Zimbabwean cricket faces a gradual decline as they recently suffered a defeat against Uganda, a team ranked 23rd in the ICC rankings. The match, held at the United Cricket Club in Windhoek, Namibia, saw Zimbabwe bat first and post a total of 136 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Uganda achieved the win with 5 balls to spare.
Zimbabwe Suffers Defeat Against Uganda in Cricket Qualifier
Zimbabwean cricket faces a gradual decline as they recently suffered a defeat against Uganda, a team ranked 23rd in the ICC rankings. The match, held at the United Cricket Club in Windhoek, Namibia, saw Zimbabwe bat first and post a total of 136 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Uganda achieved the win with 5 balls to spare.
In response to Zimbabwe's 136 runs, Uganda faced early setbacks, losing the first two wickets for just 12 runs. However, a resilient batting performance from Roger Mukasa, Alpesh Ramjani, Riyazat Ali Shah, and Nidesh Naqrani guided Uganda to victory. Riyazat scored an impressive 42 runs off 28 balls with 5 fours and 1 six, while Ramzani contributed 40 runs off 26 balls, including 4 fours and 2 sixes.
Zimbabwe's Richard Ngrava took 2 wickets, conceding 24 runs in 4 overs, and Shaun Williams claimed 1 wicket, giving away 14 runs in 2 overs.
Captain Sikandar Raja top-scored for Zimbabwe with 48 runs, hitting 2 fours and 4 sixes. Other notable contributors in Zimbabwe's innings were Innocent Kaia with 23 runs, Williams with 21, and Ryan Burl with 13 runs. Unfortunately, the rest of the team failed to reach double-digit scores.
Ugandan bowler Dinesh played a key role, taking 3 wickets for 14 runs in 4 overs, while Henry Senyondo secured 2 wickets, conceding 25 runs in 3 overs.
With this victory, Uganda has won 2 out of 3 matches, securing the third position in the points table for the qualifiers. Zimbabwe, having won only 1 of their 3 matches, currently occupies the fourth position. Namibia and Kenya lead the table with 6 points each, having won all three of their matches.
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