Zephania Arinaitwe

Zephania Arinaitwe (born 4 December 2001) is a Ugandan cricketer.[1] In September 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[2][3] He made his Twenty20 debut for Uganda in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018.[4]

Zephania Arinaitwe
Personal information
Full name
Zephania Arinaitwe
Born (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 1)20 May 2019 v Botswana
Last T20I15 February 2020 v Qatar
Source: Cricinfo, 15 February 2020

In March 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Africa Division 1 qualifier tournament for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5] In Uganda's final match of the qualifier, against Tanzania, Arinaitwe scored an unbeaten 102 from 40 balls,[6] and was named the player of the match.[7][8]

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.[9][10][11] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Uganda against Botswana on 20 May 2019.[12] 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.[13]

References
  1. "Zephania Arinaitwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. "Uganda Cricket names Africa T20 squad". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  3. "Team Uganda preview". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. "Pool A, Africa T20 Cup at Pietermaritzburg, Sep 14 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  5. "Namibia ready to get U19 Cricket World Cup Africa Qualifier underway". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. "Emerging Players to Watch Under 21: Part 1". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  7. "History as Nigeria qualify for first ever World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  8. "15th Match, ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier Africa Division One at Windhoek, Mar 23 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  9. "Uganda Cricket names squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Eagle Online. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  10. "Arinaitwe named in Cricket Cranes squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  11. "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  12. "6th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  13. "Paternott Called To Cricket Cranes Squad For World Challenge League". Cricket Uganda. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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