Author: Wycliffe Kirunda

In a pulsating showdown that kept cricket fans on the edge of their seats, Cricket Cranes triumphed over Kenya by a mere one run to claim victory in the highly anticipated Continent Cup T20 Final. With a tantalizing mix of exhilarating batting, disciplined bowling, and nail-biting moments, this final match proved to be an unforgettable spectacle. Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Cricket Cranes faced a challenging start as they lost their first wicket, Simon Ssesazi, with just one run on the board. The early blows continued to hamper their progress, as Kenneth Waiswa and Riazat Ali Shah…

After a successful tour to Qatar earlier this year, Cricket Cranes are off to Kenya for the inaugural edition of the Continent T20 Cup set to kick off on 7th -21st June 2023 in Nairobi with three other nations, hosts Kenya, Botswana and Rwanda. Having put up a good show in South Africa last year where they defeated Tanzania in the final , Uganda travel to Kenya for the inaugural competition with their heads up as the favourates despite missing out on the two opening bowlers, Miyagi June and Kyewuta Cosmas who are out due to injury. The squad also features…

East Enders sports hub, a newly established sports entity in the Busoga region is slowly taking full control of different sports in the region with cricket inclusive. After successfully organising the first edition of red ball four-day cricket event that consisted of three games at Jinja SS cricket oval and a Boxing event that was hosted at Jinja Town Hall last month, the hub has now focused on the second edition of red ball four-day cricket. The second edition is scheduled to start on 15th-19th May 2023 and conclude with the last game from 22nd -26th May 2023 at Jinja…

It’s of no doubt that a newly known and registered sports hub in Jinja, East Enders that kicked off their operations as early as last year through various engagements have landed an opportunity to manage and execute cricket activities in the Nile/Busoga region on behalf of Uganda Cricket Association but their commitment towards the growth of various sports in the region says it all. This comes after organising a successful professional boxing match that attracted a number of boxers in the Busoga region and beyond at Jinja Town Hall on 8th April 2023 after close to 40 years in the…

Not the way many wished to end the tournament that bowled off with a perfect weather on a Tuesday morning, but ended with two washed out games including the final between Uganda and Tanzania on a Sunday afternoon. Uganda has been a better side than any other team throughout the tournament after registering crucial wins against a high ranked UAE, Tanzania, Rwanda and a draw against Kenya in a washed-out game, results that will impact on their T20I rankings from their current standing at 21. Notable and phenomenal individual performances have been registered in the Uganda team with mainly the…

Summary of results  Game 1 UAE W v Kenya W UAE 84/9 Kenya 69/10 UAE won by 15 runs Game 2 Uganda W v Rwanda W Rwanda 61/10 Uganda 62/3 Uganda won by 7 wickets The Victoria series bowled off with two low scoring games on the scorecard that saw the hosts Uganda and UAE pick wins against Rwanda and Kenya respectively. Besides the weather that could have comfortably let UAE register a 15 run win over Kenya, they were too good with the ball after setting a low score of 84 runs in 20 overs. Despite Kenya winning the…

The second edition of Victoria Series that will see five countries compete against each other was launched today and all live actions will be happening at Lugogo cricket oval from April 16th- 23rd 2023. Host Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania and UAE will be the teams to compete with UAE who are the best ranked team out of the five making her debut visit to the pearl of Africa. With UAE at 15th, they are followed by Tanzania at 16th, Uganda on 21st, Kenya at 23rd and lastly Rwanda at 26th. The tournament has T20 international status therefore there are ranking…

The countrywide show came to an end on Saturday, April 8, 2023 at the Serenity Oval in Kamengo with the West edition and being the fifth regional tournament played in the same format of ten overs a side by boys under the age of 19. A part from the North edition that was hosted at St. Joseph’s College Layibi, the rest of the tournament were broadcasted live on Batball.tv globally, something that will go on to stick on the players’ minds as they were seen live everywhere. Throughout the five competitions, there has been a social cause that has been…

The Federation of Uganda Employers (FUE), an umbrella association of employers in the country has re-elected National Water & Sewerage Cooperation Managing Director Dr. Eng Silver Mugisha as its chairperson at the 44th Annual General Meeting held at Hotel Africana in Kampala on Friday, March 24, 2023. Ms. Annet Nakawunde Mulindwa, was also reelected Vice Chairperson of the FUE Governing Council. The other Governing members elected include National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU), Uganda Christian University (UCU), Bioversity International, Brookside and Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. The Federation was registered on 18th…

Result Uganda 0-1 Tanzania Uganda Cranes continued with their poor run of results in Egypt in an East African derby against Tanzania with a 1-0 defeat at Ismailia. Uganda Cranes lacked proper answers to the asked questions by the Taifa Stars from the first minute of the game and Tanzania’s efforts later paid off through Simon Msuva who came off the bench to score the only goal of the game in the 68th minute. Despite the introduction of the young lads into the side, Uganda Cranes still lacked that player who could turn around results to help the team go…