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Uganda 215 for 8 (Kayondo 51, Masaba 47, Javed 2-48) beat Denmark 129 all out (Shah 37, Bharaj 32, Mukasa 2-3) by one run via DLS method

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How the tide turns. Uganda scripted a comeback only dreams are made of. Denmark needed five runs off the final over, with four wickets in hand. Then, they committed hara-kiri as Roger Mukasa, the captain, brought himself on for the first time and created magic at the Kinrara Oval in Kuala Lumpur.

Mukasa darted his part-time offspin from around the stumps into Denmark's right-handers, denied them the room for the swing and created panic that delivered two wickets and two run outs. This meant Denmark were delayed promotion to Division Three, while Uganda gave themselves an excellent chance to get there.

It boiled down to No. 11 Bashir Shah needing three off the final ball. He flicked the ball into the gap at deep midwicket, only for Frank Nsubuga's athleticism and a sharp relay to Fred Achelam catching Bashir short of the crease to trigger wild celebrations.

Denmark were at 73 for 4 in 23.4 overs when rain delayed play for a little over two hours. When they returned, Denmark were set a revised target of 131 in 29 overs. They took it till the end, only for it to disintegrate at the last moment.

For the third match in a row, Mohammad Irfan and Nsubuga took the new ball and they reduced Denmark to 7 for 2 inside four overs. With rain clouds lurking, Denmark continued to trail on DLS par. They suffered another setback when Freddie Klokker chipped softly to midwicket off Deusdedit Muhumuza in the 22nd over, just 14 balls before play was halted.

Uganda's chances of setting a defendable total looked bleak at 155 for 7 in 45 overs. Despite a 79-run third-wicket stand between Masaba and Hamu Kayondo, their platform for a rocket boost cameo from Irfan backfired when he was out for 3 in the 37th over.

It took a ferocious assault from Achelam and Kenneth Waiswa to add 60 off the last five, including a backbreaking 20-run 49th over. Achelam was eventually named Man of the Match for his 39 off 28 balls to go along with his clean takes to complete the pair of last-over run outs.

Peter Della Penna is ESPNcricinfo's USA correspondent @PeterDellaPenna

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Ryan Higgins and David Wiese bag five-fors as wickets tumble

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Sussex 145 (Salt 63, Higgins 5-21) and 51 for 2 lead Gloucestershire 183 (Wiese 5-48, Robinson 4-67) by 13 runs
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Sussex and Gloucestershire made up for lost time when their Specsavers County Championship Division Two match resumed at Hove on Saturday. Just 21 overs had been bowled on the opening day, when no wickets fell, but 22 went down on the second day and Sussex, 51 for 2 in their second innings, led by 13.

Having begun the day on 86 for 0, Sussex were bowled out for 145, losing all 10 wickets for 59 runs in 26 overs before lunch, with Ryan Higgins taking a career-best 5 for 21. Luke Wright, who was dropped twice, was Sussex's top scorer in the session with 13.

There was some encouragement from a lively pitch, and the overcast conditions suited the bowlers too. But a number of batsmen also perished by their own careless hands.

Luke Wells had added just two runs to his overnight 25 when he was caught behind playing forward to Higgins. In the same bowler's next over Phil Salt, 54 not out overnight, skied to long leg.

The wickets continued to tumble: Stiaan van Zyl was caught in the gully off Higgins, Harry Finch was caught behind off Daniel Worrall and captain Ben Brown was lbw to Worrall for a second ball duck, leaving Sussex 105 for 5.

Mark Burgess and Ollie Robinson, rashly, were caught in the slips from successive deliveries with the score on at 116, both off Higgins, and it was 117 for 8 when David Wiese lost his leg stump to Matt Taylor. Briggs and Wright had a final fling but Gloucestershire still had time to face one over before lunch.

Sussex broke through with the score on 27, when Chris Dent dragged on a delivery from Robinson, losing his middle stump.

A vigorous innings from Benny Howell, who had hit star Sussex signing Ishant Sharma for three fours in four balls, came to an end when he was lbw to one that moved into him from Wiese. Ishant was taken out of the attack after his first three overs cost 32 but Robinson struck again when he bowled James Bracey for 15.

It was 102 for 4 when Robinson took his third wicket, having Gareth Roderick lbw for 23 as the batsman shuffled forward.

At tea Gloucestershire were still well placed, but Jack Taylor, hooking as he took his eye off the ball, was caught at long leg - 107 for 5. Gloucestershire were not even sure of gaining a first-innings lead when Craig Miles was eighth out at 144. But some firm blows from Kieran Noema-Barnett (31) gave his side an advantage worth 38. Wiese and Robinson shared nine wickets between them.

When Sussex batted again, in the best conditions of the day, Salt had his middle stump plucked out by Higgins for a second-ball duck. Wells was then bowled by Noema-Barnett for 22 with the last ball of the day.

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Eskinazi's ambition survives the clatter of wickets

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Glamorgan 38 for 4 (Murtagh 4-12) trail Middlesex 194 (Eskinazi 94, Hogan 5-49, Van der Gugten 4-63) by 156 runs
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Middlesex's Stevie Eskinazi stood tall on a day of otherwise clattering wickets in the Specsavers County Championship match against Glamorgan at Lord's.

While all others, with the possible exception of John Simpson, struggled to put bat to ball, the South African-born right-hander plundered 16 boundaries in scoring 94 at more than a run a ball.

The fact his efforts were not enough to raise a batting point for the hosts was largely down to a five wicket-haul for Glamorgan skipper Michael Hogan, ably supported by Tim Van Der Gugten who after having Eskinazi caught behind, ran through the Middlesex tail.

Tim Murtagh conjured up a trademark spell of 4 for 12 from the Nursery End to leave Glamorgan floundering at 38 for 4 in reply before the bad light and then rain which has dogged the fixture from day one returned to drive the players off at 3.30pm.

After the washout on day two, play began promptly and Hogan was soon among the wickets, removing Hilton Cartwright's off-bail with a delivery to which the Australian international offered no shot. He would strike again four overs later when Paul Stirling nicked a good ball to wicketkeeper Chris Cooke.

Eskinazi, who'd struck five boundaries on the first day, continued untroubled, his eighth four taking him to 50 from 58 balls. Just back from missing two games through illness he became the first member of Middlesex's top six to reach a half century in the Championship this season.

As if in celebration, he then hit Lukas Carey for three fours in the following over. Wicketkeeper Simpson caught the mood, playing some similarly aggressive shots and the hosts had real momentum when bad light intervened with the score on 152 for 5.

The 25-minute delay worked in Glamorgan's favour when shortly after the restart Eskinazi chased a wide one from Van der Gugten to depart six short of what would have been a wonderful hundred. Nevertheless, in these conditions his was an outstanding effort.

Shorn of their mainstay Middlesex subsided quickly either side of lunch, especially after Simson edged Van der Gugten to Nick Selman in the slips.

Fittingly Hogan, Glamorgan's standout bowler, grabbed the final wicket, getting Murtagh for a duck as Middlesex fell six short of a precious batting point.

Murtagh though soon took centre-stage with the ball, conjuring just sufficient seam and swing to leave Glamorgan's batsmen in a lather.

Jack Murphy and Shaun Marsh were both trapped lbw before Selman, earlier struck on the head by a bouncer from debutant Tom Barber, was bowled by one which went between bat and pad.

The very next ball, an outswinger, found the edge of Aneurin Donald's bat and was pouched by Simpson leaving Murtagh on a hat-trick which Cooke negotiated before the weather closed in.

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