Ugandan cricket team in Namibia in 2021–22 explained

Series Name:Ugandan cricket team in Namibia in 2021–22
Team1 Image:Flag of Namibia.svg
Team1 Name:Namibia
Team2 Image:Flag of Uganda.svg
Team2 Name:Uganda
From Date:8
To Date:13 April 2022
Team1 Captain:Gerhard Erasmus
Team2 Captain:Brian Masaba
No Of Twenty20s:3
Team1 Twenty20s Won:2
Team2 Twenty20s Won:1
Team1 Twenty20s Most Runs:Gerhard Erasmus (131)
Team2 Twenty20s Most Runs:Dinesh Nakrani (129)
Team1 Twenty20s Most Wickets:JJ Smit (8)
Team2 Twenty20s Most Wickets:Riazat Ali Shah (2)
Dinesh Nakrani (2)

The Uganda cricket team toured Namibia in April 2022 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches and two 50-over matches.[1] The venue for all of the matches was the United Ground in Windhoek.[2] The tour was a repeat of Uganda's visit in April 2021, when Namibia swept both the T20I series[3] [4] and the 50-over series.[5] Ahead of the matches against Uganda, the Namibians hosted the Ireland Wolves for a three-match Twenty20 series (winning 2–1) and a five-match List A 50-over series (drawn 2–2).[6]

Namibia won the first T20I by 8 wickets.[7] In the second game, Namibian captain Gerhard Erasmus scored an unbeaten century and dismissed both Ugandan opening batters, but an unbeaten partnership of 118 runs between Dinesh Nakrani and Riazat Ali Shah lead Uganda to a seven-wicket victory.[8] Namibia won the third T20I match by 52 runs, following an all-round performance from JJ Smit, to take the series 2–1.[9] Smit scored a half-century, then took a five-wicket haul which included a hat-trick.[10]

Namibia cruised to victory in the first 50-over game after dismissing the visitors for only 68 runs.[11] However, Uganda levelled the series with a thrilling run-chase in the second game.[12]

Squads

Karl Birkenstock, Salomon Nuuyoma and Louis Peters also featured for Namibia in the 50-over series.

T20I series

3rd T20I

50-over series

2nd 50-over match

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cricket Cranes to check rev in their engines against 'elite' Namibians . Uganda Cricket . 4 April 2022.
  2. Web site: Cricket Cranes go for more experience in Namibia . Sports Ocean . 4 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Namibia wrap up T20 series . The Namibian . 6 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Namibia too strong for Uganda, sweep Castle Lite T20 series . Emerging Cricket . 6 April 2021.
  5. Web site: Namibia wrap up series with big win against Uganda in second 50 over . Kawowo Sports . 8 April 2021.
  6. Web site: Mission accomplished - De Bruyn . The Namibian . 7 April 2022.
  7. Web site: Ssesazi shines despite Cricket Cranes going down by 8 wickets against Namibia . Kawowo Sports . 8 April 2022.
  8. Web site: Cricket Cranes level series against Eagles with perfectly timed chase . Kawowo Sports . 9 April 2022.
  9. Web site: Brilliant Smit sends Uganda packing . The Namibian . 11 April 2022.
  10. Web site: All-round Smit stars as Namibia secure T20I series . Cricket Europe . 11 April 2022 . 10 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220410160343/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2022/articles/000003/000370.shtml . dead .
  11. Web site: Bowlers shine as Namibia cruise to 7-wicket win . The Namibian . 13 April 2022.
  12. Web site: Uganda square 50-over series . The Namibian . 14 April 2022.
  13. CricketNamibia1 . 1512054978852139011 . Richelieu Eagles Squad.
  14. Web site: Hasahya, Miyagi earn Cricket Cranes call up for Namibia tour . Kawowo Sports . 4 April 2022.