Match Overview

  • Tournament: 2026 Capricorn Women’s T20I Quadrangular Series
  • Match: Uganda vs. Tanzania
  • Venue: FNB Namibia Cricket Ground
  • Toss: Tanzania won the toss and elected to bowl

Uganda Innings: 132/6 (20.0 Overs) – R. Musamali 37 (36), I. Nakisuuyi 33 (21), P. Alako 20 (17); P. Kamunya 2/14, N. Saidi 2/33

Tanzania Innings: 127/8 (20.0 Overs) – N. Pius 38 (30), S. Mtae 31 (31), P. Kamunya 22 (25); A. Akurut 2/20, I. Nakisuuyi 2/28

Result: Uganda won by 5 runs

The Victoria Pearls produced a resilient all-round display to edge out regional rivals Tanzania by five runs in a thrilling Capricorn Series Quadrangular clash at the FNB NCG.

After Tanzania captain Neema Pius won the toss and elected to field first, Uganda was tasked with setting a defending total on a competitive surface.

The opening pair of Janet Mbabazi and Stephanie Nampiina faced disciplined early bowling from the Tanzanian attack.

MIDDLE-ORDER STRATEGY: Uganda’s Esther Iloku and Ritah Musamali chat between overs during their contest against Tanzania at the FNB NCG in Windhoek. While Iloku departed for 5, Musamali went on to play a crucial anchoring role, top-scoring for the Victoria Pearls with 37 off 36 deliveries featuring five boundaries.

Mbabazi fell for 8 in the fifth over via a run-out executed by Hudaa Omary and Perice Kamunya, while Nampiina was trapped leg-before-wicket by Kamunya for 15 in the seventh over, leaving Uganda at 39/2.

Proscovia Alako looked to inject momentum with a brisk 20 off 17 balls featuring three boundaries before she was caught off Kamunya in the 11th over.

EARLY MOMENTUM: Team Tanzania celebrates a breakthrough during their clash against Uganda at the FNB NCG in Windhoek. The Tanzanian attack put Uganda under early pressure, taking regular wickets through the middle overs to restrict the Victoria Pearls to 132/6.

When Esther Iloku was run out for 5 shortly after, Uganda found themselves in a precarious position at 65/4 in the 13th over.

However, a crucial middle-order partnership between Ritah Musamali and Immaculate Nakisuuyi transformed the innings and swung the momentum back in the Victoria Pearls’ favour.

Musamali anchored the innings with a top-score of 37 off 36 deliveries, cracking five crisp boundaries.

STANDOUT SPELL: Tanzania’s Perice Kamunya takes her mark during the contest against Uganda at the FNB NCG in Windhoek. Kamunya delivered a bowling masterclass for the hosts, finishing as Tanzania’s most economical bowler with brilliant figures of 2/14 across her four overs at an economy rate of 3.50.

At the other end, Nakisuuyi unleashed a destructive counter-attack, smashing 33 off just 21 balls at an impressive strike rate of 157.14.

Her aggressive knock included two fours and two towering sixes before falling in the final over to Nasra Saidi.

LEADING FROM THE FRONT: Tanzania’s Neema Pius conducts captaincy duties during the contest against Uganda at the FNB NCG in Windhoek. After winning the toss and electing to field, the Tanzanian skipper led her team’s chase with the bat, top-scoring in the match with an aggressive 38 off 30 deliveries that included four boundaries and a six.

Uganda closed their 20 overs with a fighting total of 132/6. Perice Kamunya was the standout bowler for Tanzania, claiming brilliant figures of 2/14 across her four overs, supported by Saidi, who picked up 2/33.

Chasing a target of 133 for victory, Tanzania made a formidable start through their opening pairing of Saum Mtae and captain Neema Pius.

CHASING THE TARGET: Tanzania’s Neema Pius and Perice Kamunya share a warm embrace after scoring a boundary during their run chase against Uganda at the FNB NCG in Windhoek. The pair played vital roles in keeping Tanzania in the hunt, with Pius smashing 38 off 30 balls and Kamunya adding 22 off 25 before Uganda’s bowlers fought back.

The duo constructed a threatening 63-run partnership across the first nine overs, putting the Victoria Pearls under immense pressure.

Mtae played an anchoring role with 31 off 31 deliveries, hitting three fours and a six, while Pius attacked the bowling to top-score for her side with a stroke-filled 38 off 30 balls, featuring four boundaries and a maximum.

DOWN TO THE WIRE: Action between Uganda and Tanzania during their Capricorn Series Quadrangular clash at the FNB NCG in Windhoek. The regional rivals delivered an absolute thriller, with the Victoria Pearls holding their nerve in the death overs to restrict Tanzania to 127/8 and clinch a hard-fought 5-run win.

With the match slipping away, Uganda’s bowling attack displayed remarkable character to trigger a middle-order collapse.

Medium pacer Asumin Akurut provided the vital breakthrough in the ninth over by having Mtae caught by Malisa Ariokot.

TIGHTENING THE SCREWS: Uganda’s Consylate Aweko delivers a spell against Tanzania at the FNB NCG in Windhoek. The veteran off-spinner kept tight control during the tense run chase, conceding just 20 runs across her four overs and claiming the vital wicket of Perice Kamunya clean bowled for 22.

Sarah Walaza then struck a massive blow in the 11th over, removing the dangerous Pius caught by Nakisuuyi, with the score at 78/2.

Akurut struck again in the 14th over to dismiss Hudaa Omary for 5, while veteran off-spinner Consylate Aweko tightened the screws by bowling Perice Kamunya for 22 in the 17th over, leaving Tanzania at 111/4.

As the required run rate escalated in the death overs, panic set into the Tanzanian ranks.

Sharp fielding from the Victoria Pearls resulted in crucial run-outs of Nasra Saidi (9) and Aisha Ally (2).

UNITING TO DEFEND: Team Uganda regroups on the field during their high-stakes contest against Tanzania at the FNB NCG in Windhoek. The Victoria Pearls showed immense fighting spirit to bounce back after Tanzania’s 63-run opening stand, triggering a dramatic middle-order collapse to successfully defend their total and seal a 5-run victory.

Nakisuuyi then delivered a brilliant final over under pressure, bowling Linda Massawe for a duck and having Agnes Qwele caught by Musamali for 6.

Despite a late boundary from Sheila Kizito (6 not out off 2 balls), Uganda’s bowlers successfully defended their total, restricting Tanzania to 127/8 to secure a hard-fought five-run victory.