Match abstract

Tanzania 121/7 in 20 overs

Uganda 120/5 in 20 overs

Tanzania gained by one run

Tanzania Girls pulled off a heart-stopping 1-run victory over Uganda in an exhilarating Group B encounter on the ICC Girls’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 gradual 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 way of partnerships and good rotation, conserving the scoreboard shifting at the same time as 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.

Finally, tight loss of life bowling from Nasra Saidi and Agnes Qwele held agency, and Uganda completed simply brief 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 develop into 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 present favors Rwanda.

Rwanda’s Henriette and Skipper Diane have been on prime 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 prime type.

With solely two spots up for grabs from Group B, the highway to the Girls’s T20 World Cup will get steeper.

Monday’s conflict in opposition to Rwanda might effectively resolve Uganda’s destiny.