Arnold Otwani

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Arnold Otwani
Personal information
Born (1995-09-19) 19 September 1995 (age 26)
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  8)20 May 2019 v  Botswana
Last T20I8 April 2022 v  Namibia
Source: Cricinfo, 8 April 2022

Arnold Otwani (born 19 September 1995) is a Ugandan cricketer. [1] He played one List A match in December 2010 for Uganda, during their tour of Kenya. [2] He played for Uganda in the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in May 2017. [3]

In October 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman. [4] He was the leading run-scorer for Uganda in the tournament, with 151 runs in five matches. [5]

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. [6] [7] [8] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Uganda against Botswana on 20 May 2019. [9] 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. [10] In November 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman. [11]

In April 2021, Otwani was named the captain of Uganda's T20I squad for their series against Namibia. [12]

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