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Match result
Scotland 115/9 in 20 overs beat Uganda 100/6 in 20 overs by 15 runs
Uganda’s Victoria Pearls walked onto the sunbaked turf of the TerdThai Cricket Ground in Bangkok with quiet confidence.
If there was ever a day they could beat Scotland—one of the sides they’ve long measured themselves against—it was today.
But by sunset, they were left staring at a 15-run defeat, knowing they had allowed a precious opportunity for ranking points to slip through their fingers.
Scotland, electing to bat first after winning the toss, found Uganda’s bowlers sharper and more purposeful than expected.
Kevin Amuge opened with discipline and sent early pressure to Scotland.
Consy Aweko struck early in the second, bowling out Alisa Lister, and when Amuge followed with a tight two-run third over, the Pearls began to believe.
By the time Scotland crawled to 35/2, Uganda had control—yet control in cricket is fragile.
A painful moment came when Stephanie Nampiina injured herself attempting a desperate save on the boundary, briefly leaving Uganda unsettled.
Though she later returned, Scotland used that passage to regroup.
At 62/3 after 10 overs, they looked contained, but the next five overs saw them surge to 103/3, aided by a missed Ugandan runouts and misfields that ran four and later had to haunt the Pearls.
Then came a spark, Janet Mbabazi, fierce and composed, dismantled Scotland’s middle order in the 16th over, taking two wickets and inspiring a sharp runout.
Uganda suddenly roared back, with Malisa Ariokot and Immaculate Nakisuuyi adding more breakthroughs.
Scotland stumbled to 115/9, Darcey Carter’s patient 54 and Megan McColl’s 32 carrying them to respectability. Mbabazi’s 3/17 in three overs shone bright.
But batting—batting required nerve.
And Uganda began with a wobble when Mbabazi fell LBW to the second ball of the chase. Yet Esther Iloku and Immaculate Nakisuuyi steadied things beautifully, guiding the side to 58/1 at the halfway mark.
At that point, the chase felt not only possible but probable.
The turning point came in small moments, Iloku’s dismissal for 24 at backward point, Nakisuuyi falling for a well-crafted 36 at long-on, and—critically—a loss of intent just when acceleration was needed. Uganda required 32 off 25 balls with six wickets in hand, but hesitation crept in.
The final over began with what felt like a distant 21 needed; the Pearls managed only to trim the margin of defeat.
As they walked off, the lesson was clear: misfields, missed runouts, misdirected throws, and a timid chase had cost them and the only positive for Uganda was crossing 100 runs against Scotland.
Tournaments reward resilience, and tomorrow Uganda can rewrite the script against Namibia—if they confront the small moments that decide big matches. Namibia fell to Tanzania earlier, while Thailand beat the Netherlands and UAE defeated PNG.
Uganda Playing XI
Janet Mbabazi (c), Esther Iloku, Consylate Aweko, Rita Musamali, Immaculate Nakisuuyi, Kevin Awino (wk), Malisa Ariokot, Akiteng Sarah, Proscovia Alako, Stephanie Nampiina, Kevin Amuge
Scotland playing XI
Sarah Bryce (c, wk), Olivia Bell, Darcey Carter, Ailsa Lister, Megan McColl, Chloe Abel, Rachel Slater, Abtaha Maqsood, Mollie Parker, Priyanaz Chatterji, Ellen Watson
