This archive report was first published on 20 November 2021.
On November 19, 2021, Kenya and Uganda stood out as leaders in the ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier in Kigali, with Tanzania suffering a pair of defeats.
Kenya, with two eight-wicket victories, and Uganda, who won both their matches, gathered momentum in the competition for the top slot.
Uganda first beat Tanzania in the morning game, chasing down 141 comfortably with Tanzania scoring 140 for eight in 20 overs. Kassim Nassoro's 34 and Abhik Patwa's 30 were the only meaningful contributions to the total.
Uganda made light work of the target, with Ronak Patel scoring 68 not out and Simon Ssesazi scoring 52 to see them home.
In their afternoon game, Uganda took down Nigeria with ease, thanks to Riazat Ali Shah's four for 12 with the ball and two catches in the field. He also scored 23 not out to see his side home.
Nigeria had made 112 for nine batting first, with Ashmit Shreshta scoring 28 and Peter Aho scoring 24.
Uganda got home with 22 balls to spare, thanks to Patel's 35 off 35 balls and Ssesazi's 25.
Kenya, meanwhile, had the pleasure of watching Alex Obanda obliterate 103 not out from just 56 balls, as they overwhelmed Nigeria by eight wickets.
The Yellow Greens scored 130 for six, having lost two wickets in the first over of the match. Sesan Adedeji aided the recovery with 46 from 50 balls, while Isaac Okpe struck a breezy 25 from 14 balls at the death.
Kenya comfortably chased down the target set by Tanzania in their second win of the day, with Rushab Patel scoring 24, Obanda scoring 22 from 11 balls, and Collins Obuya scoring 28 to see the East Africans home with 7.3 overs to spare.
