17 September 2021 | More Sports

Uganda's Victoria Pearls suffered a 15-run loss to the Lady Chevrons of Zimbabwe to miss out on a place in Sunday’s final of the Africa T20 Women's World Cup Qualifiers.

Victoria Pearls however had the Lady Chevrons on the back foot in the first innings before collapsing with the bat.

Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat first but that decision nearly backfired as the Ugandans quickly reduced them to 44/5 inside 13 overs.

Irene Alumo (2/13) and Evelyn Anyipo (0/10) bowled very mean spells upfront as they made run-scoring very difficult for Lady Chevrons.

However, the change bowlers for Uganda got Zimbabwe on track with Player of the Match Precious Marange (40) punishing any loose bowling, a knock that ultimately handed Zimbabwe a good total.

Marange combined with Loreen Thusma (22) for a 61-run partnership that ensured that Zimbabwe posted 108/6 in 20 overs.

In the chase, Uganda failed to pace their innings and there were no meaningful partnerships. Skipper Immaculate Nakisuyi (18) and Rachel Ntono (14) were the only significant contributions.

Uganda fell short by 14 runs in the final over ending their campaign in Botswana.

The Victoria Pearls will now play for a 3rd-place playoff against Tanzania on Sunday before the team returns to Uganda on Tuesday.

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