Cricket Cranes head to Kigali to defend East Africa T20 Cup

Cricket Cranes return to Kigali to defend the East Africa T20 Cup in a three-nation tournament that will run from August 20-31.

The team sponsored by Plascon won the tournament last December and this year’s edition will feature the same three teams; Uganda, Tanzania and hosts Rwanda.

A squad of 14 players has some changes from the team that lost 6-0 in Namibia. Henry Ssenyondo and Simon Ssesazi make a return after missing most of the Namibia trip due to personal reasons, Riazat Ali Shah misses out due to injury while Frank Nsubuga is given a break due to a busy schedule ahead.

Jonathan Ssebanja’s good run of form in the local league has gotten the attention of the selectors and he makes a return to the team.

Ronak Patel is drafted into the side while David Wabwire swaps his doctor’s coat for the Cricket Cranes jersey and is the only debutant on the side. Siraje Nsubuga has made a full recovery from the injury he suffered in Nairobi and gets another shot at the national team.

Cosmas Kyewuta and Juma Miyagi are still recovering from injuries and so they both miss out.

The tournament will be played on a round-robin format with each side playing 12 games and the top side winning the tournament.

All the games will be played at the Gahanga Cricket Stadium.

The Cricket Cranes will travel to Kigali by road on Friday night and will play their first game on Sunday.

The Team 14: 1. Brian Masaba, 2. Kenneth Waiswa, 3. Simon Ssesazi, 4. Ronak Patel, 5. Roger Mukasa, 6. Cyrus Kakuru, 7. Pascal Murungi, 8. Henry Ssenyondo, 9. Jonathan Ssebanja, 10. David Wabwire, 11. Ronald Lutaaya, 12. Siraje Nsubuga, 13. Alpesh Ramjani, 14. Bilal Hassun

The Fixtures

Date	Time	Home	Away	Venue
8/20/2023	10:45AM	Rwanda	Uganda	Gahanga
8/20/2023	2:45PM	Uganda	Tanzania	Gahanga
8/21/2023	10:45AM	Tanzania	Rwanda	Gahanga
8/21/2023	02:45PM	Uganda	Tanzania	Gahanga
8/22/2023	10:45AM	Rwanda	Uganda	Gahanga
8/22/2023	02:45PM	Tanzania	Rwanda	Gahanga
1/23/2023	REST
8/24/2023	10:45AM	Uganda	Rwanda	Gahanga
8/24/2023	02:45PM	Tanzania	Uganda	Gahanga
8/25/2023	10:45AM	Rwanda	Tanzania	Gahanga
8/25/2023	02:45PM	Tanzania	Uganda	Gahanga
1/26/2023	REST
8/27/2023	10:45AM	Tanzania	Rwanda	Gahanga
8/27/2023	02:45PM	Rwanda	Uganda	Gahanga
8/28/2023	10:45AM	Tanzania	Uganda	Gahanga
8/28/2023	02:45PM	Uganda	Rwanda	Gahanga
1/29/2023	REST
8/30/2023	10:45AM	Tanzania	Uganda	Gahanga
8/30/2023	02:45PM	Rwanda	Tanzania	Gahanga
8/31/2023	10:45AM	Rwanda	Uganda	Gahanga
8/31/2023	02:45PM	Tanzania	Rwanda	Gahanga