29 March 2025 | Uncategorized

Match Summary

• Tanzania U-19 189/8 in 50 overs ( Karim Kiseto 51, Laksh Bakrania 60)
• Uganda U-19 116/10 in 39 overs (Devansh Patel 25, Gurjivan Singh 16)
• Tanzania U-19 won by 73 runs.

Uganda's journey at the U19 Africa World Cup Qualifier began on a losing note as the Baby Cricket Cranes suffered a 73-run loss to Tanzania at the TBS Cricket Oval in Nigeria on Saturday.

Despite facing a familiar opponent from their Youth Easter Series in Kampala, Emmanuel Isaneez's charges struggled to find their rhythm, thus failing to chase 190 runs.

Uganda won the toss and opted to bowl first, and their bowlers were off to a flyer, dismissing Dylan Thakrar (5) and Omary Koba Ramadhan (4) cheaply within the first five overs.

However, Tanzania’s batting resilience soon took over, led by a composed 51 from Karim Kiseto off 86 balls and a captain’s knock of 60 from Laksh Bakrania off 111 balls as they pushed the total to 189 in their 50 overs.

Abdulaziz Tandia (3/26) and Musa Majid Ramathan (2/30) were Uganda's top bowlers.

The chase for Uganda never got any steam as Captain Olipa Gerald (9) fell early, and despite a fighting effort from Devansh Patel (25 off 84 balls), the Baby Cricket Cranes struggled to keep up with the required run rate.

Wickets tumbled regularly with Sohera Richard (7), Kidega Christopher (14), and Abraiz Mir Ali (11) failing to convert their starts into significant scores.

Gurjivan Singh (16 off 10 balls) showed some late aggression, but the game had already slipped away, and Uganda was eventually bowled out for 116 in 39 overs.

Tanzania’s bowlers proved too strong for Uganda, with Raymond Francis (5/27 in 9 overs) and Agustino Meya Mwamele (4/24 in 9 overs) cleaning the batting order.

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