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Marie Bimenyimana

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Marie Bimenyimana (born 30 November 1996) is a Rwandan cricketer and the current captain of the Rwanda women's cricket team. She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the Rwanda on 26 January 2019, against Nigeria, in the first WT20I match of Rwanda's tour of Nigeria. It was the first WT20I match to be played by Rwanda.

In May 2019, she was named in Rwanda's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa tournament in Zimbabwe. In June 2019, she was named in Rwanda's squad for the 2019 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda. On 21 June 2019 she scored 114 not out against Mali, a score which was the first century for Rwanda Women in a WT20I match. In May 2021, she was named in Rwanda's squad for the 2021 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament in Rwanda. In August 2021, Bimenyimana replaced Sarah Uwera as the captain of the Rwandan team, ahead of the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament. In June 2022 Bimenyimana was again selected to captain of the Rwandan team for the 2022 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament. In March 2023 Bimenyimana also selected for team captain Rwanda for the 2023 Nigeria Invitational.

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  • We are so excited to have made the country proud. The victory is a motivation for us. We now know our level of performance and where we need to improve.
    • "202204060028.html", Rwanda: Cricket - Bimenyimana Delighted After Nigeria T20 Triumph (06 April 2022)
  • When we got to the field like that, you don't say much to the players except to remind each one of his role on the team, that's why we participated in this tournament that all we want is to win, all we need is to participate in the World Cup. In the next game Eswatini team this victory is a great motivation to prepare for the next meeting.(Iyo twageze mu kibuga burya nta byinshi ubwira abakinnyi usibye buri wese kumwibutsa inshingano ze ku ikipe ni cyatumye twitabira iri rushanwa ko icyo dushaka ari ugutsinda, icyo dukeneye ni ukwitabira igikombe cy’isi.Mu mukino ukurikira ikipe ya Eswatini uku gutsinda akaba ari Motivation ikomeye yo kwitegura iyo tuzahura ubutaha)
  • We are very happy to bring the trophy to our country, the competition was not easy but we put together and listened to the coach's advice and managed to win. As you can see on our faces, the competition was well prepared, we left Rwanda with one goal to win.(Turishimye cyane kuba tuzanye igikombe mu gihugu cyacu, irushanwa ntabwo ryari ryoroshye ariko twashyize hamwe twumva inama z’umutoza tubasha gutsinda.Ni ko kanyamuneza mubona ku maso yacu, irushanwa ryari riteguye neza, twavuye mu Rwanda dufite intego imwe yo gutsinda)
  • We had one common mission which was to win the tournament. We worked as a team, game by game, as the coach told us and here are the results.
    • [1], Rwanda: Cricket - Bimenyimana Delighted After Nigeria T20 Triumph (06 April 2022)
  • We are so excited to have made the country proud. The victory is a motivation for us. We now know our level of performance and where we need to improve.
    • [2], Rwanda: Cricket - Bimenyimana Delighted After Nigeria T20 Triumph (06 April 2022)
  • We are not doing well in batting as you may have seen it during these series. The games we lost can solely be attributed to poor batting. I think these series are here to show what to improve and we really have a room for improvement in batting.
  • We won’t underestimate anyone. We are going to take every game as it comes and we hope to win the tournament.
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