Baby Cricket Cranes host Kenya and Rwanda in Youth Series
Baby Cricket Cranes have chosen to start preparing early for their U-19 World Cup Qualifiers with a tri-nation youth tournament. The youth series will feature Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda and will be hosted in Jinja from March 26th – 1st April. The three nations will play a double round robin with the top two sides […] The post Baby Cricket Cranes host Kenya and Rwanda in Youth Series appeared first on Kawowo Sports.
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Baby Cricket Cranes have chosen to start preparing early for their U-19 World Cup Qualifiers with a tri-nation youth tournament.
The youth series will feature Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda and will be hosted in Jinja from March 26th – 1st April.
The three nations will play a double round robin with the top two sides qualifying for the final.
Uganda finished in 3rd place at the U-19 Qualifiers in Tanzania last year but their performances were a sign of all of the things that need to be done to help youngsters prepare early for such events.
Uganda’s batting was so poor a sign that the youngsters didn’t have the skills to apply in the longer format. Uganda missed out on a consecutive U-19 World Cup appearance. Uganda has been to the U-19 World Cup three times in 2004, 2006 and 2022.
The next World Cup will be hosted in Zimbabwe in 2026 with the qualifiers slated for 2025.
Kenya who finished second in the qualifiers in Tanzania has the same goal as Uganda of using this tournament to expose their youngsters to good competition as early as possible. Kenya has also been to the U-19 World Cup with their last appearance in 2018.
Rwanda is fighting its way up from Division 2 in Africa and for them, this tournament gives them a chance to prepare their youngsters for the Division 2 qualifiers in August in Malawi.
The games will all be played at the Jinja SSS oval with the sides playing the 50-over format.
The action starts at 10:00am every day with the final slated for 1st April.
Uganda Team: Olipa Gerald, Magezi Ronald, Sohera Richard, Mulongo Paul, Bagaga Hassan, Christoper Kidega (Captain), Lubwama Conrad, Nyiiro Jonathan, Ochen Peter, Musa Majid, Balidawa Ali, Gurjivan Singh, Tandya Aziz, Kunsa Cyrus, Obere Robert, Doka Abdul Shakur
The Schedule:
Date Easter Cup ODI Series Fixture Time Ground 26/03/2024 Uganda v Kenya 10:00 Jinja SSS 27th/03/2024 Uganda v Rwanda 10:00 Jinja SSS 28th/03/2024 Kenya v Rwanda 10:00 Jinja SSS 29th/03/2024 Kenya v Uganda 10:00 Jinja SSS 30th/03/2024 Rwanda v Uganda 10:00 Jinja SSS 31st/03/2024 Rwanda v Kenya 10:00 Jinja SSS 1st/04/2024 FINAL 10:00 Jinja SSS
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