The national senior men’s cricket team, in Kigali, Rwanda, lost by five wickets to their Ugandan counterparts at the ILT20 Africa Cup.
In the ongoing four-nation tournament at the Gahanga Cricket Oval, Nigeria won the toss and opted to bat first.
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Opening the innings, Selim Salau and Sulaimon Runsewe made contributions of 27 off 18 balls and 23 off 38 balls, respectively, helping Nigeria score 133/9 in their allotted 20 overs.
In their chase, Uganda scored 87/5 in 9.4 overs, with a rain delay, leading the game to be decided by the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method.
This ensured a five-wicket victory for the East Africans.
Meanwhile, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has formally adopted the DLS method to decide games.
It is a formula to fairly calculate the score of the winning side when inclement weather intervenes and the match is interrupted.
This includes re-calculating totals when time is lost during the match.
Nigeria had earlier defeated hosts Rwanda and Botswana.
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