Rwanda Women vs Zimbabwe HPC Women, KBWT20, Today Match Prediction

RWA-W vs ZHPC-W Match Prediction & Analysis

Rwanda Women and Zimbabwe HPC Women cricket team will face each other in the final of the Kwibuka Women’s T20I Tournament on Monday, 20th June. The venue for this match is Gahanga Cricket Stadium, Kigali City and the scheduled start time is 17:00 IST. 

Rwanda Women are coming off an impressive victory over Nigeria, while Zimbabwe HPC Women head into the contest with a big victory against Malawi. Both teams would eye to win this game and lift the trophy. 

H2H history: Rwanda and Zimbabwe HPC have played three games against each other in T20 format. Rwanda women emerged victorious in two games and Zimbabwe HPC won one. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Rwanda Women Preview

Rwanda Women head into the contest back off a comprehensive victory against Nigeria in the final league stage game and confirmed the spot in the final with 12 points. They topped the table with a better NRR. During this run, they had a winning advantage against all three teams. They even swept Malawi women 3-0 in the series. 

Rwanda lost to Zimbabwe HPC in the opening game 3 wickets. Later, they won five straight games to reach the top spot. Their second loss in the competition came against Brazil in the super over. It was an important defeat to find mistakes in the combination. In the final game, they secured an 11-run victory against Nigeria. The best part is Rwanda gets support from the middle order. 

Gisele Ishimwe could be a player to watch out for. She has scored 221 runs in six games (excluding Zimbabwe HPC) during the ongoing competition. We back her to score above 30 runs in the upcoming games. Henriette Ishimwe is the leading wicket taker for her team with 19 wickets. Ruth Uwimana also has eight wickets in the tournament. 

Rwanda Women Predicted Playing XI:

Rosine Irera, Ruth Uwimana, Geovanis Uwase, F Utagushimaninde, C Uwase, G Ishimwe, M Bimenyimana, M Uwase, H Ishimwe, B Murekatete, A Ikuzwe

Zimbabwe HPC Women Preview

Zimbabwe HPC head into the contest with back-to-back victories in the tournament. They beat Malawi by 105 runs to secure their sixth victory of the season. Brazil would have qualified for the final in case of their defeat. Zimbabwe posted 173 runs while batting first and bowled out Malawi on 68 runs. It was the fourth instance when they bowled out the opposition below 100. 

Zimbabwe HPC will now play back-to-back finals in Kwibuka Women’s T20 tournament. Last year, they won six games in the group stage and reached the final. However, they lost to Tanzania. Zimbabwe will now take on Rwanda in the 2026 final. Both teams locked horns three times and Rwanda won two matches. Zimbabwe won the opening tie. They will now look for a comeback. 

It won’t be an easy game for Zimbabwe considering the strength of the opposition.Batting is their weakness as they have been awful with the bat. Meanwhile, they have the highest successful run chase record in the competition. They chased 140 runs against Rwanda in the opening game. Nyasha Guwanzura could be a player to watch out for. She has scored the only century of the tournament. We back her to score above 25 runs in the final. 

Zimbabwe HPC Women Predicted Playing XI:

Adel Zimunu (c), Lindrose Masina, Kelly Ndiraya, Betty Mangachena, Nyasha Gwanzura, Michelle Mavunga, Runyararo Pasipanodya, Lindokuhle Mabhera, Vimbai Mutungwindu (wk), Olinder Chare, Kudui Chigora

Weather Conditions

The weather at Kigali City on 20th June is expected to be cloudy with a high of 28°C and a low of 17°C, along with a 40% chance of rain and north winds at 10 kph. 

RWA-W vs ZHPC-W Pitch Report

The pitch at Gahanga Cricket Stadium is a challenging surface. Pacers can take assistance from the pitch with the new ball. Spinners will take help in the middle overs. In the last five matches, the average first innings score is 122. The highest successful run chase on this ground is 140 which was achieved by Zimbabwe HP. 

Score prediction: 

If Rwanda Women bat first - 140-150 runs 

If Zimbabwe HPC Women bat first - 100-110 runs 

Toss: To Bat

In the last five women’s T20I on this surface, chasing sides failed to win a single match. During this competition, the chasing side won just two games out of ten. Nigeria defended 98 runs here. It means, the surface is quite challenging in both innings. Both teams have had better results while batting first and they will look to bat first in this fixture as well. 

Toss Prediction: Rwanda Women to win the coin toss.