Brian Masaba

Brian Masaba (born 12 September 1991) is a Ugandan cricketer and the current captain of the Uganda cricket team.[1]

Brian Masaba
Personal information
Born (1991-09-12) 12 September 1991
Kampala, Uganda
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 14)23 May 2019 v Ghana
Last T20I23 December 2022 v Tanzania
Source: Cricinfo, 25 December 2022

Career

He played for Uganda in the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament. In April 2018, he was named in Uganda's vice-captain for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[2][3]

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.[4] In September 2018, he was named as the vice-captain of Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[5][6] The following month, he was named as the vice-captain of Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[7]

In May 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda.[8][9][10] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Uganda against Ghana on 23 May 2019.[11] In July 2019, he was one of twenty-five players named in the Ugandan training squad, ahead of the Cricket World Cup Challenge League fixtures in Hong Kong.[12]

In November 2019, ahead of the 2019 Oman Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament, Masaba was made the new captain of the Uganda national cricket team.[13][14] In November 2021, he was named as the captain of Uganda's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[15] In May 2022, he was named as the captain of Uganda's side for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament.[16]

References
  1. "Brian Masaba". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  2. "Karashani has faith in Malaysian charge". Daily Monitor. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. "'Cup final mentality' key to Uganda's success – Brian Masaba". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. "Uganda Squad: Players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  5. "Uganda Cricket names Africa T20 squad". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  6. "Team Uganda preview". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  7. "Otwani gets nod ahead of Achelam on final 14 for Division 3 Qualifiers". Kawowo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  8. "Uganda Cricket names squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Eagle Online. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  9. "Arinaitwe named in Cricket Cranes squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  10. "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  11. "15th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 23 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  12. "Paternott Called To Cricket Cranes Squad For World Challenge League". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  13. "Cricket Cranes - Brian Masaba Named Cricket Cranes Captain". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  14. "Brian Masaba To Lead Cricket Cranes, Hamu Kayondo Misses Out On Final 14". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  15. "Brian Masaba to lead Cricket Cranes In Kigali". Kawowo. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  16. @CricketUganda (18 May 2022). "Our final 14 for the ICC Cricket Challenge League Tournament" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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