Roger Mukasa
Personal information
Full name
Roger Galwanao Mukasa
Born (1989-05-22) 22 May 1989 (age 34)
Uganda
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleOccasional wicket-keeper
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 5)20 May 2019 v Botswana
Last T20I9 June 2023 v Botswana
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018-Rwenzori Warriors
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA
Matches 9 3 34
Runs scored 95 189 904
Batting average 10.55 31.50 26.58
100s/50s 0/1 1/0 1/4
Top score 26 121 117
Balls bowled 66 96 408
Wickets 0 0 10
Bowling average – – 33.00
5 wickets in innings – – 0
10 wickets in match – – 0
Best bowling – – 4/21
Catches/stumpings 2/0 0/– 10/2
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 9 June 2023

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 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]

References

  1. ^ Katende, Norman (11 February 2008), "Waisswa, Mukasa Recalled After Ban", allAfrica.com, retrieved 20 March 2010
  2. ^ "Roger Mukasa". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
  3. ^ "Karashani has faith in Malaysian charge". Daily Monitor. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 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. ^ "6th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 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. ^ "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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