The men’s edition of the Waterfalls T20 Elite League has been launched this morning on Wednesday, and games are expected to start tomorrow on the 26th of January at the Lugogo Cricket Oval.
Sipi Trekkers, Itanda, and Bujagaali are the Men’s teams facing off in the maiden edition starting Thursday in Lugogo
The Waterfalls T20 Elite League features three teams that are named after significant waterfalls in Uganda and these are the Sipi Trekkers, after the Sipi falls in Kapchorwa, Itanda Kayakers after the Itanda falls, and the Bujagaali rafters from the Bujagaali falls that are located in Jinja City.
The four-day event will bowl off tomorrow on Thursday at the Lugogo Cricket Oval and to launch the edition, a Captains’ meeting was held today and the three team leaders promised an excellent show.
Brian Masaba who is also the National Team Captain will lead the Bujagaali Rafters and he says he is upbeat for the tournament which he hopes will avail big opportunitues for players to exhibit their talents.
His assistant on the National Team Kenneth Waiswa will lead the Sipi Trekkers while Pakistani-born Riazat Ali Shah paddles the Itanda Kayakers.
The tournament has attracted international players from across the region with cricketers coming from as far as Botswana.
These include Botswana Captain Karabo Mothlanka who will be featuring for Bujjagali Rafters, and Sami Sohail from Malawi, who was player of the tournament at the Africa T20WC Qualification Sub-Regionals last year in Rwanda.
He says he is set to learn more about local cricket, this being his first time in Uganda.
The tournament started last week on Thursday with the Women’s edition, which ended on Sunday with the crowning of the Sipi Trekkers after beating favorites -the Itanda Kayakers- by 21 runs in a low-scoring final.
Talking for BATBALL UGANDA -who are the tournament main sponsors-, Martin Ondeko said the competition will develop local cricket and also attract bigger names to participate and make it an international tournament.
The other tournament partners are Roke Telkom, and Plascon.
The Sipi Trekkers will set pace for the tournament against the Itanda Kayakers at 9:30 am before returning for an afternoon session against the Bujagaali Rafters at 2pm, at the Lugogo Cricket Oval in Kampala.
