The 2026 UG20 League got off to an exciting start on Sunday, with Mukono Warriors, GM Sugar, and SKLPS CC emerging victorious across the opening-day fixtures.
At the Entebbe Cricket Oval, SKLPS CC started their campaign with a 15-run victory over Centurion CC in the morning and completed a double victory in the afternoon.
Batting first, SKLPS posted 125/6 in 20 overs, with Nandkishor Patel top-scoring with 32. Leon Kigozi was the pick of the Centurion bowlers, claiming three wickets. In defense, Dinesh Manji Vekariya starred with the ball, taking three wickets to earn Player of the Match honours.
Centurion managed 110/8 in 20 overs, with Andrew Nyumba leading the chase with 23 and Jackson Asiku adding 20, but SKLPS held on for the win.
In the second game, Centurion was bowled out for 100 in 19 overs. Andrew Nyumba again led the batting with 24, while Tonny Opiyo contributed 20. SKLPS chased down the target, reaching 104/6 in 17.5 overs.
Vishal Bandheri anchored the chase with an unbeaten 25, while Vekariya’s all-round contribution earned him a second Player of the Match award on the day.
Moving from the Entebbe peninsula across Lake Victoria, GM Sugar opened their UG20 campaign in impressive fashion, defeating JACC by 56 runs at the new GM Sugar Oval in Nyenga.
They posted 147/8 in 20 overs, with Simon Ssesazi leading the way with a brilliant 63, supported by Siraje Nsubuga’s 35. Kenneth Isiiko was JACC’s standout bowler, taking three wickets.
Aaron Kusasira fought hard with an unbeaten 51, but lacked sufficient support as GM Sugar’s bowlers maintained control, restricting JACC to 91 runs in 20 overs.
Though the toss went the other way in the afternoon encounter, GM Sugar completed a sweep over JACC with a resounding eight-wicket victory.
JACC was bowled out for just 54 in 18.1 overs, with Ivan Baidhu top-scoring with 13 and Sadam Oyaga adding 12. Rahul Kumar Pravinbhai Patel and Siraje Nsubuga led the GM Sugar attack, taking three and two wickets, respectively.
GM Sugar comfortably raced to 55/2 in 7.3 overs, with Mehul Kumar Chhotubhai Patel top-scoring with 23 and Kevinkumar Patel remaining unbeaten on 17.
In the final fixture on the card, Mukono Warriors CC produced a dominant display to begin their UG20 campaign with a 99-run victory over Africa CC at the Florida Cricket Ground.
After winning the toss and electing to bowl, Africa CC restricted the Warriors to 143/8 in 20 overs. Openers Hemant Hirani and Ankur Thakur led the batting effort with 32 and 27, respectively.
Raymond Kagera was the pick of the Africa CC bowlers with three wickets, while Hitam Patel and debutant Jovan Komagomu claimed two each.
Africa CC struggled in reply and was bowled out for just 44 in 14.4 overs. Jonathan Nyenya top-scored with six, while debutant Geofrey Kakaire and Het Pindoria claimed two and three wickets, respectively.
After lunch, Mukono Warriors completed a double over Africa CC with the biggest team total of the day, putting 211 runs on the scoreboard.
Harish Anandhan smashed 71 and Robert Ajuna contributed 35. Adup Tom was the pick of the Africa CC bowlers with two wickets.
Player of the Match Geofrey Kakaire was outstanding with the ball for Mukono Warriors, taking 4/1, while Ankur Thakur claimed two wickets as the Warriors sealed a comprehensive victory.
Africa CC failed to find their groove, falling for just 20 runs in 12.4 overs, with Jonathan Nyenya being the only batter to reach double figures, top-scoring with 11.
