Ugandan cricket team in Qatar in 2019–20

The Uganda cricket team toured Qatar in February 2020 to play a three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series.[1][2] The tour also included two 50-over games against a President's XI.[3][4][5] The venue for all of the matches was the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha.[1] The series was won 2–1 by Qatar, and Qatari batsman Kamran Khan was named as player of the series.[6][7]

Uganda cricket team in Qatar in 2019–20
 
  Qatar Uganda
Dates 11 – 15 February 2020
Captains Iqbal Hussain Brian Masaba[n 1]
Twenty20 International series
Results Qatar won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Kamran Khan (134) Frank Akankwasa (95)
Most wickets Awais Malik (5)
Iqbal Hussain (5)
Deusdedit Muhumuza (5)
Player of the series Kamran Khan (Qat)

Squads

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  Qatar[8]   Uganda[9]

Tour matches

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1st 50-over match

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11 February 2020
10:00
Scorecard
Uganda  
265/4 (50 overs)
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Qatar President XI
266/8 (43 overs)
Saud Islam 116 (100)
Iqbal Hussain 2/63 (10 overs)
Imal Liyanage 83 (60)
Charles Waiswa 2/46 (10 overs)
Qatar President XI won by 2 wickets
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Player of the match: Mirza Baig (Qatar President XI)
  • Qatar President XI won the toss and elected to field.

2nd 50-over match

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14 February 2020
13:30
Scorecard
Uganda  
282/7 (50 overs)
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Qatar President XI
144 (37.1 overs)
Saud Islam 57 (49)
Himanshu Rathod 2/49 (9 overs)
Imran Ashraf 28 (35)
Henry Ssenyondo 3/23 (10 overs)
Uganda won by 138 runs
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Player of the match: Deusdedit Muhumuza (Uga)
  • Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.

T20I series

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1st T20I

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12 February 2020
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Qatar  
201/2 (20 overs)
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  Uganda
161/6 (20 overs)
Muhammad Tanveer 57* (34)
Frank Nsubuga 1/25 (4 overs)
Frank Akankwasa 66 (33)
Awais Malik 2/30 (4 overs)
Qatar won by 40 runs
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Mohammad Nasim (Qat) and Muhammad Usman (Qat)
Player of the match: Muhammad Tanveer (Qat)

2nd T20I

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13 February 2020
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Qatar  
154/4 (20 overs)
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  Uganda
126/7 (20 overs)
Kamran Khan 68 (52)
Charles Waiswa 1/36 (4 overs)
Kenneth Waiswa 39 (23)
Awais Malik 2/17 (4 overs)
Qatar won by 28 runs
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Prassanna Haran (Qat) and Riyaz Kurupkar (Qat)
Player of the match: Kamran Khan (Qat)
  • Uganda won the toss and elected to field.

3rd T20I

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15 February 2020
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Uganda  
134/6 (20 overs)
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  Qatar
116 (18.4 overs)
Brian Masaba 29 (25)
Iqbal Hussain 2/41 (4 overs)
Zaheer Ibrahim 44 (33)
Deusdedit Muhumuza 5/13 (3.4 overs)
Uganda won by 18 runs
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Riyaz Kurupkar (Qat) and Mohammad Nasim (Qat)
Player of the match: Deusdedit Muhumuza (Uga)

Notes

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  1. ^ Arnold Otwani captained Uganda for the T20I matches.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Qatar, Uganda to play T20I series". Doha Stadium Plus. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Interim Uganda coach Davis Turinawe takes charge for Qatar and India tour". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Cranes embark on Middle East build-ups". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Qatar confident ahead of Uganda series: Chaudhry". Qatar Tribune. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Baig, Liyanage star in President XI victory". Qatar Tribune. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Muhumuza dazzles again in Uganda's upset win over Qatar". Qatar Tribune. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  7. ^ "T20I bilateral series". Cricket Uganda (via Facebook). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Qatar, Uganda to play three-match T20I series at Asia Town Stadium". Qatar Tribune. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Cricket Uganda on Facebook". Facebook. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  10. ^ "EC weekly roundup: Thailand's debut, Nepal central contracts, and more". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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