RESULTS #WCL3 ➡ *Kenya ?? 178/4 beat Uganda ?? 177/9 ➡ *Oman ?? 155/7 beat Denmark ?? 154 all out TOMORROW #WCL3 ➡ Uganda ?? vs Singapore 8.30am ➡ USA vs Denmark ?? 8.30am Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Struggling Kenya still had enough Tuesday to virtually extinguish Uganda’s hopes of snatching a much sought place in World Cricket League Division Two. Uganda has …
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