Waiswa rues 31-run shortfall in Kenya loss
Kenneth Waiswa returned to the runs, but Kenya made sure his 20-ball blitz counted for little as they ended Uganda’s unbeaten start to the ILT20 Continent Cup with an eight-wicket win at Gahanga Cricket Stadium Oval B yesterday. Waiswa smashed 37 off 20 balls to give Uganda late momentum after a testing afternoon with the […] The post Waiswa rues 31-run shortfall in Kenya loss appeared first on Kawowo Sports.
Black News 
Kenneth Waiswa returned to the runs, but Kenya made sure his 20-ball blitz counted for little as they ended Uganda’s unbeaten start to the ILT20 Continent Cup with an eight-wicket win at Gahanga Cricket Stadium Oval B yesterday.
Waiswa smashed 37 off 20 balls to give Uganda late momentum after a testing afternoon with the bat. But the all-rounder reckons the Cricket Cranes left too much on the table.
“For me, I’m happy to be back in the runs. It’s something I’ve been working hard for, but I know it will come,” Waiswa said.
Uganda posted 189 for six after being asked to bat, with Gerald Olipa making 53, Riazat Ali Shah 45 and Charles Musemeza 30.
Waiswa’s late charge gave the total some bite, but he believes Uganda needed another 31 runs.
“I think we were 31 short on that wicket. It was a bit tough in the morning, and maybe in the middle there, I think we didn’t score more boundaries,” he said.
Kenya needed little time to expose the gap. Captain Dhiren Gondaria smashed 94 off 47 balls while Rakep Patel added an unbeaten 56 off 35 as the pair shared 119 runs to put the chase beyond Uganda.
Kenya raced to 193 for two in just 16.4 overs and for Waiswa, Uganda’s biggest problem was the powerplay.
“Them getting 70 in the powerplay was good for them,” he said, urging Uganda to be more restrictive next time.
“Maybe going forward, if we can put them under 60 or 50 on the small boundaries, it would be good for us.”
The Cricket Cranes also let opportunities slip in the field, with dropped chances adding to their troubles.
“We dropped a few off chances here and there, which might have changed the game,” Waiswa said.
He had no complaints about Kenya’s execution.
“But I think they played well.”
The defeat ended Uganda’s three-match winning run against Sierra Leone, Botswana and hosts Rwanda, but they remain second with three wins from four matches.
The Cricket Cranes head into two days of rest before turning to Sierra Leone, then get another shot at Kenya on September 18 at Gahanga Main Oval.
The post Waiswa rues 31-run shortfall in Kenya loss appeared first on Kawowo Sports.
