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]
Personal information | |
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Full name | Zephania Arinaitwe |
Born | (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 (age 20) |
Batting | Right-handed |
Bowling | Right-arm offbreak |
International information | |
National side |
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T20I debut (cap 1) | 20 May 2019 v Botswana |
Last T20I | 15 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]