18 June 2022 | Cricket

Cricket Cranes captain Brian Masaba feels the team's execution lacked but he says the team remains hopeful of positive results going ahead.

The Lawrence Mahatlane coached side lost by 62 runs against Jersey at the second round of the CWC Challenge League Group B.

Uganda's opener Simon Ssesazi scored a half century while Ronak Patel put on 64 runs off 95 balls.

Jersey were intially spurred by Nick Greenwood's 80 runs off of 93 balls to set a target of 256 for the hosts to chase.

Juma Miyagi had quite a spell, bowling 8 overs for 22 runs, 1 maiden and 1 wicket while Riazat Ali Shah backed up with an economy of 5.50.

Anthony Hawkins-Kay dismissed Uganda opener Emmanuel Hasahya for three in the fourth over, but Ssesazi and Patel put on 80 for the second wicket before Julius Sumerauer bowled Ssesazi.

Uganda lost two more quick wickets before Patel and Fred Achelam had a 45-run fifth wicket stand - but once Blampied claimed their wickets, the hosts' hopes of victory faltered.

The Jersey spinner took three more scalps to end with figures of 5-18 off five overs as Uganda were bowled out for 193 from 45.2 overs.

"Obviously the standings get a bit tighter now. The room for error has gotten smaller but I do believe we are still sitting on top of the log.

"Once we pick up a couple of wins, it will ease the pressure on us. It is an execution thing. We didn't execute our plans.

"Tied up somewhere in the middle while we were chasing. I thought 250 was power on this wicket, we had done well to restrict them to that.

"It will be about reflecting, seeing how get back. Come back here on Monday and execute."

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