Kenneth Waiswa

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Kenneth Waiswa
Personal information
Full name
Kenneth Waiswa
Born (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998 (age 25)
NicknameWai
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAllrounder
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  17)12 February 2020 v  Qatar
Last T20I23 December 2022 v  Tanzania
Source: Cricinfo, 25 December 2022

Kenneth Waiswa (born 11 November 1998) is a Ugandan cricketer. [1] [2] [3] In April 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia. [4] He played in Uganda's second match of the tournament, against Bermuda. [5] Prior to the World Cricket League tournament, he was part of Uganda's under-19 team for the 2015 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. [6]

In July 2018, Waiswa was part of Uganda's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament. [7] In September 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup, [8] [9] and made his Twenty20 debut in that tournament on 15 September 2018. [10] The following month, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman. [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, Waiswa was named in Uganda's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman. [13] He made his List A debut against Kenya, on 5 December 2019. [14]

In February 2020, he was named in Uganda's team for their three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Qatar. [15] He made his T20I debut against Qatar, on 12 February 2020. [16] 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. [17] In May 2022, he was named in Uganda's side for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament. [18]

In May 2024, he was named in Uganda’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. [19]

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