The Uganda National Women’s cricket team Victoria Pearls secured their first victory at the Capricorn Eagles Quadrangular Series thanks to their exceptional bowling that restricted Hong Kong to 68 runs all out at the United Grounds in Windhoek, Namibia. Consy Aweko, theteam captain, led from the front as usual.Three wickets were taken by the spinner, including the opening one, which fell on the fourth delivery. The other bowlers with wickets to their names were Janet Mbabazi and Evelyn Anyipo, who each had two. The two also picked up their first wickets in their first Overs, like Aweko did. Despite only allowing 9 runs in her four Overs, Sarah Akiteng had the best economy of 2.25. Irene Alumo, the first bowler, gave up 14 as many wickets as Anyipo and Mbabazi, while Aweko gave up 10. There were three runouts, and wicketkeeper Kevin Awino was involved in each one. Both the bowling and fielding teams did a good job, but Uganda’s batting issue presented itself once more.By the time the board read 7 Overs in the second Inning, Uganda had already lost five wickets, giving the impression that Hong Kong had read from the same script. At this point, the Victoria Pearls had scored a respectable 47 runs. The chase appeared to be a done deal; in fact, Uganda needed 22 runs from 74 balls at one point. But no, it was not over yet, […]
