Dinesh Nakrani

Dinesh Nakrani
Personal information
Full name
Dinesh Magan Nakrani
Born (1991-09-21) 21 September 1991 (age 32)
Kutch, Gujarat, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 6)20 May 2019 v Botswana
Last T20I26 November 2023 v Zimbabwe
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 June 2023

Dinesh Nakrani (born 21 September 1991) is an Indian-born cricketer who represents the Uganda cricket team. He is an all-rounder who bats left-handed and bowls left-arm medium pace. He made his international debut for Uganda in 2018, having previously played for Saurashtra in Indian domestic cricket.

Career in India[edit]

Nakrani was born on 21 September 1991 in Kutch district, Gujarat, India.[1] He made his Twenty20 debut for Saurashtra against Maharashtra in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in India on 31 March 2014.[2]

Career in Uganda[edit]

Nakrani moved to Uganda in 2016 to work for the Keshwala Group, whose owner Ranmal Keshwala was a trustee of the Uganda Cricket Association. He began playing tape-ball cricket in local leagues soon after his arrival.[3]

In July 2018, he was part of Uganda's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament.[4] He was the leading run-scorer for Uganda in their opening match, against Kenya, making 88 not out.[5] In the same match, he also made an unbeaten partnership of 167 runs for the fourth wicket, with Riazat Ali Shah.[6] In the final match of the Eastern sub-region group, also against Kenya, Nakrani scored 102 not out, and was named the man of the match.[7][8] He also finished as the leading run-scorer in the qualifying group, with 320 runs in six matches.[9][10]

In September 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[11][12] He was the leading run-scorer for Uganda in the tournament, with 84 runs in four matches.[13] The following month, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[14] Ahead of the tournament, he was named as the player to watch in Uganda's squad.[15]

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.[16][17][18] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Botswana on 20 May 2019.[19] 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 Oman.[20] In November 2019, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[21] He made his List A debut against Jersey, on 2 December 2019.[22]

In October 2021, Nakrani was named in Uganda's T20I squad for the Group A matches of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[23] On 19 October 2021, in the match against Lesotho, Nakrani took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is,[24] and equaled the record for the best bowling figures in a T20I match, with six wickets for seven runs.[25] On 22 October 2021, in the final Group A match of the qualifier, against the Seychelles, Nakrani took his second five-wicket haul in T20Is.[24] He also became the first bowler for Uganda to take a hat-trick in a T20I match.[26]

In November 2021, he was named in Uganda's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[27] In May 2022, he was named in Uganda's side for the 2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament.[28]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dinesh Nakrani". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. ^ "West Zone (N), Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Mumbai, Mar 31 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. ^ "'Destructive' Nakrani aims to tick boxes for Cricket Cranes". Daily Monitor. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Uganda Squad: Players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Kenya hold nerve in high scoring thriller with Uganda". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Four wickets! Kenya beat Uganda in T20 qualifiers". The Nation. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Cricket Cranes defeat Kenya to finish T20 Qualifiers on a high". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  8. ^ "12th Match, ICC World Twenty20 Africa Region Qualifier B at Kigali City, Jul 14 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  9. ^ "ICC World Twenty20 Africa Region Qualifier B, 2018: Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Nakrani century ends WT20 Africa B Qualifier in style". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Uganda Cricket names Africa T20 squad". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Team Uganda preview". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Africa T20 Cup, 2018/19 - Uganda: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  14. ^ "Otwani gets nod ahead of Achelam on final 14 for Division 3 Qualifiers". Kawowo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Everything you need to know about WCL Division Three". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  16. ^ "Uganda Cricket names squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Eagle Online. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Arinaitwe named in Cricket Cranes squad for Africa T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  18. ^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  19. ^ "6th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Region Final at Kampala, May 20 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  20. ^ "Paternott Called To Cricket Cranes Squad For World Challenge League". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  21. ^ "Brian Masaba To Lead Cricket Cranes, Hamu Kayondo Misses Out On Final 14". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  22. ^ "1st Match, CWC Challenge League Group B at Al Amerat, Dec 2 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  23. ^ "Cricket Cranes off to Rwanda for T20 World Cup Qualifiers". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  24. ^ a b "Five-wicket hauls in T20I matches – Innings by innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  25. ^ "Indian-born Uganda bowler Dinesh Nakrani equals Deepak Chahar's record of best bowling figures in T20Is". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  26. ^ "Records, Twenty20 Internationals, Bowling records, Hat-tricks". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  27. ^ "Brian Masaba to lead Cricket Cranes In Kigali". Kawowo. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  28. ^ @CricketUganda (18 May 2022). "Our final 14 for the ICC Cricket Challenge League Tournament" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links[edit]

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