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The Baby Cricket Cranes will visit Sanjay Farm in India for two weeks as they prepare for the U-19 World Cup Qualifiers slated for July 23rd -29th in Tanzania.

The training squad of 16 will leave Kampala on Saturday 13th May and return on Tuesday 25th after playing six 50-over games and one T20 match against selected sides in India.

The Baby Cricket Cranes have been training under the guidance of Head Coach Emmanuel Isaneez and assistant Robinson Turinawe.

The squad features at least seven players (Fahad Mutagana, Ronald Omara, Joseph Baguma, Pius Oloka, Brian Asaba, Christopher Kidega and Yunus Sowobi) who were part of the 2022 U-19 World Cup in the West Indies.

We want to use the experience in India to improve on our skills, we have been working hard with the boys since January this year and given that India is a better cricketing nation that us we hope to find some exceptional talent that will challenge our skills. We shall be working with some world class coaches as well and that should also help us the technical team.

Emmanuel Isaneez – Head Coach of Uganda U-19

Uganda has qualified for three U-19 World Cup tournaments (2004, 2006 and 2022) and if they are successful in Tanzania they will have qualified for their second consecutive World Cup tournament and also their fourth tournament.

There will be six teams at the qualifiers in Tanzania with only one team guaranteed a slot to the U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka next year.

Team: Fahad Mutagana (Captain), Anas Baig, Pius Oloka, Christopher Kidega, Sowobi Yunusi, Omara Ronald, Baguma Joseph, Musa Majid, Conrad Lubwama, Gerald Olipa, Nyiiro Jonathan, Ochaya Jaffer, Ocen Peter, Tandia Abdul Aziz, Balidawa Ali, Brian Asaba.

Officials: Emmanuel Isaneez (Head Coach), Turinawe Robinson (Assistant Coach), Richard Okia (Analyst), Habiba Anguyo Kulusumu (Physiotherapist), Rokani Slyvester (Team Manager).

Friday, May 12

First Semifinals
Olila 158/2
Jinja SS 62/10
• Olila win by 96 runs

Second Semifinal
Light SS 79/6
Masaka SS 53/9
• Light SS win by 26 runs

Defending Champions Olila High School, and Light SS beat Jinja SS and Masaka SS respectively to set up an all-Soroti final at the National Girls Schools Cricket Week.

Masaka won the toss in the first semi-final and opted to bowl. They were able to pick 6 wickets but conceded 79 runs in the process.

Their star player and Fair-break bound opener Proscovia Alako was bowled out in the second over after facing just five balls and getting three runs.

From that moment, Light picked wicket after wicket, and Yusuf Nanga’s girls failed to recover, as they lost by 26 runs.

Patricia Timong who scored the most runs (17) for the light picked three wickets while Winnie Itwaro had two, Patricia Apolot picking the prized wicket of Alako.

In the second semifinal, Olila beat record holders Jinja SS by 96 runs. Sarah Atim was responsible for the majority of the wickets picking four.

In Olila’s innings, Jimia Muhammad scored a half-century of 55 not out off 54 balls while Lorna Anyait and Esther Iloku got 34 and 43 respectively. Ariokot notched 10 not out as Olila set 158/2.

Fast bowler Irene Alumo and batter Proscovia Alako have been selected to be part of the next Fair Break tournament after their top performances at the 2023 Capricorn Eagles Quadrangular Series.

Alumo was the leading fast bowler in the tournament with 10 wickets and finished with an economy of 4.11.

Alako’s 85 against the UAE was enough to get her in the books of the selectors, her potential as an explosive opening batter brought to the fore.

She finished third on the run-scoring charts with 135 with a strike rate of 107 during the tournament.

The Fair Break is a global tournament that brings together the best female cricketers in the world and features some of the best female cricketers in the world.

Alako and Alumo will be the first Ugandans to take part in the tournament that happens twice a year with the first tournament in April in Hong Kong while the next tournament happens in September in the USA.

The National Girls’ Schools Cricket Week will be hosted by Soroti from May 6 to 13th, with 15 schools set to take part in the coveted event at the Soroti Cricket Grounds, Teso College Aloet and the St. Mary’s Madera Grounds.

Soroti Cricket Association was awarded the hosting rights and their chairman Felix Musana couldn’t be any happier at showcasing talent from the region.

Musana spoke to The-SportsNation: “This is a great opportunity for us to showcase our talent to the locals in Soroti that have missed seeing their girls in action at home for all this time.

“We hope that we can crown it off and retain the trophy here.”

St. Mary’s Madera, Light Secondary School, Olila High School (defending champions) will feature in this edition alongside Jinja Secondary School, Iganga Secondary School Lords Meade and Victoria High School.

Kilembe Secondary School and Mt. Rwenzori Girls Secondary School, Ndejje SS, Kings College Budo, Gayaza High School, St. John’s SS, Masaka SS and Gulu High School will also compete for the top prize.

Capricorn Eagles Quadrangular Series:

Game 6: Uganda W v Namibia W

Namibia 77/7
Irene Alumo 2/10
Consy Aweko 2/16

Uganda 79/6
Kevin Awino 28
Phiona Khulume 20 not out

Uganda W won by 4 wickets

Next Game: 02/05/2023

FINAL: Uganda W v Namibia W – 15:30 EAT

Victoria Pearls were in a spot of bother at 29/5 but a sixth-wicket partnership of 32 runs between Phiona Khulume (20 not out) and Kevin Awino (28) rescued the chase.

Uganda registered a 4-wicket win over Namibia to ensure the outfit makes it to the final of the series tomorrow against the hosts.

Namibia won the toss and elected to bat first but another fine fast-bowling display from Irene Alumo (2/10) put pressure on the hosts immediately.

