17 January 2022 | Cricket

Baby Cricket Cranes coach Ivan Thawithemwira is still hopeful despite losing to Ireland in the opening game of the 2022 U19 World Cup in the West Indies.

The team showed a lot of improvement with their batting despite going down by 39 runs.

Ireland's Joshua Cox put his name up in lights with a magnificent hundred but Thawithemwira feels there is more room for improvement for the Cranes.

"We managed to push the envelope, we managed to push our boundaries, the boys gave a good account of themselves," said Thawithemwira.

"We saw some good scores, they managed to play out at least 48 overs. We managed to challenge one of the Test Playing Nations and we are happy with what the boys managed to achieve.

"We have very good building blocks on which we can construct our house. We have seen the bowling department do their part, they managed to contain Ireland.

"We saw some good partnerships and a good half century. There was good finishing from Miyaji. Many of our KPIs have been ticked off today.

"We have just have to look at our starts, especially the batting, how we start has been a problem once again today. We just have to see how we can improve. But we are hopeful that we shall be able to rectify all that."

The Baby Cricket Cranes will be back in action on Tuesday for their second game when they take on South Africa Queens Park Oval in Trinidad and Tobago.

MATCH SUMMARY  

Ireland Under-19s Men v Uganda Under-19s Men, U19 World Cup Group Stage, Guyana, 15 January 2022  

Ireland 236-9 (50 overs: J Cox 111*, P le Roux 32; J Baguma 2-34)

Uganda 197 (48.1 overs: P Murunga 63; M Humphreys 4-25, N McGuire 2-29)

Ireland Under-19s won by 39 runs

Baby Cricket Cranes Schedule pending progression to the Plate League or Super League;

18 January 2022 | 17:00 (EAT) South Africa vs Uganda | Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago

22 January 2022 | 17:00 (EAT) India vs Uganda | Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad and Tobago

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