Match Abstract
Sierra Leone U-19 119 all out in 47.4 overs
Uganda U-19 122/5 in 43 overs
Uganda U-19 gained by 5 wickets
Child Cricket cranes secured their first victory within the ongoing Below-19 World Cup qualifiers by defeating Sierra Leone by 5 wickets, conserving their hopes of staying in Division 1 alive.
Uganda gained the toss and selected to bowl first and their bowlers rapidly dominated, lowering Sierra Leone to 10 runs for 3 wickets in simply 5.5 overs.
Key dismissals included Alusine Turay for 1, Captain Raymond Coker for 7, and Charles Kamara for 0. Abdulaziz Tandia and Balidawa Ali every took two wickets early on, with Ali conceding solely 2 runs from 4 overs and Tandia giving freely 8 runs in 5 overs.
By the top of 15 overs, Sierra Leone was at 25/4, with Ibrahim and George Sesay combating to rebuild the innings.
Regardless of occasional boundaries, they struggled to attain and reached 47/4 after 22 overs.
The Ugandan bowlers continued to tighten their grip, with Ali taking a 3rd wicket and ending with 3 wickets for 11 runs in 7 overs, sustaining an distinctive economic system price of 1.10.
Tandia’s 2 wickets for 16 runs in 10 overs additionally saved the strain excessive.
Sierra Leone lastly reached 119 all out in 47.4 overs, their highest complete of the event, due to precious contributions from Ibrahim Sesay (26 off 51 balls) and George Sesay (42 off 108 balls), however Uganda’s bowlers had been relentless.
Of their run chase, Uganda began cautiously.
After a quiet preliminary part, they ended the primary 15 overs at 30/1.
One other breakthrough for Sierra Leon got here at 15.2 overs when Sohera Richard was dismissed for 9 runs.
Captain Gerald Olipa (20 off 35 balls) and Kidega Christopher (7 off 13 balls) quickly adopted, leaving Uganda at 62/3 after 26 overs.
Regardless of shedding extra wickets, Uganda remained on monitor.
A dropped catch off Jonathan Nyiiro allowed Uganda to regroup, and by the 39.4 overs mark, they wanted solely 18 runs from 61 balls.
Uganda ultimately reached the goal of 122/5 in 43 overs, profitable by 5 wickets and securing their first win of the event and it will maintain their hopes of staying in division one alive.
Uganda will face Namibia in the present day and the final time the 2 groups met was within the 2022 qualifiers in Tanzania, the place the match was deserted and each groups shared factors.
Namibia, who represented Africa in the latest Below-19 World Cup, is without doubt one of the favorites to win the event.
Nonetheless, after struggling a defeat to Tanzania yesterday, they are going to be desirous to bounce again and regain their profitable kind.
