Victoria Series | Matchday 4
- Rwanda 107/5 beat USA 105/4 by 2 runs
- Namibia 81 all out beat Uganda 77 all out by 4 runs
Uganda’s Victoria Pearls suffered their first defeat of the Victoria Series with a marginal four-run loss to the Capricorn Eagles of Namibia.
Uganda won the toss and elected to bowl first. They made one change, handing Kampi Nainabho her debut in place of Asumin Akurut.
The Victoria Pearls never let Namibia build any meaningful partnerships, taking wickets regularly, with Sarah Walaza (3/18) and Captain Janet Mbabazi (3/13) the standout bowlers. Nainabho took a wicket on her debut as well during her bowling spell of three overs.
Namibia set a modest 81 in their quota of 20 overs, just a bit more than the 74 in the first-round encounter.
In the run chase, Uganda started well, with Proscovia Alako (21) and Rita Musamali (19) scoring briskly, but once the latter departed, she left Uganda reeling at 61/7 in the 16th over.
Malisa Ariokot (12) tried to bat with the tail, but some disciplined bowling from Namibia restricted Uganda to only 12 runs from the final 24 balls.
Namibia was able to inflict a first defeat on the Victoria Pearls in a low-scoring thriller, with the Victoria Pearls failing to deal with the pressure at the back end and Namibia sticking to their basics to close out the win.
The Victoria Pearls will have little time to lick their wounds because they will take on Rwanda on Wednesday morning in their fifth game of the series.
