Press Release:
The Cricket Cranes will camp in South Africa for 12 days as they continue their preparations for the 1st round of the Challenge League B. The training tour will run from Sept 30th – 12th Oct.
The tournament will be hosted in Uganda from Nov 4th – 16th, five teams will be coming to Uganda as they start their journey to the 2027 50 Over World Cup. The 1st round will have Uganda, Tanzania, Italy, Bahrain, Hong Kong China, and Singapore.
The Cricket Cranes just concluded a four-match 50-over series against PNG and will be looking for more opportunities to improve their combinations in South Africa.
A squad of sixteen players has been selected for the preparation tour with Brian Masaba missing out due to any injury sustained during the PNG series. Joseph Baguma, Kenneth Waiswa, and Roger Mukasa who were not part of the PNG series squad get call-ups.
The Cricket Cranes will play at least six 50-over games against select sides in South Africa.
The Touring Team:
- Simon Ssesazi, 2. Dinesh Nakrani, 3. Riazat Ali Shah, 4. Alpesh Ramjani, 5. Henry Ssenyondo, 6. Frank Nsubuga, 7. Robinson Obuya, 8. Juma Miyagi, 9. Cosmas Kyewuta, 10. Raghav Dawani, 11. Pascal Murungi, 12. Cyrus Kakuru, 13. Joseph Baguma, 14. Roger Mukasa, 15. Kenneth Waiswa, 16. Fred Achellam
The Tour Schedule:
Tues: 1 October Uganda vs Titans XI at Super Sports Park
Wed: 2 October Training session at Super Sports Park
Thu: 3 October 50 over Uganda vs Titans at Wits University Ground.
Fri: 4 October No game / Possible training session for Uganda
Sat: 5 October Indoor Training SPICA
Sun: 6 October 50 overs Uganda vs Titans at Super Sports Park
Mon: 7 October Training session at Super Sports Park and depart for Camp Discovery
Tue: 8 October 50 overs Uganda vs Camp Discovery
Wed: 9 October 40 overs Uganda vs Camp Discovery and leave at 2:30pm
Thu: 10 October Training Session at Super Sports Park
Fri: 11 October Uganda vs Wits at University Ground (TBC)
Sat: 12 October Departure at 12:10pm
