Roger Galwanao Mukasa (born 22 August 1989) is a
Ugandan international cricketer. Mukasa bats and bowls right-handed and also occasionally plays as a wicket-keeper. He has represented Uganda in
first-class,
List A
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and
Twenty20 cricket
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. His shirt number is 37. He played in the
2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup
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The final was played between Pakistan Under-19 cricket team, Pakistan and India Under-19 cri ...
in
Sri Lanka
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.
Career
Mukasa was selected in Uganda's squad for the
2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
The 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was played in Sri Lanka from 2 to 15 February 2006. It was the sixth edition of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
The final was played between Pakistan and India in Colombo, which Pakistan won by 38 runs, e ...
. He played against the
Pakistan U-19 team, which won the tournament.
In April 2018, he was named as the
captain
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of the Uganda squad for the
2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four
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tournament in Malaysia.
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.
In September 2018, he was named as the captain of Uganda's squad for the
2018 Africa T20 Cup
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.
The following month, he was named as the captain of Uganda's squad for the
2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
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tournament in Oman.
In May 2019, he was named as the captain of Uganda's squad for the
Regional Finals of the
2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda. He made his
Twenty20 International
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(T20I) debut against
Botswana
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on 20 May 2019. 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. He was part of Uganda's squad, announced in November 2019, for the
Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.
In May 2024, he was named in Uganda’s squad for the
2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
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tournament.
References
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1989 births
Living people
Ugandan cricketers
Uganda Twenty20 International cricketers
Wicket-keepers
21st-century Ugandan sportsmen
Cricketers at the 2023 African Games
African Games bronze medalists in cricket
African Games bronze medalists for Uganda