Namibia was reduced to 39/5 inside 12 overs until a late charge helped them finish a modest 77/7 in their 20 overs.

The chase never got off well for Uganda as they lost wickets to reach fast at 29/5.

Opener Kevin Awino (28) stuck in with wickets falling around her before getting a reliable partner in Phiona Khulume (20).

Despite the former falling with still 15 runs required for the win, captain Consy Aweko (11 not out) stepped up and hit the winning boundary to secure a spot in the final for her side.

Victory today in the final will mean back-to-back trophies for the Victoria Pearls after claiming the Victoria Series at home.

Uganda did just enough to earn themselves the 2023 Victoria Series trophy after the final was washed out on Sunday at Lugogo Cricket Oval.

The persistent rain denied an optimistic crowd a chance of watching a great finale with Tanzania who were coming into the game on the back of two back-to-back losses.

In the individual awards, Kavisha Kumari of the UAE took the best batter award, Consy Aweko won the best bowler award and Henriette Therese Ishimwe took the MVP award.

UAE found the going tough in Kampala finishing in 3rd place after dropping points against Uganda and Tanzania.

Rwanda the lowest rank, go home with two wins in the bag against teams while Kenya captain Sharon Juma retired after Kenya finished the tournament without any victory.

The Victoria Pearls flew last night to Namibia to take part in the Capricorn Eagles Quadrangular Series that starts on Tuesday at United Cricket Club Ground.

The Victoria Pearls return to Namibia for the second time after a forgettable tour last year during which they lost all their five games to Zimbabwe and Namibia.

Immaculate Nakisuyi, Stephanie Nampiina, Irene Alumo, Proscovia Alako and Esther Iloku who missed the trip last year have been included in the team.

The Victoria Pearls will play their 1st game of the tour against the UAE an opponent they defeated during the Victoria Series in Kampala.

UAE is still the highest-ranked side in the tournament at 15th, the hosts Namibia are ranked 19th, Uganda 21st and Hong Kong 22nd.

Full Team: Consy Aweko (Captain), Janet Mbabazi, Evelyn Anyipo, Irene Alumo, Patricia Malemikia, Immaculate Nakisuyi, Stephanie Nampiina, Gloria Obukor, Kevin Awino, Phiona Egaru Khulume, Sarah Akiteng, Rita Musamali.

Technical Team: Lawrence Ssematimba (Head Coach), Lawrence Ssempijja (Assistant Coach), Imam Tugume (Physiotherapist), Deus Muhumuza (Team Analyst), Mary Nankinga (Team Manager).

 Fixtures Capricorn Eagles Quadrangular
Date Fixture Time
25/04/2023 Uganda v UAE 10:30 EAT
27/04/2023 Uganda v Hong Kong 10:30 EAT
29/04/2023 Uganda v UAE 10:30 EAT
29/04/2023 Uganda v Namibia 15:30 EAT
30/04/2023 Uganda v Hong Kong 10:30 EAT
1/5/2023 Uganda v Namibia 15:30 EAT
2/5/2023 Third Place Final 10:30 EAT
2/5/2023 Final 15:30 EAT

The United Arab Emirates, Kenya and Tanzania teams have arrived in Uganda ahead of the 2023 T20I Victoria Series tournament due 16th to 23rd of April at Lugogo Cricket Oval.

Chaya Mughal captains the UAE team that travelled by Uganda Airlines from Dubai following the participation of a couple of players in the Fairbreak tournament in Hong Kong.

The team was the first to set foot in Uganda followed by Tanzania and Kenya which followed suit, and Rwanda later likely to make it too by the end of the day.

There will be a press conference for the tournament at Nob View, Ntinda on Monday, before the captain’s photoshoot in Jinja.

UAE and Kenya will open as the match that will bowl off the tournament while Uganda and Rwanda will follow in the afternoon match.

Uganda Cricket Association (UCA) has won the ICC Digital Fan Engagement of the Year after the amazing activation of the U19 Baby Cricket Cranes team at the 2022 U19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.

The award celebrates the outstanding innovative use of digital platforms, campaigns or technology by an Associate Member to drive engagement with fans and the wider community.

According to ICC, Uganda performed better than other countries in the region, before upstaging Bahrain Cricket Federation, Japan Cricket Association and Cricket Finland.

In a tweet, UCA was grateful at the milestone; “We have been declared winners of the ICC Digital Fan Engagement Africa Region.”

The ICC Development Awards, established in 2002, honours the ground-breaking projects and programmes carried out by ICC Members to develop cricket in developing countries.

In the final of the Africa Cup, Uganda looked down and out of it by 17th over till Riazat Ali Shah asked his partner at the non-striker Deus Muhumuza to stop and just stare. Riazat Ali Shah put Tanzania to the sword scoring 51 runs from just 18 balls and helping the Cricket Cranes win their 1st major title in 2022.

It was also on the back of his willow that Uganda was able to defeat fierce rivals Kenya in a low-scoring semifinal where he scored 41. His power-hitting skills were phenomenal throughout the whole tournament as he was trusted by the team to bat as high as number 4 in the team.

Batting high up the order meant that it allowed him to face as many balls as possible and also ensure he is still in and set at the back end of the innings. His second USPA Cricketer of the Year award after he was voted for the same in 2018.

Janet Mbabazi was voted as the female cricket of the year in a category where she had no competition, a strong international season saw her beat off all her competition.

Janet was voted the Most Valuable Player in two of the four international events that Victoria Pearls took part in. She was in MVP in Nepal and Kenya both series won by the Victoria Pearls.

This was the second award for Janet Mbabazi after winning the same award in 2019. The All-Rounder shone in a year when the team was missing most of its experienced players as she took proper leadership of the team.