Roger Mukasa
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| Full name | Roger Galwanao Mukasa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1989 Uganda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 5) | 20 May 2019 v Botswana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 9 June 2023 v Botswana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018- | Rwenzori Warriors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Career
[edit]Mukasa was selected in Uganda's squad for the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He 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]
In May 2024, he was named in Uganda’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Katende, Norman (11 February 2008), "Waisswa, Mukasa Recalled After Ban", allAfrica.com, retrieved 20 March 2010
- ^ "Roger Mukasa". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
- ^ "Karashani has faith in Malaysian charge". Daily Monitor. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Uganda Squad: Players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Uganda Cricket names Africa T20 squad". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Team Uganda preview". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Otwani gets nod ahead of Achelam on final 14 for Division 3 Qualifiers". Kawowo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Uganda Cricket names squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Eagle Online. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Arinaitwe named in Cricket Cranes squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "6th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Paternott Called To Cricket Cranes Squad For World Challenge League". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Uganda's 15-Player Squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2024". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
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Ronald Lutaaya and Innocent Mwebaze as travelling reserves for the team. | ||