Miyagi Bowls Mozambique Out for 19 as Uganda Secure Top-Two Finish
Uganda 23/0 (0.5 overs) beat Mozambique 19 (7.2 overs) by 10 wickets
NCF Oval 2, Abuja, Saturday 24 October
Toss: Mozambique, chose to bat
Player of the Match: Juma Miyagi (Uganda)
UGANDA bowled Mozambique out for 19 and reached the target in five balls to win by 10 wickets with 115 balls remaining at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier C.
Juma Miyagi took 5/7 from four overs, including a maiden, and Enock Kasaija 4/4 from 2.2 overs.
The result was Uganda’s fourth win from four. With no other side except Nigeria able to reach four wins, it guarantees Uganda a top-two finish and a place at the Africa Regional Final in 2027.
Mozambique reached 12 without loss before Alpesh Ramjani had Joao Hou caught behind by Cyrus Kakuru for 4 in the second over. Miyagi then bowled Jose Bulele for 3 and Farruque Nhaduate for a duck in the third over, leaving Mozambique on 12/3.
Kasaija had Lourenco Salomone caught by captain Riazat Ali Shah for 4. Miyagi bowled Vieira Tembo and Jose Joao, both for ducks, and Mozambique were 17/6 in the fifth over.
Kasaija bowled Camate Roposo and Lourenço Simango with successive balls in the sixth over. Miyagi bowled Charles Mbebe for his fifth wicket, and Kasaija ended the innings in the eighth over when Agostinho Navicha was caught by Miyagi for 2.
Mozambique lost all 10 wickets for seven runs. Six batters were dismissed for ducks, Emerson Ndzeute was unbeaten on 0, and no batter scored more than 4. Extras, with six, were the largest contribution.
Uganda used three bowlers.
In reply, Robinson Obuya scored 16 not out off three balls with a four and two sixes, and Raghav Dhawan 7 not out off two with a six. Uganda finished the chase in the first over, bowled by Tembo.
The match lasted 8.1 overs.
Kasaija has now taken 10 wickets in four matches at the tournament. Miyagi has taken eight wickets in his two appearances, following 3/17 against Zambia in the opening match. Uganda have bowled out The Gambia for 27 and Mozambique for 19 in their last two matches.
Kenya’s Charles Kariuki and Nigeria’s Habib Enesi were the on-field umpires. Zimbabwe’s Iknow Chabi was reserve umpire and South Africa’s Shandre Fritz the match referee.
Mozambique have now lost three of their four matches.
On Sunday, Uganda face hosts Nigeria on NCF Oval 1, and Mozambique play Zambia on NCF Oval 2.
