Brian Masaba
Personal information
Born (1991-09-12) 12 September 1991 (age 32)
Kampala, Uganda
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 14)23 May 2019 v Ghana
Last T20I23 December 2022 v Tanzania
Source: Cricinfo, 25 December 2022

Brian Masaba (born 12 September 1991) is a Ugandan cricketer and the current captain of the Uganda cricket team.[1]

Career

He played for Uganda in the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament. In April 2018, he was named Uganda's vice-captain for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[2][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] He was the vice-captain of Uganda's squad at the 2018 Africa T20 Cup and the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[5][6][7]

In May 2019, he was named in 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 Ghana on 23 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]

In November 2019, ahead of the 2019 Oman Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament, Masaba was made captain of the Uganda national cricket team.[13][14] In November 2021, he was named as the captain of Uganda's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[15] In May 2022, he was named as the captain of Uganda's side for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Brian Masaba". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Karashani has faith in Malaysian charge". Daily Monitor. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. ^ "'Cup final mentality' key to Uganda's success – Brian Masaba". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Uganda Squad: Players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Uganda Cricket names Africa T20 squad". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Team Uganda preview". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Otwani gets nod ahead of Achelam on final 14 for Division 3 Qualifiers". Kawowo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Uganda Cricket names squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Eagle Online. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Arinaitwe named in Cricket Cranes squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  10. ^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  11. ^ "15th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 23 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Paternott Called To Cricket Cranes Squad For World Challenge League". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Cricket Cranes - Brian Masaba Named Cricket Cranes Captain". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Brian Masaba to lead Cricket Cranes In Kigali". Kawowo. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  16. ^ @CricketUganda (18 May 2022). "Our final 14 for the ICC Cricket Challenge League Tournament" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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