Uganda women's cricket team in Nepal in 2022

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Uganda women's cricket team in Nepal in 2022
  Flag of Nepal.svg Flag of Uganda.svg
  Nepal Uganda
Dates 16 – 21 May 2022
Captains Rubina Chhetry Concy Aweko
Twenty20 International series
Results Uganda won the 5-match series 3–2
Most runs Jyoti Pandey (119) Janet Mbabazi (103)
Most wickets Kabita Kunwar (7) Concy Aweko (9)
Player of the series Janet Mbabazi (Uga)

The Uganda women's cricket team toured Nepal in May 2022 to play a five-match bilateral Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) series. [1] [2] All of the matches in the series were played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur. [3] [4] These were the first Women's T20I matches played at Kirtipur. [5] The series was used by Uganda as preparation for the 2022 Kwibuka Tournament. [6]

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Uganda won the first three matches, [7] to win the series with two games to spare. [8] Nepal won the fourth match of the series by 15 runs, [9] and the fifth match by 33 runs, with Uganda winning the series 3–2. [10] [11]

Squads

Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal [12] Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda [13]

WT20I series

1st WT20I

16 May 2022
13:00
Scorecard
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg
102/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
90/9 (20 overs)
Janet Mbabazi 29 (38)
Kabita Kunwar 2/15 (4 overs)
Indu Barma 16 (28)
Sarah Akiteng 2/13 (4 overs)
Uganda won by 12 runs
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Janet Mbabazi (Uga)

2nd WT20I

17 May 2022
13:00
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
101/7 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
102/9 (19.5 overs)
Bindu Rawal 26 (36)
Janet Mbabazi 2/26 (4 overs)
Rita Musamali 30 (34)
Kabita Kunwar 2/18 (3.5 overs)
Uganda won by 1 wicket
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep)
Player of the match: Rita Musamali (Uga)
  • Uganda won the toss and elected to field.

3rd WT20I

19 May 2022
13:00
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
99/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
101/4 (18.2 overs)
Jyoti Pandey 47 (54)
Sarah Akiteng 2/16 (4 overs)
Kevin Awino 42* (51)
Kabita Kunwar 2/22 (3 overs)
Uganda won by 6 wickets
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Durga Subedi (Nep)
Player of the match: Kevin Awino (Uga)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.

4th WT20I

20 May 2022
13:00
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
97 (17.5 overs)
v
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
82/8 (18 overs)
Jyoti Pandey 17 (13)
Concy Aweko 3/13 (4 overs)
Janet Mbabazi 21 (32)
Hiranmayee Roy 2/11 (3 overs)
Nepal won by 15 runs
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Himal Giri (Nep) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep)
Player of the match: Hiranmayee Roy (Nep)
  • Nepal won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
  • Hiranmayee Roy (Nep) made her WT20I debut.

5th WT20I

21 May 2022
13:00
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
123/5 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
90/6 (20 overs)
Jyoti Pandey 49 (61)
Phiona Kulume 1/18 (4 overs)
Rita Musamali 26 (38)
Indu Barma 2/12 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 33 runs
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Sanjay Gurung (Nep) and Vinay Kumar Jha (Nep)
Player of the match: Jyoti Pandey (Nep)
  • Uganda won the toss and elected to field.

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