Gerald Olipa holding the pause after enjoying a straight drive that went for runs
Match Abstract
Uganda 250/3, Musemeza 89, Olipa 83* and Riazat 32* beat Sierra Leone 136/4 Alusine Turay 78 by 114 runs
Gerald Olipa’s explosive unbeaten 83 off 34 balls helped the Cricket Cranes launch their ILT20 Africa Continental Cup title defence in emphatic trend, as Uganda cruised to a 114-run victory over Sierra Leone at Gahanga Cricket Stadium B in Kigali on Wednesday.
Chasing a 3rd consecutive Continental Cup title, Uganda posted a document 250 for 3, their highest-ever T20 Worldwide whole, after profitable the toss and opting to bat earlier than proscribing Sierra Leone to 136 for 4 of their 20 overs.
Charles Musemeza laid the muse for Uganda’s imposing whole with a powerful 89 off 57 balls, hanging eight fours and 5 sixes.
He discovered beneficial help from Robinson Obuya, who smashed 37 off 20 deliveries after Uganda misplaced Anas Baig for a duck within the opening over.
Uganda had a 3rd wicket partnership of 127 runs between Olipa and Musemeza.
Olipa then produced a sensational end, blasting an unbeaten 83 from simply 34 balls.
Gerald Olipa holding the pause after enjoying a straight drive that went for runs
His innings featured 4 fours and 9 sixes, incomes him the Participant of the Match award on his T20I debut.
Captain Riazat Ali Shah added additional fireworks within the last overs, hammering an unbeaten 32 from solely eight balls. Uganda plundered 46 runs from the ultimate two overs to succeed in 250 for 3.
Sierra Leone confronted a frightening goal of 251 however struggled to match Uganda’s scoring price.
Alusine Turay supplied some resistance with a spirited 78 off 50 balls, however Uganda’s bowlers maintained management all through the chase.
Juma Miyaji claimed two wickets for 18 runs, whereas vice-captain Kenneth Waiswa additionally picked up two for 20 as Sierra Leone ended their 20 overs on 136 for 4.
The emphatic victory provides the Cricket Cranes two beneficial factors and a perfect begin as they search to win a 3rd successive ILT20 Africa Continental Cup title, having lifted the trophy in Nairobi in 2023 earlier than efficiently defending it in Kigali in 2024.
Uganda will return to motion tomorrow Thursday September tenth at 10:30 Am (EAT) after they face Botswana of their second match of the event.
The Continental Cup can be an necessary alternative for Uganda’s technical workforce to evaluate the squad’s T20 depth forward of the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier that may occur subsequent month in Nigeria.
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