Baby Cricket Cranes start strong against visiting Rwanda U-19 Side
Uganda’s Baby Cricket Cranes picked up their second win of the High Performance Cup, that is featuring the visiting Rwanda U-19 team. The two sides are preparing for the Division 2 U-19 World Cup Qualifiers in August in Rwanda as a pathway to the 2028 U-19 World Cup Qualifier. The new look Uganda U-19 side […] The post Baby Cricket Cranes start strong against visiting Rwanda U-19 Side appeared first on Kawowo Sports.
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- 1st 50 over Game: Uganda 231 all out beat Rwanda U-19 112 all out by 119 runs
- 2nd 50 Over Game: Uganda U-19 172/5 beat Rwanda U-19 169 all out by 5 wickets
Uganda’s Baby Cricket Cranes picked up their second win of the High Performance Cup, that is featuring the visiting Rwanda U-19 team.
The two sides are preparing for the Division 2 U-19 World Cup Qualifiers in August in Rwanda as a pathway to the 2028 U-19 World Cup Qualifier.
The new look Uganda U-19 side features many new faces, with only four players part of the unsuccessful side in Nigeria last year.
The notable wins for the Ugandan team have been an improvement in the application of the youngsters in the long format. The youngsters are usually accustomed to playing T20 cricket, and making the adjustment is usually very hard. However, in the two games, the side has shown a desire to play some long innings without throwing away their wickets.
Robert Owili (79) led the way in the first game with a well-crafted half-century that helped the hosts post a big total. In the response, Hamid Munigwa (4/28) ensured the result was safe for the hosts with some neat bowling from his slow left-arm spin.
In the second game, Rwanda won the toss and elected to bat. Gihozo Elese (51) battled valiantly with the tail to get his side to 168 inside 42 overs. The visitors showed better application in the middle under extreme stress, especially from the Ugandan fast bowlers.
In the run chase, the visitors struck early, but a good partnership between Eric Mukisa (43) and Robert Owili (34) calmed the nerves for the hosts, with the middle holding it together to see through the game and bring up a five-wicket win.
The series is timely for the technical committee to make sure they can get the youngsters ready for the qualifiers.
Uganda dropped down the Division from the last qualifier and will be looking to climb up the rankings and have a shot at a 3rd World Cup appearance.
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