Juma Miyagi

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Born (2003-04-05) 5 April 2003 (age 22)
Kampala, Uganda
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Juma Miyagi
Personal information
Born (2003-04-05) 5 April 2003 (age 22)
Kampala, Uganda
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 26)10 April 2022 v Namibia
Last T20I5 June 2024 v Papua New Guinea
T20I shirt no.57
Source: Cricinfo, 8 June 2024

Juma Miyagi (born 5 April 2003) is a Ugandan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Uganda national cricket team in 2022 and plays as a right-arm pace bowler.[1]

Miyagi grew up in Naguru on the outskirts of Kampala, in what has been described as a slum district.[2]

Career

He initially played tennis before becoming interested in cricket.[3]

Miyagi represented the Uganda national under-19 cricket team at the 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[4] He finished with 13 wickets from five matches, the most for Uganda and fifth-most of any player in the tournament, including 4/25 against Scotland, 4/29 against Papua New Guinea and 3/33 against South Africa.[5]

Miyagi has played in various domestic and regional competitions including the ICC CWC Challenge League B where he was player of the Match in a key win over Tanzania by taking 6 wickets for 17 runs helping Uganda finish unbeaten in the Hong Kong leg of the tournament.[6]

In 2022, Miyagi was awarded a central contract by the Uganda Cricket Association.[4] He made his Twenty20 International debut against Namibia in April 2022.[1]

In May 2024, Miyagi was named in Uganda's squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[7][8] He was selected as the Uganda's new national cricket team captain during the Pearl of Africa T20-series from July 17 2025 to July 28 at the lakeside Entebbe cricket oval.[9].Juma Miyagi and Sirajje Nsubuga were also nominated in the silver foreign category of the 2025 PSL Draft.[10]

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