Godfred Bakiweyem Explained

Godfred Bakiweyem
Country:Ghana
Birth Date:20 December 1998
Batting:Right-handed
International:true
T20idebutdate:21 May
T20idebutyear:2019
T20idebutagainst:Kenya
T20icap:12
Lastt20idate:17 December
Lastt20iyear:2023
Lastt20iagainst:Sierra Leone
Date:18 December 2023
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/585463.html Cricinfo
Bowling:Right-arm medium

Godfred Bakiweyem (born 20 December 1998) is a Ghanaian cricketer.[1]

Career

He was named in Ghana's squad for the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in South Africa.[2] He played in Ghana's opening fixture, against Germany, on 3 September 2017.[3]

In May 2019, he was named in Ghana's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[4] [5] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Kenya on 21 May 2019.[6] He was named in Ghana's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[7] He was also named in Ghana's squad for the 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.

On 17 December 2023, during a group stage match against Sierra Leone at the 2023 ACA Africa T20 Cup, he was dismissed in timed out manner and became only the second ever player in international cricket history to be timed out after Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews.[8] [9] He was supposed to bat at number seven position in the match and he was timed out without facing any delivery, He also became the first player to be timed out in T20I cricket.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Godfred Bakiweyem . 19 July 2015 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: Road to ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 starts in South Africa . 28 August 2017 . International Cricket Council.
  3. Web site: Group B, ICC World Cricket League Division Five at Benoni, Sep 3 2017 . 3 September 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. CricketGhana . 1129195676917731328 . 16 May 2019 . We are coming!.
  5. Web site: African men in Uganda for T20 showdown . International Cricket Council . 18 May 2019.
  6. Web site: 9th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 21 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . 21 May 2019.
  7. 1447979359067942919 . CricketGhana . We are ready to reclaim our crown! We are ready to conquer Africa again! . 12 October 2021.
  8. Web site: GHA vs SLE, Africa Cricket Association Cup 2023/24, 12th Match, Group B at Benoni, December 17, 2023 - Full Scorecard . 2023-12-18 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
  9. Web site: thatguybruv . 2023-12-18 . Ghana's Godfrey Bakiweyem is the second man to be timed out in international cricket. Against Sierra Leone at Willowmore Park, Benoni . 2023-12-18 . r/Cricket.

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