Association | Uganda Cricket Association | |||||||||
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Personnel | ||||||||||
Captain | Janet Mbabazi | |||||||||
Coach | Laurence Sematimba | |||||||||
International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
ICC status | Associate member (1998) | |||||||||
ICC region | Africa | |||||||||
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Women's Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
First WT20I | v. Scotland at VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen; 7 July 2018 | |||||||||
Last WT20I | v. Cameroon at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali; 7 June 2024 | |||||||||
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Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 1 (first in 2018 ) | |||||||||
Best result | 6th (2018) | |||||||||
As of 7 June 2024 |
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.
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 since 1 July 2018 have been full WT20I matches. [4] In July 2018, Uganda played its first WT20I match against Scotland in 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier in the Netherlands. In June 2019, Uganda women scored 314 runs against Mali in the Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament, the highest total for any team, male or female, in a T20 international match. [5]
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. [6] Uganda were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier regional group, alongside ten other teams. [7]
In 2023, the Uganda Cricket Association announced the introduction of central contracts for twelve women players. [8]
International Match Summary — Uganda Women [9]
Last updated 7 June 2024
Playing Record | ||||||
Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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Twenty20 Internationals | 89 | 55 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 7 July 2018 |
Most T20I runs for Uganda Women [13]
| Most T20I wickets for Uganda Women [14]
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T20I record versus other nations [9]
Records complete to T20I #1913. Last updated 7 June 2024.
Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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ICC Full members | |||||||
Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 July 2018 | |
Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 May 2024 | |
Zimbabwe | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 April 2019 | |
ICC Associate members | |||||||
Botswana | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 June 2022 | 16 June 2022 |
Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 June 2022 | 14 June 2022 |
Cameroon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 September 2021 | |
Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 June 2022 | 15 June 2022 |
Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 April 2023 | 27 April 2023 |
Kenya | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 April 2019 | 6 April 2019 |
Malawi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 June 2024 | 3 June 2024 |
Mali | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 June 2019 | 20 June 2019 |
Namibia | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 May 2019 | 1 May 2023 |
Nepal | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 May 2022 | 16 May 2022 |
Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 July 2018 | 12 July 2018 |
Nigeria | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 September 2021 | 11 September 2021 |
Qatar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 December 2022 | 14 December 2022 |
Rwanda | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 June 2019 | 19 June 2019 |
Scotland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 July 2018 | |
Sierra Leone | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 May 2019 | 5 May 2019 |
Tanzania | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 June 2019 | 15 December 2022 |
Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 July 2018 | 8 July 2018 |
United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 April 2023 | 20 April 2023 |
United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 April 2024 | 27 April 2024 |
Updated on 8 June 2024
This lists all the players who played for Uganda in the 2024 Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament.
Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batters | ||||
Rita Musamali | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Vice-captain |
Immaculate Nakisuuyi | 28 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Prosscovia Alako | 22 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
All-rounders | ||||
Janet Mbabazi | 28 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain |
Stephanie Nampiina | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
Malisa Ariokot | 17 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||
Kevin Awino | 28 | Right-handed | ||
Jimia Mohammed | 17 | Right-handed | ||
Spin Bowlers | ||||
Concy Aweko | 33 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Lorna Anyait | 17 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
Pace Bowlers | ||||
Sarah Walaza | 22 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Asumin Akurut | 17 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Patricia Timong | 17 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Immaculate Nandera | 17 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium |
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