Cricket: Jinja SS down Wanderers to clinch national title
Oct 27, 2014
Jinja SS beat surprise finalists Wanderers to lift their maiden national women Twenty20 cricket league title, outside the school competition.
By Norman Katende
Mehta T-20 National Cricket league
Final
Wanderers 85/5, Jinja SS 86/5
Wanderers 85/5, Jinja SS 86/5
(Jinja SS win by 5 wickets)
Semi final
Charity 49/8, Jinja SS 54/5
(Jinja SS win by 5 wickets)
Wanderers 75/5, Tornado 63/9
(Wanderers win by 12 runs)
KAMPALA - Jinja SS beat surprise finalists Wanderers to lift their maiden national women Twenty20 cricket league title, outside the school competition.
The students chased the Wanderers’ target of 85 runs, winning it by two balls to spare in a pulsating game at the Lugogo Cricket Oval on Sunday.
The eastern-based school had the duo of Rachael Ntono (23) and Prico Nakitende (19) to thank, having managed to keep their wickets and set a good run rate in their chasing after Wanderers’ Janet Mbabazi had claimed the opening duo of Damalie Busingye (05), who she trapped leg-before-wicket, and Ritah Musamali (07), who she had clean bowled.
The work of the partnership of Ntono (trapped LBW by Lydia Bakumpe) and Nakitende (caught and bowled by Naome Kayondo) put a comfortable ground on which the duo of Kevin Awino (04*) and Patricia Busingye (11*) managed to hold on until they won with three balls to go.
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Despite losing the final, the Wanderers remained in cheery spirits. PHOTO/Norman Katende
Despite losing the final, the Wanderers remained in cheery spirits. PHOTO/Norman Katende
Wanderers’ Mbabazi had been outstanding as an opener, putting up 23 runs before she was bowled by Stephan Nampiima, with her opening partner Naome Kayondo (23) also being bowled by Nakitende as they left other teammates struggling against an average bowling but tight fielding as they set 85.
Earlier in the day, Tornado endured five dropped catches and lack of concentration as the table leaders fell to Wanderers , who were fourth on the table in the regular season by 12 runs at Lugogo.
Meanwhile, Jinja SS silenced two-time defending champions Charity, a side they beat by five wickets in the game at Kyambogo.