Zephania Arinaitwe

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Zephania Arinaitwe
Personal information
Full nameZephania Arinaitwe
Born (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 (age 19)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  1)20 May 2019 v  Botswana
Last T20I15 February 2020 v  Qatar
Source: Cricinfo, 15 February 2020

Zephania Arinaitwe (born 4 December 2001) is a Ugandan cricketer. [1] In September 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. [2] [3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Uganda in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018. [4]

In March 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Africa Division 1 qualifier tournament for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [5] In Uganda's final match of the qualifier, against Tanzania, Arinaitwe scored an unbeaten 102 from 40 balls, [6] and was named the player of the match. [7] [8]

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. [9] [10] [11] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Uganda against Botswana on 20 May 2019. [12] 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 Hong Kong. [13]

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