Uganda women's national cricket team
The Uganda women's national cricket team represents Uganda in international women's cricket. They played their first matches as part of a triangular series that also involved Kenya and Kenya's A side in January 2006. They played in the African regional qualifiers for the 2009 World Cup in December 2006 against Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. They finished third in the tournament.
Flag of Uganda | ||||||||||
Association | Uganda Cricket Association | |||||||||
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Personnel | ||||||||||
Captain | Rita Musamali | |||||||||
Coach | ||||||||||
International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
ICC status | Associate member (1998) | |||||||||
ICC region | Africa | |||||||||
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Women's Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
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Last WT20I | ||||||||||
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Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 1 (first in 2018) | |||||||||
Best result | 6th (2018) | |||||||||
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In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Uganda women and another international side after 1 July 2018 will be a full WT20I.[4] In July 2018, Uganda played its first WT20I match against Scotland in 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in Netherlands. In June 2019, Uganda women scored 314 runs against Mali women in the Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament, the highest total for any team, male or female, in a T20 international match.[5]
Tournament history
ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier
- 2018: 6th (DNQ)
ICC Women's Twenty20 Qualifier Africa
- 2017: Winner (Qualified)
- 2019: 4th (DNQ)
Records and Statistics
International Match Summary — Uganda Women[6]
Last Updated 23 June 2019
Playing Record | ||||||
Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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Twenty20 Internationals | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 July 2018 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 314/2 v. Mali on 20 June 2019 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali. [7]
- Highest individual score: 116, Prosscovia Alako v. Mali on 20 June 2019 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali. [8]
- Best individual bowling figures: 4/2, Joyce Apio v. Mali on 23 June 2019 at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali. [9]
Most T20I runs for Uganda Women[10]
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Most T20I wickets for Uganda Women[11]
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T20I record versus other nations[6]
Records complete to T20I #678. Last updated 23 June 2019.
Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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ICC Full members | |||||||
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 July 2018 | ||
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 April 2019 | ||
ICC Associate members | |||||||
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 April 2019 | 6 April 2019 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 June 2019 | 20 June 2019 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 May 2019 | ||
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 July 2018 | 12 July 2018 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 June 2019 | 19 June 2019 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 July 2018 | ||
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 May 2019 | 5 May 2019 | |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 June 2019 | ||
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 July 2018 | 8 July 2018 |
Squad
The Uganda squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier was as follows:[12]
- Kevin Awino (c, wk)
- Joyce Apio
- Concy Aweko
- Gertrude Candiru
- Saidati Kemigisha
- Janet Mbabazi
- Rita Musamali
- Franklin Najjumba
- Immaculate Nakisuuyi
- Prico Nakitende
- Stephani Nampiina
- Carol Namugenyi
- Mary Nalule
- Racheal Ntono
See also
- Ugandan men's cricket team
- List of Uganda women Twenty20 International cricketers
References
- "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- "WT20I matches - 2020 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- "Rewind: When Uganda mercilessly thrashed Mali in a T20I". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- "Records / Uganda Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Records / Uganda Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- "Records / Uganda Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- "Records / Uganda Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- "Records / Uganda Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- "Records / Uganda Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- "ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 June 2018.