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only four runs in his four overs and also captured two wickets in addition to two maiden overs, giving no room for the batsmen to work with. His bowling eventually helped Uganda to record their historic first ever win in any senior ICC tournament as well as in the ICC T20 World Cup. His spell of 4-2-4-2 also eventually became the most economical bowling spell by any bowler in the history of
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tournament. He was also the oldest player to feature at the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup at the age of 43. On his first T20 World Cup match against the Papua New Guinea, he displayed a scintillating bowling performance restricting the opponents to just 77 runs with a tight bowling spell giving away
492:. He insists that he never had an intake of alcohol in his lifetime, which has kept him fit and healthy to prolong his cricketing career. He also engages in 8-10K run everyday and hits the gym prior to engaging in net training practice sessions.
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Kampala. He took inspiration to take up cricket from his parents. His father worked in Lugogo area as a bar man and his mother was also employed serving lunch to cricket clubs in the area.
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on 20 May 2019. In July 2019, he was one of twenty-five players named in the
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in 2007. Uganda won the tournament, with
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tournament in Rwanda. In May 2022, he was named in Uganda's side for the
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Ronald
Lutaaya and Innocent Mwebaze as travelling reserves for the team.
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535:. He made his List A debut in 2005, representing Uganda at the
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Frank Nsubuga's sensational spell of 2/4 | T20WC 2024
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of Namibia v Uganda, 23 April 2004 at Cricket Archive
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In May 2024, he was named in Uganda’s squad for the
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1093:"Brian Masaba to lead Cricket Cranes In Kigali"
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616:2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier
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798:"Karashani has faith in Malaysian charge"
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875:"Team Uganda preview"
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