Rita Musamali

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Rita Musamali
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Full name
Rita Musamali
Born (1999-05-21) 21 May 1999 (age 23)
Mbale, Uganda
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  7)7 July 2018 v  Scotland
Last T20I21 December 2022 v  Kenya
Source: Cricinfo, 25 December 2022

Rita Musamali (born 21 May 1999) is a Ugandan cricketer. [1] In July 2018, she was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament. [2] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) for Uganda against Scotland in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018. [3]

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In April 2019, she was named in Uganda's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa tournament in Zimbabwe. [4] On 20 June 2019, in the Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament match against Mali, Musamali scored 103 not out. [5] [6] [7] She was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 189 runs in six matches. [8]

In March 2023, Musamali became one of the Uganda Cricket Association's first twelve women players to be awarded central contracts. [9]

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References

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