News Update
Tezzbuzz|07-05-2024
Uganda Team for T20 WC: Preparations for the T20 World Cup 2024 to be held in West Indies and America are in their final stages. One by one, all the countries are also announcing their teams for this big ICC tournament. In this sequence, the name of Uganda has also been included, which created history by qualifying for the tournament through the qualifiers last year. Brian Masaba has been made the captain for the tournament.
For the first time, the Ugandan team will be seen playing in any format of the Senior Men's ICC World Cup. At the same time, 43-year-old Frank Nsubuga has also been included in the team, who will be seen as the oldest player in the tournament. He has left behind Oman's Mohammad Nadeem and Nadeem Khushi. Both these players are 41-41 years old. Nsubuga will play the role of off-spin all-rounder for the team.
Uganda cricket team has appointed Riyazat Ali Shah as the vice-captain of the team. Two players, Ronald Lutaaya and Innocent Mwebaze, have been included as traveling reserves.
Along with Uganda, Namibia also qualified from the African League Qualifier of the T20 World Cup. Uganda surprised everyone by qualifying and a big team like Zimbabwe had to bow out. Let us tell you that Uganda has been able to qualify for the T20 World Cup by performing amazingly in the T20 World Cup qualifiers. Uganda stood second on the basis of its performance in the qualifier match. He won 5 out of his 6 matches.
Uganda is in Group C along with Afghanistan, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and West Indies at the T20 World Cup, and the team will play its first match against Afghanistan on June 4 in Providence, Guyana. Brian Masaba would like his team to perform well in the debut tournament and create some good memories.
Brian Masaba (captain), Riazat Ali Shah (vice-captain), Kenneth Waiswa, Dinesh Nakrani, Frank Nsubuga, Raunak Patel, Roger Mukasa, Cosmas Kyvutta, Bilal Hassun, Fred Achelam, Robinson Obuya, Simon Ssesazzi, Henry Sessendo, Alpesh Ramjani. , Juma Miyaji
Reserve players: Ronald Lutaaya, Innocent Mwebaze