Ugandan cricketer
Roger Mukasa
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Full name | Roger Galwanao Mukasa |
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Born | (1989-05-22) 22 May 1989 (age 35) Uganda |
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Batting | Right-handed |
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Bowling | Right-arm medium |
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Role | Occasional wicket-keeper |
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T20I debut (cap 5) | 20 May 2019 v Botswana |
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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
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
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Ronald Lutaaya and Innocent Mwebaze as travelling reserves for the team. |