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On the ground, North-West University No1 Ground, Potchefstroom, the teams, England and Rwanda squared off against each other. With both the captains on the pitch, England women won the toss and opted to bat first.
Grace Scrivens and Liberty Heap opened the batting attack on the bowling of Henriette Ishimwe. In the first over, Scrivens bought the first four for the side. After 3 overs, England women got a score of 30.
In the 6th over, Liberty Heap crunched three back-to-back boundaries and the side crossed the half-century, standing at a score of 63. After 9 overs, the score shifted to 98. In the next over, England women crossed the century with a score of 106.
Fueling 64 runs in 35 balls, Heap got a dismissal from Sylvia and the right-handed batter, Davina Sarah T Perrin took the batting charge. Scrivens lost her wicket to Usabyimana after scoring 52 in 43 balls. After 14 overs, England women jumped to a score of 135-2.
In 20 overs, England women posted 183 runs on the scoreboard with a loss of 5 wickets.
To chase down the target of 184, Merveille Uwase and Cynthia Tuyizere came to the open the batting attack on the bowling of Ellie Anderson.
In the 3rd over, Uwase lost her wicket and Rwanda women got a score of 11-1. Losing wickets frequently, the side jumped to a score of 30-4 after 8 overs. Ireland women kept their bowling attack strong and Rwanda women score shifted to 39-6 after 13 overs.
In 17 overs, Rwanda women got bowled out, scoring 45 and lost the match against England women by 138 runs.
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