Defending Champion Jinja SS had an easy route to the Boys Schools Cricket Week final this Friday, dominating Delhi Public School to win by 10 wickets.
Jinja SS is chasing back-to-back titles, and they will have a chance to defend their title in front of a passionate home crowd. Jinja SS chasing their consecutive second title and fifth overall.
Busoga College Mwiri got revenge against Nyakasura School who defeated them at the same stage last year, the record winners denied Nyakasura a third consecutive final in a thrilling game. Mwiri found a way to score 110/5 in their 20 overs despite losing their talisman Gerald Olipa early, Nyakasura School Captain Kasaija Enock bowling with a lot of gas at the start and back end of the innings.
In the run chase, Nyakasura couldn’t mount a challenge as they lost wickets in clusters eventually running out of resources with 33 runs still required for the win. Busoga College Mwiri is chasing a 20th title, but they will need to go through a wall to defeat hosts Jinja SS.
The 2024 final is a repeat of this season’s Eastern Region final which was comfortably won by Jinja SS.
In the plate, King’s College Budo has been the form team of the plate tournament, they defeated Masaka SS by 1 run in the semifinal to set up a finals clash with Shree Sahajand tomorrow morning.
The main event final will conclude the seven-day tournament in Jinja and will start in the afternoon.
Match Day 6 RESULTS
Jinja SS Oval:
1st Semifinal: Busoga College Mwiri 110/5 beat Nyakasura 77 all out by 33 runs
Kiira Primary Oval:
2nd Semifinal: Jinja SS 59/0 beat Delhi Public 56 all out by 10 wickets
Jinja SS Oval 2:
1st Plate Semifinal: Shree Sahajand 54/6 beat Ntare School 48 all out by 6 wickets
Jico Oval:
2nd Plate Semifinal: King’s College Budo 86 all out beat Masaka SS 85 all out by 1 run.
