Match Summary

Kenya U-19 37 all out

Uganda U-19 41/1

Uganda won by 9 wickets

Lorna Anyait was the heroine for the Baby Victoria Pearls as her best bowling figures of 7/6 in 4 overs inspired the team to their second victory at the U-19 World Cup Qualifiers in Kigali Rwanda.

Kenya won the toss and elected to bat but they failed to back that decision with a good display with the bat. The opening bowling combination of Irene Mutonyi and Immaculate Nandera applied the pressure with tidy lines and length, and the rewards of the squeeze were claimed by Lorna Anyait who claimed career-best figures of 7/6 in her four overs.

Kenya was bundled out for only 37 inside 14 overs.

Lorna Anyait

Despite Uganda losing their captain Jimia Mohammad (5) for a single-digit score in the run chase, they were never in trouble. Patricia Timong (14) and Akurut Asumin (13) knocked off the deficit inside 9 overs as Uganda broke no sweat to pick up their second win.

It was a comprehensive win for Uganda which also gets them close to the semifinals of the tournament.

Uganda will face off with Rwanda in the final game of Group A as both sides push to top the table.

Rwanda defeated Namibia in their second game as well to remain unbeaten and set up a clash of the unbeaten sides in the final game of the group. The game will be played on Wednesday morning at IPRC.

The top two sides in each group will qualify for the semifinals and the winner of the tournament will represent Africa at the World Cup.

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