Local cricket veterans (ABAGURUSI) outshone their British counterparts in an exciting Twenty 20 game played on Sunday at Kicukiro oval. The Abagurusi side led by Rwanda Cricket Association (RCA) president Charles Haba set a mammoth score of 182 for 3. Haba (32) and Bob Songa (53) were the highlight of the side’s batting. The British side, which was cheered on by the British ambassador Nicholas Cannon fell 53 runs short after being bowled out for 129runs.

In Cannon’s brief remarks after the game, he commended both sides for the exciting game before wishing, "this is the last time I want to be referred to as the British ambassador because once Rwanda gets incorporated into the commonwealth, the title will be ‘British high commissioner to Rwanda.”

RCA also used the occasion to extend their gratitude to their partners and sponsors who have made the sport what it is today. Notable among them included Sulfo, Ministry of Sports and Culture (Minispoc), MFI, BCR, MTN Rwanda, BRD, DHL, Computer Point, and Sekanyolya.

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