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Uganda national under-19 cricket team
Ugandan sport team
The Uganda Under-19 cricket team represents the nation of Uganda in under-19 cricket at international level.
Uganda has qualified for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup on three occasions—in 2004, 2006 and 2022. The team's best performance came in 2022, when it defeated Scotland in the 13th-place play-off. Uganda has won the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Africa Qualifier twice, in 2009 and 2021, and placed runner-up on another four occasions.
History
A notable individual performance was Emmanuel Isaneez's 6/37 against Bangladesh in 2004, which at the time was the second-best figures in World Cup history.[2]
As of 2021, the team was coached by former national team player Ivan Thawithemwira.[3]
Under-19 World Cup record
Records
- All records listed are for under-19 One Day International (ODI) matches only.
Team records
- Highest totals[4]
- 235/5 (47.2 overs), v.
 Canada, at Chattogram, 27 February 2004
- 226 (35.4 overs), v.
 Scotland, at Diego Martin, 30 January 2022
- 214/9 (50 overs), v. Scotland, at Colombo, 17 February 2006
- 206 (45.2 overs), v.
 Ireland, at Chattogram, 23 February 2004
- 197 (48.1 overs), v. Ireland, at Georgetown, 15 January 2022
- Lowest totals[5]
- 46 (30.4 overs), v.
 England, at Chattogram, 17 February 2004
- 74 (33.3 overs), v.
 Pakistan, at Colombo, 6 February 2006
- 78 (33.3 overs), v.
 Bangladesh, at Chattogram, 25 February 2004
- 79 (19.4 overs), v.
 India, at Tarouba, 22 January 2022
- 84 (33.4 overs), v. Bangladesh, at Colombo, 9 February 2006
Individual records
- Most career runs[6]
- Highest individual scores[7]
- 99* (148 balls) – Martin Ondeko, v. Canada, at Chattogram, 27 February 2004
- 65 (59 balls) – Cyrus Kakuru, v.
 Papua New Guinea, at Diego Martin, 28 January 2022
- 64 (78 balls) – Ronald Lutaaya, v. Scotland, at Diego Martin, 30 January 2022
- 64 (81 balls) – Patrick Ochan, v. Scotland, at Colombo, 17 February 2006
- 63 (82 balls) – Pascal Murungi, v. Ireland, at Georgetown, 16 January 2022
- Most career wickets[8]
- Best bowling performances[9]
- 6/37 (9.5 overs) – Emmanuel Isaneez, v. Bangladesh, at Chattogram, 25 February 2004
- 4/20 (6 overs) – Emmanuel Isaneez, v. Scotland, at Colombo, 17 February 2006
- 4/25 (8 overs) – Juma Miyaji, v. Scotland, at Diego Martin, 30 January 2022
- 4/29 (9 overs) – Juma Miyaji, v. Papua New Guinea, at Diego Martin, 28 January 2022
- 4/43 (10 overs) – Ronald Ssemanda, v. Bangladesh, at Colombo, 9 February 2006
Squad
2006
The Under-19 team for Uganda which played in the 2006 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was:
2022
The Under-19 team for Uganda which played in the 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup was:
- Pascal Murungi (c)
- Ismail Munir (vc)
- Brian Asaba
- Isaac Ategeka
- Joseph Baguma
- Cyrus Kakuru
- Christopher Kidega
- Ronald Lutaaya
- Juma Miyaji
- Matthew Musinguzi
- Akram Nsubuga
- Edwin Nuwagaba
- Pius Oloka
- Ronald Omara
- Ronald Opio
Fahad Mutagana, Abdallah Muhammad, Raima Musa, Jaffer Ochaya and Yunus Sowobi were also named as reserve players.
References
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