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,

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and

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. His shirt number is 37. He played in the

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Career

Mukasa was selected in Uganda's squad for the

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. He played against the Pakistan U-19 team, which won the tournament. In April 2018, he was named as the

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of the Uganda squad for the

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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

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. The following month, he was named as the captain of Uganda's squad for the

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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

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(T20I) debut against

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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

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tournament.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mukasa, Roger 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