Déjà Vu: Kelis Ndlovu (19) alongside Beloved Biza (30) whereas batting for Zimbabwe U19 through the 2024 U19 semi-final at Gahanga B Stadium in Kigali
Uganda’s Child Victoria Pearls will face a well-recognized opponent after they tackle unbeaten Zimbabwe U19 within the semifinal of the ICC U19 Girls’s World Cup Africa Division 1 Qualifier in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Thursday, September 3, 2026.
The semifinal brings again reminiscences of the 2024 ICC U19 Girls’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier in Kigali, Rwanda, the place Uganda additionally confronted Zimbabwe on the identical stage.
Zimbabwe gained that encounter by 75 runs, leaving the Child Victoria Pearls with unfinished enterprise forward of Thursday’s essential showdown.
Uganda booked their place within the semifinals with a dominant 10-wicket victory over Malawi U19 of their closing Group A match.
Wicket Celebration: The Child Victoria Pearls rejoice after claiming a wicket of their closing group-stage sport in opposition to Malawi U19
After profitable the toss and selecting to bowl, Uganda initially confronted some resistance as Malawi reached 23 with out loss after three overs.
The Child Victoria Pearls, nevertheless, shortly took management, dismissing Malawi for simply 44 runs in 16 overs.
Sarah Tino spearheaded the bowling assault with a powerful 3/17 as Uganda’s spinners stored the strain on all through the innings.
Bowling Brilliance: Sarah Tino spearheaded the assault with a powerful 3/17 and was named Participant of the Match
Participant of the Match: Sarah Tino receives her award from Match Referee Julia Chibaba after the ultimate group-stage sport
The chase was equally emphatic, with Shadiah Glilingish Nambulime producing an unbeaten 30 off 21 balls as Uganda raced to the goal in solely 7.3 overs with out shedding a wicket.
Child Victoria Pearls captain Jimia Mohamed Abdallah bats alongside Shadiah Gilingish Nambulime throughout their closing group-stage sport in opposition to Malawi U19
The victory noticed Uganda end second in Group A and arrange a semifinal in opposition to Group B toppers Zimbabwe, who’ve maintained an ideal report within the match.
The Child Victoria Pearls suffered their solely defeat within the group stage in opposition to Nigeria U19, shedding their opening sport by 4 wickets.
They responded strongly by defeating hosts Tanzania U19 by 5 wickets earlier than finishing their commanding win over Malawi.
Wicket Celebration: Tino Sarah and Sheirah Namagoba rejoice a wicket as a Malawian batter walks off the pitch
Zimbabwe, in the meantime, opened their marketing campaign with a 51-run victory over Rwanda U19, adopted it with a 79-run win in opposition to Kenya U19 after which defeated Namibia U19 by 5 wickets to complete high of Group B unbeaten.
Thursday’s semifinal will due to this fact present Uganda with each a significant problem and a possibility to avenge their 2024 defeat.
In that encounter, Zimbabwe posted 138/7 earlier than bowling Uganda out for 63. Lorraine Pemhiwa top-scored with an unbeaten 35, whereas Beloved Biza made 30 and claimed 2/13 to earn Participant of the Match honors.
Déjà Vu: Kelis Ndlovu (19) alongside Beloved Biza (30) whereas batting for Zimbabwe U19 through the 2024 U19 semi-final at Gahanga B Stadium in Kigali
Uganda’s greatest performers have been Irene Mutonyi, who took 2/6, and Immaculate Nandera, who top-scored with 24.
The semifinal at ESTIM Floor (TCA Enviornment – UDSM) begins at 2:00pm EAT, with Nigeria U19 dealing with Rwanda U19 at 9:30am on the identical venue.
The winner of the match will declare Africa’s sole qualification ticket to the 2027 ICC Underneath-19 Girls’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh and Nepal.
Malawi and Namibia, who completed backside of Teams A and B respectively, can be relegated to Division 2.
Rwanda certified from the inaugural African U19 qualifier in Botswana in 2022, whereas Nigeria secured the 2024 ticket after a rain-affected closing.
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