Former Jinja SS scholar and present Rounders participant Calvin Watuwa is ready to earn his first senior nationwide workforce cap within the upcoming Pearl of Africa Sequence.

The second version of this event, hosted in Uganda, options formidable opposition together with Nigeria, the UAE, Kenya, and Namibia A. Watuwa’s choice displays his constant rise by home and worldwide ranks.

The best-handed all-rounder has represented a number of golf equipment, together with Charity, Twister, Challengers, and Jinja SS. In 2023, he featured in Zimbabwe’s nationwide league with Bulawayo Athletic Membership and was a part of the Uganda Rising facet that triumphed on the inaugural RCA Invitational in Kigali final November.

Although new to the senior workforce, Watuwa beforehand represented Uganda at growth excursions to OMTEX and Sanjay Farm in India (2020) and was a part of the U-23 facet that toured Kigali in 2018.

Becoming a member of Watuwa in making a senior debut is Mathew Musinguzi from Aboojo, one other promising expertise.

A member of Uganda’s 2022 U-19 World Cup squad, Musinguzi has steadily grown by home cricket and steps in for the unavailable Henry Ssenyondo.

Main the Cricket Cranes might be pacer Juma Miyagi, who takes over the captaincy within the absence of Riazat Ali Shah because of damage.

Miyagi, who made his senior debut in 2023, briefly led the workforce through the IL T20 event in Kigali and is now tasked with steering the nationwide facet in a serious worldwide competitors.

Recognized for his tempo and lower-order batting, his management marks a brand new chapter in his speedy rise.

The squad additionally welcomes again Ronald Lutaya, who returns after debuting throughout final yr’s Namibia tour.

A touring reserve on the T20 World Cup, Lutaya will battle for a top-order function alongside Robinson Obuya and Raghav Dhawan.

Fellow reserve Harmless Mwebaze, a tempo bowler with earlier damage setbacks, has one other likelihood to show himself as a frontline possibility.

With a mix of youth and expertise, the Cricket Cranes are centered on increasing their participant pool forward of the T20 World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe this September.

Spin duties might be dealt with by veterans Frank Nsubuga and Alpesh Ramjani, whereas Cyrus Kakuru takes over wicketkeeping tasks from Fred Achelam.

The Pearl of Africa Sequence gives Uganda a main platform to showcase depth and put together for future worldwide challenges and it needs to be famous that Uganda gained the primary version in 2021 after beating Kenya within the finals.

Cricket Cranes Squad

Juma Miyagi (Captain), Dinesh Nakrani, Alpesh Ramjani, Shrideep Mangela, Raghav Dhawan, Joseph Baguma, Harmless Mwebaze, Ronald Lutaya, Matthew Musinguzi, Robinson Obuya, Frank Nsubuga, Cosmas Kyewuta, Cyrus Kakuru, Calvin Watuwa

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