Dinesh Nakrani

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Dinesh Nakrani
Personal information
Full name
Dinesh Magan Nakrani
Born (1991-09-21) 21 September 1991 (age 32)
Kutch, Gujarat, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  6)20 May 2019 v  Botswana
Last T20I26 November 2023 v  Zimbabwe
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 June 2023

Dinesh Nakrani (born 21 September 1991) is an Indian-born cricketer who represents the Uganda cricket team. He is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls left-arm medium pace. He made his international debut for Uganda in 2018, having previously played for Saurashtra in Indian domestic cricket.

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Career in India

Nakrani was born on 21 September 1991 in Kutch district, Gujarat, India. [1] He made his Twenty20 debut for Saurashtra against Maharashtra in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in India on 31 March 2014. [2]

Career in Uganda

Nakrani moved to Uganda in 2016 to work for the Keshwala Group, whose owner Ranmal Keshwala was a trustee of the Uganda Cricket Association. He began playing tape-ball cricket in local leagues soon after his arrival. [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 leading run-scorer for Uganda in their opening match, against Kenya, making 88 not out. [5] In the same match, he also made an unbeaten partnership of 167 runs for the fourth wicket, with Riazat Ali Shah. [6] In the final match of the Eastern sub-region group, also against Kenya, Nakrani scored 102 not out, and was named the man of the match. [7] [8] He also finished as the leading run-scorer in the qualifying group, with 320 runs in six matches. [9] [10]

In September 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. [11] [12] He was the leading run-scorer for Uganda in the tournament, with 84 runs in four matches. [13] The following month, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman. [14] Ahead of the tournament, he was named as the player to watch in Uganda's squad. [15]

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. [16] [17] [18] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Botswana on 20 May 2019. [19] In July 2019, he was one of twenty-five players named in the Ugandan training squad, ahead of the Cricket World Cup Challenge League fixtures in Oman. [20] In November 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman. [21] He made his List A debut against Jersey, on 2 December 2019. [22]

In October 2021, Nakrani was named in Uganda's T20I squad for the Group A matches of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda. [23] On 19 October 2021, in the match against Lesotho, Nakrani took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is, [24] and equaled the record for the best bowling figures in a T20I match, with six wickets for seven runs. [25] On 22 October 2021, in the final Group A match of the qualifier, against the Seychelles, Nakrani took his second five-wicket haul in T20Is. [24] He also became the first bowler for Uganda to take a hat-trick in a T20I match. [26]

In November 2021, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda. [27] In May 2022, he was named in Uganda's side for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament. [28]

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