Rwanda with aid of coach from Zim dismantle Chevro...

Rwanda with aid of coach from Zim dismantle Chevrons U-19 in WC tie

Blog - Sports and Recreation Commission Zimbabwe

Zim Now Writer

With Zimbabwean Leonard Nhamburo heading Rwanda's technical department, the latter dismissed the Chevron U-19's challenge in the debut World Cup series currently under way in South Africa.

Nhamburo, who once coached the Zimbabwe senior women’s side, migrated to Namibia before eventually landing the gaffer’s job in Rwanda.

Rwanda on Tuesday then posted a historic first victory at a cricket World Cup after their under-19 team beat Zimbabwe by 39 runs in their second group match.

Rwanda had Zimbabwe 80 for 5 before capping victory with five wickets in six balls including four in four balls by seamer Henriette Ishimwe. Her hat-trick is the second at this tournament after South Africa's Madison Landsman took the competition's first against Scotland on Monday.

Zimbabwean collapse started with a run-out in the 17th over, when victory already seemed to be evading their grasp. They needed 39 runs off 14 balls when Adel Zimunu was run-out by Rwanda captain Giselle Ishimwe.

Henriette - no relation - then stepped up to bowl the 19th over. She bowled Kudzai Chigora, had Olinder Chare given out lbw and then removed both Chipo Moyo and Faith Ndlalambi's stumps to seal victory with eight balls remaining. She told ESPNcricinfo that all four deliveries were "yorkers, because that's a delivery I practice a lot."

Her performance in this match built on her form leading into the tournament. Henriette also took 2 for 19 in Rwanda's one-run win over Ireland in the warm-up matches, and has been capped 44 times for the senior side as well.