KAMPALA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The 2017 International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cricket League Division 3 on Tuesday kicked off in Uganda with six teams scheduled to play.
On Tuesday Uganda will take on Canada while Malaysia will play Singapore and the United States will face Oman.
The tournament will run up to May 30 and the best two teams will qualify for slots in Division 2 and also make it to the next round of the 2019 World Cup qualifier.
Tournament Director Justine Ligyalingi told Xinhua that all is set to have a successful event.
"We are happy to be here and we shall definitely play every game like a final," said Canada's Nitish Kumar.
Canada who have been warming up with games in Zimbabwe have two Caribbean Premier League T20 players in its ranks in Hamza Tariq and Nikhil Dutta.
Oman have also impressed throughout the qualification process starting in Division 5 and spectacularly climbing the ladder.
During that time Oman has also performed well in the ICC World Twenty20 qualification process and remarkably remain in contention to qualify for both ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 and ICC World Twenty20.
