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Despite the defeat, Dinesh Nakrani's great performance of a ton and picking up three wickets was Uganda's highlight on the day.
The Cricket Crane's struggles in Namibia continued to manifest as they fell short again, losing by five wickets to the hosts for a third time on Saturday at the ongoing Castle Lite Series in Windhoek.
Despite the defeat, Dinesh Nakrani's man of the match performance of a ton and picking up three wickets was Uganda's highlight on the day.
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15:02 - 06.07.2023
CRICKET Castle Lite Series: More heartbreak for Cricket Cranes as Juma Miyaji is ruled out
The bowler, who got injured after just four deliveries of the first over during the first game on Wednesday, has now been ruled out for the rest of the series, the Uganda Cricket Association has confirmed.
Brain Masaba won the toss and elected to bat first; three players reached double figures; Dinesh Nakrani 110(45), Ronald Lutaaya 25(11) and Robinson Obuya 27(23) added a shift as Uganda posted 203/6 in 20 overs.
Namibia's Ruben Trumpelmann 3/53 tried to limit Uganda; the Chase saw two players post double figures for the hosts, captain Gerhard Erasmus 80(40) and Jan Frylinck 93(48) as Namibia posted 204/5.
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10:04 - 06.07.2023
CRICKET Castle Lite Series: Mahatlane rues Miyaji's injury, praises Lutaaya as Uganda falls in game one
Uganda lost to Namibia by 26 runs; after winning the toss and electing to field fast, they restricted Namibia to 191/6 but couldn’t catch up when it was their time to bat. They put 162/4 on the board.
Nakrani (3/26) and veteran Franko Nsubuga (1/29) tried to contain the Eagles but could only do as much as the hosts earned a five wicket victory.
Laurence Mahatlane's charges will try to get one back in the final T20i game before switching to the ODI series against Namibia.
Uganda's Troubles
With Uganda missing four dependable players for various reasons, brothers Simon Ssesazi and Henry Ssenyondo, Juma Miyaji and Riazat Ali Shar, it was always going to be an uphill task for the team to perform well consistently.
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07:17 - 06.07.2023
CRICKET Castle Lite Series: Grief hits Cricket Cranes camp as brothers Ssenyondo, Ssesazi return home
The biological brothers received the unfortunate news of the demise of their mother on Wednesday before the team’s first game at the Castle Lite Series.
The Cricket Cranes have never won the Castle Lite Series; the first edition saw them lose all five outings, while 2022 saw them win two games and lose the rest.
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