- Uganda XI — 112 all out (17.2 Ov)
- Falcons — 118/9 (19.1 Ov)
- Falcons won by 1 wicket
Cricket Cranes dropped their first game on their ongoing tour of Mumbai. In a low-scoring thriller, the visitors didn’t have enough runs, which worked against them in the end.
The hosts won the toss and elected to bowl first, and they immediately made inroads into the batting of the Cricket Cranes.
The top three were cleaned up cheaply to leave the Cricket Cranes railing at 21/3, but the counterattack came from Gerald Olipa (52) with his first half century in the yellow of the Cricket Cranes.
Ronald Lutaaya (17) was the only other batter to get into double figures as the Cricket Cranes were bundled out for only 112 inside 18 overs.
In the run chase, the visitors were cruising, and inside the powerplay, despite losing three wickets, they were 53/3 scoring at over 10 runs an over.
The run chase was brought to a halt momentarily with a miserly spell from Henry Ssenyondo, who gave away just 13 runs in his quota of four overs and picked up two wickets.
The offspin of Joseph Baguma came at a cost despite picking two wickets; he gave away 30 runs in his 3.1 overs.
A valiant fight for the Cricket Cranes, but ultimately, the lack of runs on board denied them a good result.
It was the first loss of the visitors after getting a clean sweep in the 50 Over version. They will be back in action tomorrow morning for their second T20 match.
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