Uganda Cricket Cranes continued their spectacular run on the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier C with a crushing 10-wicket victory over The Gambia in Abuja on Friday.
Captain Riazat Ali Shah starred with the ball as Uganda bundled out The Gambia for simply 27 runs in 8.2 overs earlier than making gentle work of the chase to seal an emphatic victory.
The Cricket Cranes wanted solely 10 balls to achieve 28 with out loss, with Robinson Obuya main the assault with an unbeaten 20 off simply six deliveries.
Having been requested to chase a modest goal, Uganda confirmed no real interest in dragging out proceedings. Obuya instantly went on the offensive, placing the Gambian bowlers underneath stress because the Cricket Cranes raced in direction of their goal with out dropping a wicket.
Uganda’s comfy chase accomplished the job began by their bowlers, who had earlier ripped by The Gambia’s batting order. Riazat was the choose of the assault, returning figures of three/11 as The Gambia struggled to ascertain any significant partnerships and had been dismissed nicely inside their allotted 20 overs.
The commanding efficiency earned Riazat the Participant of the Match accolade as Uganda strengthened their push for qualification.
The victory comes at an important stage of the six-team event, the place Uganda are battling Lesotho, Mozambique, hosts Nigeria, The Gambia and Zambia for development. The competitors is being performed in a single round-robin format, with the highest two nations advancing to the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup Africa Regional Ultimate in 2027.
Uganda had already confronted Zambia and Lesotho earlier than Friday’s assembly with The Gambia and could have little time to have a good time, with one other project awaiting them in opposition to Mozambique on Saturday.
The Cricket Cranes will then wrap up their Sub-Regional Qualifier marketing campaign with a probably decisive encounter in opposition to hosts Nigeria on Sunday.
With qualification locations at stake, Friday’s ruthless show not solely delivered one other victory but in addition supplied Uganda with beneficial momentum heading into the ultimate two matches of the event.
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