Nakisuuyi whereas strolling off after being caught
Match outcome
Namibia 83/8 in 20 overs beat Uganda 77/7 in 20 overs by 12 runs
Uganda fell 12 runs brief in opposition to Namibia in a match they need to have gained with ease
Uganda’s Victoria Pearls got here into Day Two with a way of urgency.
After their slim loss to Scotland, Namibia’s modest complete of 83 ought to have been a easy chase—effectively inside the consolation zone of a staff lengthy identified for regular, composed run pursuits.
As a substitute, Uganda fell 12 runs brief in a match that drifted away by means of hesitation, errors, and a batting show that by no means really got here alive.
Uganda began strongly after selecting to bowl, eradicating Sune Wittmann within the second ball and conserving Namibia to 2/1 after two overs.
Yasmeen Khan settled the innings with three boundaries.
Uganda continued to use strain by means of the center overs, with wickets from Immaculate Nakisuuyi, Sarah Akiteng, and Malisa Ariokot lowering Namibia to 35/3 after 10 overs and later eradicating Kayleen Inexperienced for 21.
Regardless of common breakthroughs, Namibia scraped their technique to a modest 83 in 20 overs.
Uganda’s chase by no means gathered momentum.
They scored solely 13 runs within the powerplay and misplaced Esther Iloku at 33/1 after 10 overs.
The turning level got here within the thirteenth over, when Nakisuuyi and captain Janet Mbabazi fell in fast succession.
No Ugandan batter reached double figures past them, and regardless of needing only a run a ball late on, a flurry of wickets left 21 required from the ultimate over and Uganda finally didn’t chase.
Debutant Leigh-Marie Visser was the star of the second innings, producing a shocking spell of three for 10 in 4 overs, incomes Participant of the Match in her very first sport.
Debutant Leigh-Marie Visser along with her participant of match accolade
Within the different matches, PNG defeated hosts Thailand by 8 runs, the Netherlands beat the UAE by 4 wickets, and Tanzania fell simply 5 runs brief in opposition to Scotland.
Tomorrow is a relaxation day within the match, and Uganda returns on Sunday to face PNG on the Terdthai Cricket floor.
The break comes on the proper time.
Uganda should replicate on their fielding errors—three missed runouts, a missed stumping, and a expensive overthrow—and handle the sluggish, hesitant batting that continues to pile strain on their decrease order.
With tighter fielding and a proactive method within the powerplay, matches like this one are effectively inside attain.
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