Child Victoria Pearls rejoice a key breakthrough because the bowling unit restricted Rwanda U19W within the 2026 Excessive Perfomance Cup.
The Child Victoria Pearls will head to Dar es Salaam with one clear goal which is qualify for the 2027 ICC U19 Ladies’s T20 World Cup.
Uganda’s U19 girls’s nationwide cricket group is placing the ultimate touches to its preparations for the ICC U19 Ladies’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier, scheduled for August 28 to September 6 in Tanzania.
The match presents Uganda with an opportunity to make amends after falling quick within the earlier qualifier in Gahanga, Rwanda.
Uganda failed to succeed in the ultimate, paving the way in which for Nigeria’s Junior Feminine Yellow-Greens to trigger an upset towards favourites Zimbabwe and take Africa’s solely qualification ticket.
That disappointment stays a motivation for the present squad. The group has labored on the areas that damage them final time, with execution, middle-overs administration and composure beneath strain key elements of their preparations.
Their current type provides loads of encouragement, the Child Victoria Pearls swept Rwanda U19 4-0 within the T20 leg of the 2026 Excessive Efficiency Ladies’s Collection at Entebbe Cricket Oval. Uganda confirmed energy with the ball and dealt with strain nicely, together with when defending modest totals and shutting out tight matches.
Group Uganda U19 and Group Rwanda U19 pose for a joint group .
Child Victoria Pearls erupt in celebration after taking a wicket towards Rwanda U19W.
The collection additionally helped the technical group headed by Head Coach Ivan Kakande choose key participant combos forward of the qualifiers.
Uganda has since stepped up preparations with a nine-day residential camp in Kololo that began on August 19. The camp has centered on health, tactical execution and sharpening the group’s recreation plan.
The provisional 16-player squad shall be decreased to the ultimate travelling group, which shall be introduced on Thursday August 27. Jimia Muhammad, Shadia Nabulime, Devine Nyamer and Sarah Tino are among the many gamers competing for locations.
Child Victoria Pearls’ Joan Ilora forcefully dispatches a supply in the course of the 2026 Excessive Efficiency Cup at Entebbe Cricket Oval.
The problem in Tanzania shall be robust. Uganda will face hosts Tanzania, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Namibia, Kenya and Malawi, with just one group incomes Africa’s ticket to the 2027 World Cup, which shall be hosted collectively by Bangladesh and Nepal.
Nigeria are the defending regional champions, whereas Zimbabwe and Namibia carry robust competitors to an already demanding discipline.
There shall be little room for errors. The Child Victoria Pearls’ recollections of Rwanda present each a warning and motivation. They know what’s at stake and have ready with the teachings of their earlier marketing campaign in thoughts.
Now, they have to flip that preparation into outcomes and safe Uganda’s place on the World Cup.
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