| 2021–22 Uganda Tri-Nation Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 10–17 September 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Uganda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result |  Uganda won the tournament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021–22 Uganda Tri-Nation Series, also known as the Pearl of Africa T20I Series, was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that was held in Uganda in September 2021.[1] The participating teams were the hosts Uganda, along with Kenya and Nigeria.[2] The tournament was originally planned to consist of 13 T20I matches, with the sides facing each other four times in a round-robin stage, followed by a final between the top two teams.[3] The round-robin was later reduced by three matches with each team facing each other three times. The tournament provided preparation for all sides ahead of T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier events took place in October and November 2021.[4]
Ahead of the T20I tournament, Uganda and Kenya played a three-match 50-over series in preparation for Cricket World Cup Challenge League events scheduled later in 2021.[5][6]
Kenya defeated their hosts in the first unofficial One Day International (ODI), recording a comfortable win by 78 runs.[7] Uganda levelled the series by winning the second game by 9 wickets after bowling out the visitors for only 85 runs.[8][9] Uganda won the third match by 3 wickets to claim the series 2–1.[10]
Uganda defeated Kenya by 6 runs in the final of the T20I tournament.[11][12]
Squads
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 Nigeria[14] |
Uganda[2] |
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On 12 September 2021 Cricket Uganda announced that Deusdedit Muhumuza would take over as captain for the remainder of the tournament after Brian Masaba withdrew from the squad due to injury.[15][16]
Unofficial ODI series
1st unofficial ODI match
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
2nd unofficial ODI match
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd unofficial ODI match
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
T20I tournament
Points table
| Team[17] | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| Uganda |
6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +1.198 |
| Kenya |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +1.412 |
| Nigeria |
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –2.250 |
Fixtures
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- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Bilal Hassan (Uga), Zahid Abbas, Peter Langat and Gurdeep Singh (Ken) all made their T20I debuts.
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- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Vraj Patel, Dominic Wesonga (Ken), Peter Aho, Odion Isesele, Prosper Useni and Mustapha Yusuf (Nga) all made their T20I debuts.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
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Simon Ssesazi 62 (53) Prosper Useni 1/13 (3 overs) |
- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
- Simon Ssesazi (Uga) made his T20I debut.
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Irfan Karim 58 (46) Prosper Useni 2/17 (3 overs) |
Daniel Ajekun 22 (38) Vraj Patel 2/11 (4 overs) |
- Kenya won the toss and elected to bat.
- Olayinka Olaleye (Nga) made his T20I debut.
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
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Saud Islam 75 (61) Rasheed Abolarin 2/26 (4 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gerald Mubiru (Uga) made his T20I debut.
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- Nigeria won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
Final
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Elijah Otieno became the first bowler for Kenya to take a hat-trick in T20Is.[18]
Notes
- ↑ Deusdedit Muhumuza took over as captain for the remainder of the tournament after Brian Masaba withdrew due to injury on 12 September 2021.
References
- ↑ "Kenya selects interim squad ahead of Uganda tie". Kenya Cricket. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- 1 2 "Roger Mukasa, Frank Nsubuga left out as Charles Waiswa returns for Kenya and Nigeria series". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ↑ "Uganda to host Kenya and Nigeria for One-Day and T20I tri-series in September 2021". Czarsportz. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ↑ "Cricket Cranes, Baby Cricket Cranes in camp ahead of September events". Sports Ocean Uganda. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ↑ "20 Senior men & 20 U-19 boys selected for Derby Trophy, Tri-Series & Kaduna visit". Uganda Cricket. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ↑ "Derby Trophy wets appetite of Uganda, Kenya". Uganda Cricket. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ↑ "False start for Uganda as they fall by 78 runs in 1st ODI". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ↑ "Uganda levels series with nine-wicket win over Kenya". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "Uganda, Kenya have all to play for in Derby Trophy series decider". Uganda Cricket. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ↑ "Uganda subdue Kenya to win Derby Trophy Series". Kenya Cricket. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ↑ "Cricket Cranes hold nerve to win Pearl of Africa T20 Series". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ↑ "Uganda Cranes edge Kenya to lift Pearl of Africa T20 cricket trophy". The Standard. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ↑ "Kenya names men's squad for Uganda/Nigeria series". Cricket Kenya. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ↑ "Nigeria Senior Men's team set to feature in tri-series in Uganda". Nigeria Cricket Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ↑ "Brian Masaba out, Deus Muhumuza to lead the Cricket Cranes". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ↑ "Muhumuza New Skipper For Pearl Of Africa T20 Tri Series". Uganda Cricket. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ↑ "Uganda T20 Tri-Series 2021 Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ↑ "Records, Twenty20 Internationals, Bowling records, Hat-tricks". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2021.