Kigali, April 27 -- Rwanda survived a late scare to defeat Vanuatu by three runs in a Matchday 5 clash at Gahanga Oval B here.
This marked the start of the second round of the Tournament. The tightly contested encounter ended in favour of the hosts, who maintained second place and kept their hopes of finishing topof the table alive.
After winning the toss and electing to bat, Rwanda suffered an early setback with the dismissalof Gisele Ishimwe in the fourth over for just two runs.
However, Merveille Uwase stepped up with a Player of the Match performance, scoring a brilliant 60 off 43 balls, including seven boundaries, to anchor Rwanda's innings.
She was well supported by Alice Ikuzwe, who contributed 35 off 35 balls, while youngster Fa...