Ugandan cricket team in Qatar in 2019–20
| Uganda cricket team in Qatar in 2019–20 | |||
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| 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) | ||
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]
Squads[edit]
 Qatar[8]
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 Uganda[9]
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Tour matches[edit]
1st 50-over match[edit]
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Qatar President XI
266/8 (43 overs) | |
Saud Islam 116 (100)
Iqbal Hussain 2/63 (10 overs) |
- Qatar President XI won the toss and elected to field.
2nd 50-over match[edit]
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Qatar President XI
144 (37.1 overs) | |
Saud Islam 57 (49)
Himanshu Rathod 2/49 (9 overs) |
- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
T20I series[edit]
1st T20I[edit]
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- Qatar won the toss and elected to bat.
- Imal Liyanage, Khurram Shahzad (Qat), Frank Akankwasa, Trevor Bukenya and Kenneth Waiswa (Uga) all made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I[edit]
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to field.
3rd T20I[edit]
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- Uganda won the toss and elected to bat.
- Deusdedit Muhumuza became the first bowler for Uganda to take a five-wicket haul in T20Is.[10]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Arnold Otwani captained Uganda for the T20I matches.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Qatar, Uganda to play T20I series". Doha Stadium Plus. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Interim Uganda coach Davis Turinawe takes charge for Qatar and India tour". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Cranes embark on Middle East build-ups". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Qatar confident ahead of Uganda series: Chaudhry". Qatar Tribune. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Baig, Liyanage star in President XI victory". Qatar Tribune. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Muhumuza dazzles again in Uganda's upset win over Qatar". Qatar Tribune. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "T20I bilateral series". Cricket Uganda (via Facebook). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Qatar, Uganda to play three-match T20I series at Asia Town Stadium". Qatar Tribune. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Cricket Uganda on Facebook". Facebook. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "EC weekly roundup: Thailand's debut, Nepal central contracts, and more". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 23 February 2020.