Under 19 cricket World Cup: UAE vs Uganda

Since the development of associated nations, cricket clubs, and teams, UAE and Uganda have produced significant players unleashing expertise and talent in all fields of cricket. The upcoming quarter-final will be played between UAE and Uganda at the Port of Spain. Uganda hasn’t done considerably well in this tournament, with three straight losses in the first three games tells us about their overall preparation and homework done for this tournament. However, on the other hand, UAE has done considerably well, winning one out of three matches played in the group stages. Both teams would be looking forward to winning the upcoming match and securing a spot in the Semifinal.

With in-form Punya Mehra and Ali Baseer, UAE is the favorite for defeating Uganda in the upcoming fixture. The great team balance and agile approach of UAE dug out is reflecting on the field. Talking about the batters, Ali Baseer has scored 134 runs with a dominating strike rate of 125 in three games. Punya Mehra is also among the top batters who have successfully dominated oppositions. Going into the qualifiers, UAE would depend upon J Giyanani, who has been among the pick of the bowlers with 5 wickets at an economy of 5.25 runs per over.

Skipper Alishan Sharafu is confident about his team winning the quarter and making it into the semis. With Aayan Khan, Ronak Panoly, Soorya Sathish, Adhithya Shetty, and Shival Bawa in the team, UAE is solid on paper.

• Alishan Sharafu;
• J Giyanani;
• Ali Baseer;
• Punya Mehra;
• Shival Bawa.

There’s no doubt that Uganda hasn’t been able to produce dominating players in the ongoing season. Comparing both the teams, Uganda has to work on their fielding and bowling to improve their overall gameplay. P Murungi is the only batsman who has been among the runs for Uganda in this Worldcup. P Murungi has accumulated 103 runs at a decent strike rate of 71 in 3 games. However, the entire team can not depend only on one or more players in their lineup. To win the upcoming game against UAE, Uganda has to certainly play out of their skins and demonstrate competitive knowledge about on-field cricketing actions and movements.

Pascal Murungi, the lone tiger in the top order and the skipper, is keen about winning a game and considering a spot in the Semifinal. With him, Isaac Sanyu Ategek, Ronald Lutaaya, Pius Oloka, Akram Nsubuga, and Munir Ismail can add valuable scores to the team’s total and take crucial wickets against the play of the game.

• Pascal Murungi;
• Isaac Sanyu Ategek;
• Munir Ismail;
• Ronald Lutaaya;
• Pius Oloka.

UAE has always been a favorite in their Group compared to other oppositions. With an ideal team balance, UAE would be all set to be up against Uganda, which is certainly struggling to click as a team and support individual performances. UAE has a strong chance of adding another to their points tally and making it through to the semis.