rwanda were 54 for 8. Diergaardt finished it in the 18th over, removing Alice Ikuzwe and Ruth Uwimana, and Rwanda were all out for 59. They lost their last four wickets for 5 runs.

Turning Point: Wilka Mwatile's First Over

Chasing a modest 99, Rwanda needed a steady start. Instead, Wilka Mwatile's two wickets in two balls left them 4 for 2, and with Mekelaye Mwatile bowling four overs for just 11, including a maiden, Rwanda never built a partnership.

Stat Corner

Top Performers

Player	Team	Performance
Kayleen Green	Namibia	39 (49), and 3 for 10 (2 overs), Player of the Match
Wilka Mwatile	Namibia	2 for 10 (3 overs), and 17 (15)
Mekelaye Mwatile	Namibia	2 for 11 (4 overs, 1 maiden), plus a catch
Jurriene Diergaardt	Namibia	2 for 8 (2.5 overs), and 4* (2)
Naomi Benjamin	Namibia	14 (13), plus two catches
Marie Bimenyimana (c)	Rwanda	3 for 23 (4 overs), and 7
Ruth Uwimana	Rwanda	1 for 16 (4 overs)
Henriette Ishimwe	Rwanda	1 for 19 (4 overs)

* not out

How the Game Turned

Moment	Score
Wittmann bowled	Namibia 10 for 1 (2.4 overs)
Bimenyimana's two wickets	23 for 1 to 29 for 3
Green out	69 for 6 (16.1 overs)
Namibia total	98 for 8 (20 overs)
Wilka Mwatile's two in two	Rwanda 3 for 0 to 4 for 2 (1 over)
Rwanda in trouble	40 for 6
Green's double strike	54 for 6 to 54 for 8 (16th over)
Rwanda all out	59 (17.5 overs), 39 runs short

Powerplay Comparison

Team	First 6 overs
Namibia	23 for 1
Rwanda	18 for 2

Did you know? Rwanda's 59 is the lowest total of the Victoria Series so far.

Playing XIs

Team	Playing XI
Namibia	Sune Wittmann (c), Merczerly Gorases (wk), Mekelaye Mwatile, Kayleen Green, Jurriene Diergaardt, Wilka Mwatile, Sylvia Shihepo, Edelle van Zyl, Naomi Benjamin, Eveleen Kejarukua, Victoria Hamunyela
Rwanda	Fanny Utagushimaninde, Gisele Ishimwe, Georgette Ingabire, Flora Irakoze (wk), Shakila Niyomuhoza, Alice Ikuzwe, Belise Murekatete, Henriette Ishimwe, Marie Bimenyimana (c), Rosine Irera, Ruth Uwimana

Changes: Namibia were unchanged. Rwanda brought in Flora Irakoze and Georgette Ingabire for Merveille Uwase and Clarisse Uwase.

Victoria Series 2026 Table After Match 5

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points	Net Run Rate
Namibia	3	2	1	4	+0.733
Uganda	2	2	0	4	+0.230
Rwanda	3	1	2	2	-0.517
USA	2	0	2	0	-0.550

Net run rate compares how fast a team scores with how fast its opponents score. A team that is bowled out is counted as having faced its full 20 overs. Match 6, Uganda vs USA, is later today.

What's Next

Match	Date	Fixture	Uganda (EAT)	UK (GMT)	PKT	IST	ET
6	Sun, Nov 8	Uganda vs USA	2:00 PM	11:00 AM	4:00 PM	4:30 PM	6:00 AM
7	Tue, Nov 10	Rwanda vs USA	9:30 AM	6:30 AM	11:30 AM	12:00 PM	1:30 AM
8	Tue, Nov 10	Namibia vs Uganda	2:00 PM	11:00 AM	4:00 PM	4:30 PM	6:00 AM

All matches at the Entebbe Cricket Oval. EAT is East Africa Time (UTC+3). ET is US Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5). Monday, November 9, is a rest day.