Ugandan cricket team in Namibia in 2020–21

The Uganda cricket team toured Namibia in April 2021 to play a three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series and two 50-over matches.[1][2] All of the matches were played at the Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek.[3]

Ugandan cricket team in Namibia in 2020–21
 
  Namibia Uganda
Dates 3 – 8 April 2021
Captains Gerhard Erasmus Arnold Otwani
Twenty20 International series
Results Namibia won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Craig Williams (95) Ronak Patel (71)
Most wickets Ben Shikongo (5)
Jan Frylinck (5)
Kenneth Waiswa (3)
Riazat Ali Shah (3)

Namibia won the first T20I match on 3 April by seven wickets, with captain Gerhard Erasmus leading the chase with 62 not out from just 36 balls.[4] Two further victories for the hosts on 5 April, the first of which was rain affected, meant the hosts swept the T20I series 3–0.[5][6]

Namibia won the first 50-over match thanks to some powerful batting by JJ Smit and Michael Van Lingen in the second half of their innings, followed by a five-wicket haul for Ruben Trumpelmann which included the first four wickets of the Ugandan chase that had left the visitors on just 9/4.[7] Uganda recovered from a poor start to their run chase, led by a century for Ronak Patel, but were eventually all out 98 runs short of Namibia's total.[8] Namibia comfortably won the second match by 162 runs after openers Stephan Baard and Divan la Cock put on a partnership of 150 runs, Baard top scoring with 145 in the host's total of 355/9.[9]

Squads

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  Namibia[10]   Uganda[11]

Ugandan captain Brian Masaba missed the tour due to injury, with Arnold Otwani chosen to lead the side in his absence.[12]

T20I series

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1st T20I

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3 April 2021
14:30
Scorecard
Uganda  
134/5 (20 overs)
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  Namibia
135/3 (14.5 overs)
Ronak Patel 35* (37)
Ben Shikongo 2/24 (4 overs)
Gerhard Erasmus 62* (36)
Dinesh Nakrani 1/22 (3 overs)
Namibia won by 7 wickets
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Andrew Louw (Nam) and Claude Thorburn (Nam)
Player of the match: Gerhard Erasmus (Nam)

2nd T20I

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5 April 2021
10:00
Scorecard
Namibia  
134/6 (20 overs)
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  Uganda
65/5 (12.4 overs)
JJ Smit 40 (32)
Riazat Ali Shah 3/23 (4 overs)
Kenneth Waiswa 33 (31)
Ben Shikongo 2/8 (2 overs)
Namibia won by 20 runs (DLS method)
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Marthinus Louw (Nam) and Claus Schumacher (Nam)
Player of the match: JJ Smit (Nam)
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
  • Saud Islam and Jonathan Ssebanja (Uga) both made their T20I debuts.

3rd T20I

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5 April 2021
14:30
Scorecard
Namibia  
189/3 (20 overs)
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  Uganda
124 (20 overs)
Craig Williams 81 (49)
Kenneth Waiswa 2/41 (4 overs)
Riazat Ali Shah 33 (17)
Jan Frylinck 3/21 (4 overs)
Namibia won by 65 runs
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Andrew Louw (Nam) and Claus Schumacher (Nam)
Player of the match: Craig Williams (Nam)
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.

50-over series

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1st 50-over match

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7 April 2021
10:00
Scorecard
Namibia  
301/7 (50 overs)
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  Uganda
203/7 (50 overs)
JJ Smit 81 (56)
Henry Ssenyondo 2/47 (10 overs)
Ronak Patel 105 (129)
Ruben Trumpelmann 5/36 (10 overs)
Namibia won by 98 runs
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Claus Schumacher (Nam) and Claude Thorburn (Nam)
Player of the match: Ruben Trumpelmann (Nam)
  • Uganda won the toss and elected to field.

2nd 50-over match

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8 April 2021
10:00
Scorecard
Namibia  
354/9 (50 overs)
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  Uganda
192 (44.4 overs)
Stephan Baard 145 (105)
Riazat Ali Shah 2/49 (5 overs)
Roger Mukasa 43 (70)
Ruben Trumpelmann 2/18 (7 overs)
Namibia won by 162 runs
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Andrew Louw (Nam) and Marthinus Louw (Nam)
Player of the match: Stephan Baard (Nam)
  • Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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  1. ^ "Cricket Cranes itinerary For Namibia tour released". Uganda Cricket. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Cricket Cranes itinerary to Namibia confirmed". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Eagles geared up for Uganda". The Namibian. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Namibia draws first blood with seven-wicket win over Uganda". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Namibia wrap up T20 series". The Namibian. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Namibia too strong for Uganda, sweep Castle Lite T20 series". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Smit leads Namibian comeback". The Namibian. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Ronak Patel knocks century in vain as Cricket Cranes fall to Namibia in first ODI". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Namibia wrap up series with big win against Uganda in second 50 over". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Eagles Squad in Castle Series v Uganda". Cricket Namibia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Captain Brian Masaba out as Cricket Cranes head to Namibia". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  12. ^ "'Namibia is where we want to be' – Uganda up for the challenge in Windhoek". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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