Sky View Girls' Schools Cricket Week 2025 – Match-Day Seven Report | Gulu – May 10, 2025
FINAL
Light Secondary School vs Olila High School – @ Gulu High School Ground
Light SS 45 all out (19.4 overs) | Olila HS 48/5 (13.5 overs)
✅ Olila High School won by 5 wickets
Olila High School crowned 2025 National Champions – 4th Title!
Olila High School completed a perfect campaign to clinch their fourth national crown, wrapping up the 2025 edition of the Sky View Girls’ Schools Cricket Week in emphatic style. They defeated Light Secondary School by five wickets in a low-scoring thriller at Gulu High School Ground to finish unbeaten across 9 matches.
After opting to bat first, Light SS had a nightmare outing with the bat. Only captain Misheal Ariago (22* off 47) stood tall, as wickets tumbled around her. Immaculate Nandera delivered a devastating spell, taking 7/7 in 3.4 overs - a tournament-defining performance that earned her Player of the Match honours and the match ball. Light SS folded for just 45 runs in 19.4 overs, with six batters dismissed for ducks.
In reply, Olila suffered a scare of their own, losing key top-order wickets including captain Asumin Akurut and all-rounder Lona Anyait, both falling to the fiery Sarah Tino (3.5-2-7-3) in the first over. But Victoria Pearls international Malisa Ariokot (27* off 33) anchored the chase calmly, guiding Olila to 48/5 in 13.5 overs and sealing a famous triumph.
SEMIFINALS – Morning Fixtures Recap
Light Secondary School vs Sacred Heart SS – @ Gulu High School Ground
Light SS 47/9 (20 overs) | Sacred Heart 45 all out (17.3 overs)
✅ Light SS won by 2 runs
In one of the most nail-biting finishes of the tournament, Light SS narrowly edged Sacred Heart SS by 2 runs to book the first spot in the final. Batting first, Light SS battled through a collapse, salvaging a modest total thanks to Judith Iroo (11* off 26) and 15 extras. Petra Akidi (4-0-9-4) and Ritah Amono (3-0-6-3) had earlier wreaked havoc with the new ball for the home team.
In response, Sacred Heart's chase never found rhythm. Despite a late push, they were eventually bowled out for 45 in 17.3 overs, just two runs shy of the target. Sarah Tino, Judith Iroo, Ariago, and Sofia Bogere held their nerve in the death overs to seal a dramatic win for Light SS.
Olila High School vs Masaka SS – @ St Joseph’s College Layibi Ground
Masaka SS 55/7 (20 overs) | Olila HS 56/0 (10 overs)
✅ Olila High School won by 10 wickets
Olila High School stormed into the final with a dominant 10-wicket win over Masaka SS. After opting to bat first, Masaka stumbled to 55/7 in 20 overs, with captain Hasifah Naula (17) and Agnes Nakakande (11*) offering the only resistance. Olila’s bowling duo of Asumin Akurut (4-0-5-2) and Devine Nyamer (4-0-9-1) applied the squeeze, aided by three run-outs.
In reply, Akurut (31*) and Joan Ilora (20*) chased down the target in just 10 overs without losing a wicket, sealing a place in the final in style.
TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
- Champions: Olila High School ? ( Unbeaten, 9-0 record & 4th title)
- Runner-Up: Light Secondary School
- Player of the Final: Immaculate Nandera – 7/7 (3.4 overs)
- Most Dramatic Match: Light SS vs Sacred Heart SS – semifinal (won by 2 runs)
Individual Awards – Sky View Girls Schools Cricket Week 2025
- Best Fielder: Sarah Tino (Light SS) – 13 fielding dismissals
- Best Wicketkeeper: Clare Ajego (Light SS) – 12 fielding dismissals
- Best Bowler: Sarah Tino (Light SS) – 19 wickets for 55 runs in 29.4 overs
- Best Batter: Mary Namiiro (Jinja SS) – 197 runs, Avg: 65.66, SR: 144.85
- Most Valuable Player (MVP): Immaculate Nandera (Olila High) – 19 wickets, 44 runs, 3 fielding dismissals, 4 Player of the Match (POTM) awards, 723 points
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