Uganda lost her final ICC World Cricket league Division 3 match to the USA, and have been relegated to the Fourth Division in 2018.
Oman and Canada will play the final tomorrow and have been promoted to Division 2, while United States grabbed victory from the jaws of defeat, and together with Singapore, will remain in this division.
Oman’s rise is spectacular, having been relegated to Division Five in 2014 while Canada had a Ugandan input, coach Henry Osinde (file photo below) having guided them back to Division 2.
Osinde is a Ugandan-born cricketer who played at Busoga College Mwiri in Jinja before moving to Canada after struggling to keep a national team place.
Today’s results
United States of America 145 (49.5 ov)
Uganda 132 (43.0 ov)
United States of America won by 13 runs
Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Status |
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Oman | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.238 | Meet in the final and promoted to Division Two for 2018 |
Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.817 | |
Singapore | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | –0.410 | Meet in the 3rd playoff and remain in Division Three |
United States | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | –0.127 | |
Uganda | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.205 | Meet in the 5th playoff and relegated to Division Four for 2018 |
Malaysia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.286 |
Uganda’s World Cricket League history
2007 Division Three: Champions – promoted
2007 Division Two: 5th place – relegated
2007 Division Three: 2nd place – promoted
2011 Division Two: 5th place – relegated
2013 Division Three: 2nd place – qualify for WCQ
2014 Division Three: 2nd place – promoted
2015 Division Two: 5th place – relegated
2017 Division Three: relegated