Match abstract
Tanzania 121/7 in 20 overs
Uganda 120/5 in 20 overs
Tanzania gained by one run
Tanzania Ladies pulled off a heart-stopping 1-run victory over Uganda in an exhilarating Group B encounter on the ICC Ladies’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier in Windhoek, reigniting their marketing campaign and exacting revenge for a painful semi-final defeat to Uganda in Entebbe two years in the past.
After being despatched in to bat, Tanzania posted a gentle 121 for 7, because of a composed begin within the power-play the place they reached 42 with out loss.
Whereas no batter went on to dominate, Tanzania constructed their innings by means of partnerships and sensible rotation, maintaining the scoreboard transferring whilst Uganda utilized strain with the ball within the center overs.
In response, Uganda appeared in management for a lot of the chase. Esther Iloku anchored the innings with a affected person 49 off 55 balls, holding issues collectively after early wickets.
However her dismissal—taken by Tanzania’s standout bowler Sophia Jerome (2 for 8)—proved pivotal.
With 24 wanted off the ultimate two overs, Rita Musamali launched a late blitz, smashing 27 off 15 balls, and with Prosscovia Alako including 5 runs from simply two deliveries, Uganda got here heartbreakingly shut.
In the end, tight demise bowling from Nasra Saidi and Agnes Qwele held agency, and Uganda completed simply quick on 120 for five.
Regardless of the loss, Uganda stay very a lot within the hunt for qualification, although the strain is now firmly on forward of their conflict with Rwanda on September 1.
The fixture reignites an East African rivalry that has grow to be more and more aggressive. Rwanda are on a six-match profitable streak and opened their Group B marketing campaign with a convincing win over Sierra Leone.
Although Uganda have dominated latest head-to-heads, together with a 20-run win over Rwanda on the 2025 Kwibuka T20, the momentum at the moment favors Rwanda.
Rwanda’s Henriette and Skipper Diane have been on high type and are gamers to look at.
For Uganda, the duty is evident: bounce again rapidly, right the lapses in ending, and convey their skilled core—Iloku, Musamali, and captain Janet—into high type.
With solely two spots up for grabs from Group B, the highway to the Ladies’s T20 World Cup will get steeper.
Monday’s conflict in opposition to Rwanda could nicely determine Uganda’s destiny.
