Uganda at the Men's T20 World Cup

The Uganda national cricket team is one of the associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), they are nicknamed as the Cricket Cranes. Uganda qualified for their maiden T20 World Cup in 2024, after finishing as runners-up of the Africa regional qualifier. They were unable to make it past the group stage but managed to secure one victory against Papua New Guinea. In their maiden run at the tournament, they recorded the joint-lowest total at the T20 World Cup after they were bowled out for 39 against West Indies.[1]

T20 World Cup record

Men's T20 World Cup record Qualification record[a]
Year Round Position Pld W L T NR Ab[b] Captain Pld W L T NR
South Africa 2007Did not qualifyDid not participate
England 2009
Cricket West Indies 2010
Sri Lanka 201292700
Bangladesh 201482501
India 201653200
United Arab Emirates Oman 2021116401
Australia 20221714300
United States Cricket West Indies 2024Group stage16/20413000Brian Masaba65100
India Sri Lanka 2026Did not qualify53200
Total0 Titles1/10413000N/a61352402
  1. ↑ WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition.
  2. ↑ Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

Record by opponents

OpponentMWLT+WT+LNRAbWin %First played
 Afghanistan10100000.002024
 New Zealand10100000.002024
 Papua New Guinea11000001002024
 West Indies10100000.002024
Total413000025.00-
Source:[2] Last Updated: 15 June 2024

Tournament results

United States & West Indies 2024

Squad and kit

2024 kit

Results
Group stage (Group C) Super 8 Semifinal Final Overall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
 Afghanistan
Lost by 125 runs
 Papua New Guinea
Won by 3 wickets
 West Indies
Lost by 134 runs
 New Zealand
Lost by 9 wickets
4 Did not advance Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]
Scorecards

Records and statistics

Team records

Highest innings totals
Score Opponent Venue Season
78/7 (18.2 overs)  Papua New GuineaProvidence2024
58 (16 overs)  AfghanistanProvidence2024
40 (18.4 overs)  New ZealandSan Fernando2024
39 (12 overs)  West IndiesProvidence2024
Last updated: 15 June 2024[5]

Batting statistics

Most runs
Runs Player Mat Inn HS Avg 100s 50s Period
49 Riazat Ali Shah443312.25N/aN/a2024–2024
26 Juma Miyagi3313*13.00N/aN/a2024–2024
21 Robinson Obuya44145.25N/aN/a2024–2024
19 Kenneth Waiswa33119.50N/aN/a2024–2024
13 Alpesh Ramjani4483.25N/aN/a2024–2024
Last updated: 15 June 2024[6]

Bowling statistics

Most wickets
Wickets Player Matches Avg. Econ. BBI 4W 5W Period
5 Brian Masaba413.805.752/21002024–2024
Cosmas Kyewuta419.407.362/17002024–2024
4 Alpesh Ramjani416.506.002/17002024–2024
2 Frank Nsubuga216.504.712/4102024–2024
Juma Miyagi328.006.002/11002024–2024
Last updated: 15 June 2024[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Uganda's 39 all out vs West Indies lowest team total in T20 World Cup: Check five smallest team totals in T20WC history". Hindustan Times. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Team records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Records | ICC World T20, 2024 Records | Team Match Results - Uganda". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Uganda's bowlers and Riazat seal their first win in T20 World Cup history". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Highest totals For ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Uganda". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Most runs in ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Uganda". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Bowling Most Wickets Career - Uganda". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2024.