The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
UPDATE #WCL3
➡ Uganda ?? To bat vs Singapore ?? 204/10 in 49.4
➡ USA ?? 230/7 in 50 vs Denmark ?? To bat
Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Uganda will hope to maintain their perfect record against Singapore when they play their penultimate match of the World Cricket League Division Three in Oman today.
The Cricket Cranes’ hopes of making a return to the World Cricket League Division Two were virtually extinguished Tuesday by neighbors Kenya, leaving them to jostle for a favorable table placing in their final two games. Victory over Singapore today will ensure Uganda does not end bottom of the table.
Uganda will go into this match confident, as they have won all two games they have ever played against Singapore at this level.
The most exciting was at the 2014 edition, where Uganda snatched a one-run win. Set 196 to win, Singapore got stuck at 195/9 after the very last ball.
It was much easier last year, with hosts Uganda (217/9 ) securing a 66 runs victory.
This time round, Uganda has struggled getting close to the 200 run mark. Opener Arnold Otwani has given a good account of himself with two great scores of of 88 and 52, but all around him, wickets have consistently fallen cheaply.
Only Dinesh Nakrani (50) in the last game against Kenya, has been put up a fight with the bat.
If Singapore win today, they could well still be in contention for a top two place themselves, or determine the fortunes of two other contenders USA and Kenya, who they face in their next games.
Oman are favourites to bounce back to Division two, but meanwhile, USA can move back to the top of the standings on Thursday when they take on bottom placed Denmark. A victory for USA will also confirm them as only one of three remaining to contend for the top two places.
Uganda won the bat and chose to field, but will go into today’s game again minus key bowler Irfan Afridi, who has been suspended from bowling in international cricket.
In a statement early this week, ICC said, “Per Article 3.6.2 of the ICC Regulations for the Review of Bowlers Reported with Suspected Illegal Bowling Actions, video footage of Irfan’s bowling spells were provided to the Expert Panel of Mark King and Andrea Cutti, who are members of the ICC Panel of Human Movement Specialists, for their analysis and assessment. The assessment revealed that the amount of elbow extension in Irfan’s bowling action was above the 15 degrees level of tolerance permitted under the regulations.”
In Uganda’s second game, USA complained about Afridi’s action to the umpire, alleging chucking, and he was withdrawn before he could complete his spell.
Wins today at #WCL3 for
1) hosts Oman?? vs Denmark??
2) Kenya?? vs Uganda??
Oman go to the top with 3 wins from 3, Kenya move off bottom of table
Rest/Training day tomorrow then;
Thurs 15th: ?? v ??
Fri 16th :?? v ??
Mon 19th:?? v ??SCHEDULE?: https://t.co/E0Nz285jJh pic.twitter.com/vuZjdEm6oM
— USA Cricket (@usacricket) November 14, 2018
All eyes on 2023 World Cup
The 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three is an international cricket tournament that is currently taking place in Oman between 9 and 19 November 2018. It forms part of the 2017–22 cycle of the World Cricket League (WCL) which determines the qualification for the 2023 Cricket World Cup.
The top two teams will be promoted to the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament, and the other four teams will play in the 2019–21 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.
The 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two is scheduled to take place in April 2019 in Namibia.
Six teams will qualify for the tournament:
➡Papua New Guinea (9th in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier)
➡Hong Kong (10th in the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier)
➡Canada (3rd in 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two)
➡Namibia (4th in 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two)
TO BE DETERMINED (1st in 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three)
TO BE DETERMINED (2nd in 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three)
Standings so far
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Points | NNR |
| Oman | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.613 |
| USA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.12 |
| Singapore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.443 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.104 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.176 |
| Denmark | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.116 |
Remaining matches
15 November: Singapore v Uganda (Oman Club Turf 1); Denmark v USA (Oman Club Turf 2) 8.30am
16 November: Oman v USA (Oman Club Turf 1); Kenya v Singapore (Oman Club Turf 2)
18 November: Kenya v Denmark (Oman Club Turf 1); Oman v Uganda (Oman Club Turf 2)
19 November: Singapore v USA (Oman Club Turf 1)
SOURCE: ICC.com
********
RELATED STORIES
FINALLY: Ugandan #cricketers get winning starthttps://t.co/22MwN004vv#WCL3 #ICCWCLDiv3 #CricketCranes
➡#Uganda ?? 167/5 36.2 #Denmark ?? 165 44.4
Uganda wins by 5 wickets
➡#Oman ?? 166/5 42.5 #Kenya ?? 164 49.2
Oman wins by 5 wickets
➡ NEXT – USA, Saturday
FILE PHOTO pic.twitter.com/w6HJqJVFwu— Louis Jadwong (@Jadwong) November 9, 2018
Tales of a Ug?? Cricket Fan: How the #CricketCranes will get to India In 2023! https://t.co/pflulfJymB #WCL3 pic.twitter.com/uPh1E8IlRG
— Louis Jadwong (@Jadwong) November 9, 2018
One step forward, one step back for #Uganda ?? at ICC World #Cricket League in Oman https://t.co/Etz5PuPD36 #WCL3 #CricketCranes #ICCWCLDiv3 FILE ? @usacricket pic.twitter.com/8Tptf0rMIs
— Louis Jadwong (@Jadwong) November 11, 2018
TODAY #WCL3
➡#Uganda ?? v Kenya ??
➡Oman ?? v Denmark ??Is Uganda #CricketCranes a one-batsman team?https://t.co/80qP9dIhZ5
#ICCWCLDiv3 #Cricket
? @icc pic.twitter.com/MmPDmcZvEe— Louis Jadwong (@Jadwong) November 13, 2018
#Kenya dents #Uganda‘s #WCL2 #cricket dreams as batting jinx continues https://t.co/RTYSOZ8pJw
TOMORROW
➡Uganda ?? vs Singapore ?? 8.30am #WCL3 #ICCWCLDiv3 #CricketCranes ? @icc pic.twitter.com/T4KNpO91jU— Louis Jadwong (@Jadwong) November 14, 2018
