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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Botswana won the toss and choose to bowl first
Uganda beat Botswana by 108 runs
Can Botswana hand the first loss of the tournament to Uganda?
Uganda to Win
Tournament: | Africa T20 Continent Cup, 2024 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | Gahanga Cricket Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda |
Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
Weather: | 21.2°C|Partly cloudy |
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Botswana clash off against Uganda for the second time in the African Continental Cup 2024 in match 11 on Monday, 9th December 2024. The match is slated to be played at the Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali City in Rwanda and the scheduled start time is 12:45 PM IST.
Botswana are coming off an important six wicket win over Rwanda in their last match, chasing down a low target of 112 runs. On the other hand Uganda continue their dominance in the tournament racking up seven wicket win over Nigeria in their last outing. More than Uganda it is a crucial game for Botswana in of qualification, as Uganda with five wins in five matches currently stand at the top of the points table, while Botswana is tied up with Nigeria on four points with two wins in five matches, but they have a net run rate of -1.058, while Nigeria has a net run rate of -0.502.
Botswana after starting the tournament with three losses in a each one against Uganda by 78 runs, against Nigeria by 29 runs and against Rwanda by 10 wickets. But they did bounce back ing their first win of the tournament against Nigeria by three wickets in a nail biting run-chase. In their last outing Botswana continued to build the momentum against Rwanda where after being asked to bowl first in match number 10, Botswana bowlers were out under the pressure early in the powerplay overs where Rwanda scored 34 runs in 4.2 overs, before Michael Badenhorst got rid off Oscar Manishimwe and two balls later he stuck in the same over to dismiss Eric Dusingizimana for a duck. After this Rwanda were never able to build a solid partnership as they lost wickets at regular intervals right throughout the innings.
Michael Badenhorst with figures of 4/21 in four overs, which also includes a maiden over was the pick of the bowlers, Boemo Khumalo, Mmoloki Mooketsi, Thatayaone Tshose and Katlo Piet all picked up a wicket each. Chasing down a modest total of 112 runs, Botswana were in some trouble early in the run-chase losing both the openers for 31 runs in the first five overs. Tharindu Perera coming down at one down scored 48 runs in 42 balls smashing three fours and three sixes, he stabilised the innings from one end and made sure that his team chases down the target. The rest of the middle order batters scored in double figures as Botswana won the match by six wickets chasing down the target in 16.2 overs.
Botswana so far in the tournament batted second in four of the five matches and they managed to win two and lost two matches. In the only game they batted first they lost by 10 wickets. Tharindu Perera with 109 runs in five matches is the top run-scorer and M Mooketsi & T Tshose with five wickets each are the leading wicket takers for Botswana in the tournament.
Karabo Motlhanka (c), Thatayaone Tshose, Tharindu Perera, Mmoloki Mooketsi, Phemelo Silas, Valentine Mbazo (wk), Boemo Khumalo, Reginald Nehonde, Michael Badenhorst, Katlo Piet, Vinoo Balakrishnan
Karabo Motlhanka, Phemelo Silas, Vinoo Balakrishnan, Tharindu Perera, Thatayaone Tshose, Manroux Kasselman, Valentine Mbazo, Boemo Khumalo, Katlo Piet, Michael Badenhorst, Mmoloki Mooketsi
The table toppers Uganda look have been unstoppable in the tournament and none of their games have gone down to last over finishes. So far in the tournament Uganda defeated Rwanda twice (by 86 runs & 112 runs (DLS Method)), then won two times against Nigeria (by 5 wickets and 7 wickets) and one time they outclassed against Botswana by 78 runs.
In their last match Uganda won the toss and opted to bowl first and their bowlers responded with a phenomenal bowling performance, bundling out Nigeria for 103 runs in 19 overs. Henry Ssenyondo the experienced left arm spinner was the pick of the bowlers, the 31 year old finished with a match figures of 5/8, he bowled two maiden overs and had an economy rate of just 2 runs per over. Nsubuga picked up three wickets and he also bowled tight line and lengths just giving away 21 runs.
Dinesh Nakrani finished with 2/14. These three bowlers just kept the pressure on Nigeria batters throughout the innings. Then chasing down 104 runs Uganda lost the wicket of Simon Ssesazi in the third over, Pascal Murungi and Robinson Obuya stitched 23 runs for the second wicket. Robinson Obuya scored 67 runs in 42 balls and was the top scorer. Riazat Ali Shah with 18 runs in 16 balls and Dinesh Nakrani with 7 runs in 2 balls provided the finishing touches.
Uganda so far in the tournament have won three of the five matches while batting first and they scored over 150 runs in all the three games where they batted first and while bowling first they only conceded over 130 runs just once. Robinson Obuya with 208 runs and Henry Ssenyondo with 14 wickets are the top performers for Uganda in the tournament so far.
Simon Ssesazi (wk), Robinson Obuya, Pascal Murungi, Riazat Ali Shah (c), Dinesh Nakrani, Raghav Dhawan, Juma Miyagi, Alpesh Ramjani, Frank Nsubuga, Cosmas Kyewuta, Henry Ssenyondo
Pascal Murungi, Raghav Dhawan, Shrideep Mangela, Alpesh Ramjani, Dinesh Nakrani, Riazat Ali Shah, Fred Achelam, Frank Nsubuga, Henry Ssenyondo, Joseph Baguma, Simon Ssesazi
The weather at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Rwanda on Monday is expected to be around 26°C to 25°C and it is expected to be partly cloudy with 0% precipitation and 58% humidity and the wind blowing at 6 KM/hr
The surface at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium offers a balanced track where both batters and bowlers have reaped rewards. Spinners, especially left-arm spinners, have had the better of the bowlers, while medium pacers with accurate line and length have been able to cause uncertainty in the batters' minds. In the 10 matches played in the African Continental T20 Cup at this venue, the average first-innings score is 146 runs.
So far in the 10 matches played in the African Continental T20 Cup teams batting first won four of the six matches played and teams chasing have had a better record in the recent games, with the surface getting better in the later stages of the game, the team that wins the toss will opt to bowl first.
Uganda are on a five match unbeaten run and they defeated Botswana earlier in the tournament by a huge margin, with both their batters and bowlers in top notch form it is going to be a one-sided match and we back Uganda to extend their winning streak
Uganda to Win
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