Chairman Uganda Cricket Jackson Kavuma handing over the trophy to the Victoria Pearls
Match Outcome
Namibia 72/9 in 20 overs
Victoria Pearls 72/2 in 15 overs
Victoria Pearls gained by 8 wickets
The Victoria Pearls of Uganda defeated Namibia by 8 wickets to win the Girls’s Day T20 Cup at Entebbe Cricket Oval.
Uganda made one change to their lineup, changing Alako Proscovia with Sarah Walaza.
This was not a like-for-like substitution, as Alako is a batter and Walaza is a bowler.
It appears the staff opted to strengthen their bowling choices for the ultimate.
Namibia gained the toss and selected to bat first.
Nevertheless, their innings bought off to a disastrous begin, dropping their first wicket within the opening over when captain Sune Wittmann was dismissed.
The strain mounted rapidly, and Namibia misplaced two extra wickets quickly after, leaving them struggling at 30/6 after 10 overs.
Regardless of a valiant effort from the Mwatiles, with Wilka contributing 22 runs and Mekelaye including 23, Namibia may solely handle 71/9 of their 20 overs.
Janet Mbabazi, Uganda’s captain, was the standout bowler, taking 4 wickets for simply 19 runs in her 3 overs.
In reply, Uganda misplaced their captain, Janet Mbabazi, on the very first ball of their chase.
Nevertheless, they recovered properly, reaching 44/2 after the primary 10 overs.
Iloku Esther performed an important function, contributing 17 runs and leaving Uganda in a stable place.
Immaculate Nakisuyi additionally impressed with a composed 30* and took two good catches within the area, incomes her the Participant of the Match award.
Her all-around efficiency helped information Uganda to an 8-wicket victory and secured them the Girls’s Day T20 Cup.
All through the match, Uganda confirmed their power.
They began with a dominant 8-wicket win over Hong Kong China, misplaced to Nepal by one wicket, after which secured tight victories towards Nepal by one run.
Within the second spherical, Uganda triumphed over Hong Kong by 4 wickets and Nepal by 40 runs and crushed Namibia by 74 runs to seal their spot within the closing.
An earlier match between Nepal and Hong Kong China, which was meant to find out placement, was deserted as a consequence of rain, with no bowl-out happening the next morning however Hong Kong China was the third positioned staff basing on the desk.
The victory towards Namibia meant that the one staff Uganda had not misplaced to within the match was Namibia, cementing their standing as champions of the Girls’s Day T20 Cup.
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Finest batter- Natasha Miles
Finest Bowler- Janet Mbabazi
MVP- Immaculate Nakisuyi
