Roger_Mukasa

Roger Mukasa

Roger Mukasa

Ugandan cricketer

Roger Galwanao Mukasa (born 22 August 1989) is a Ugandan international cricketer.[1] Mukasa bats and bowls right-handed and also occasionally plays as a wicket-keeper. He has represented Uganda in first-class, List A and Twenty20 cricket.[2] His shirt number is 37. He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka.

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Career

Mukasa was selected in Uganda's squad for the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and played against the Pakistan U-19 team, which won the tournament.

In April 2018, he was named as the captain of the Uganda squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[3] In July 2018, he was part of Uganda's squad in the Eastern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament.[4]

In September 2018, he was named as the captain of Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[5][6] The following month, he was named as the captain of Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[7]

In May 2019, he was named as the captain of Uganda's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[8][9][10] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Botswana on 20 May 2019.[11] In July 2019, he was among the 25 players included in the Ugandan training squad, ahead of the Cricket World Cup Challenge League fixtures in Hong Kong.[12] He was part of Uganda's squad, announced in November 2019, for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[13]

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    "Brian Masaba To Lead Cricket Cranes, Hamu Kayondo Misses Out On Final 14". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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