Bilal Hassan

Not to be confused with Bilal Hassani or Bilal Hasna.

Bilal Hassan
Personal information
Born (1990-04-15) 15 April 1990 (age 34)
Mandi Bahauddin, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 22)10 September 2021 v Kenya
Last T20I4 June 2024 v Afghanistan
Source: Cricinfo, 9 June 2023

Bilal Hassan (born 15 April 1990) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who plays for the Uganda national cricket team.[1][2]

In April 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.[3] He played in Uganda's opening match of the tournament, against Malaysia.[4]

In July 2018, Hassan was included in Uganda's squad in the Eastern sub-region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament,[5] and in September 2018 in the national squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[6][7] He made his Twenty20 debut in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup on 14 September 2018.[8]

In October 2018, he was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[9] 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.[10] In November 2019, Hassan was named in Uganda's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.[11] He made his List A debut against Jersey, on 2 December 2019.[12]

In August 2021, he was named in Uganda's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021–22 Uganda Tri-Nation Series.[13] He made his T20I debut on 10 September 2021, for Uganda against Kenya.[14] 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.[15]

In May 2024, he was named in Uganda’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[16]

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  2. ^ "Uganda makes changes to team for Cricket Builds Hope tournament". Kawowo Sports. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Karashani has faith in Malaysian charge". Daily Monitor. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  4. ^ "1st match, ICC World Cricket League Division Four at Kuala Lumpur, Apr 29 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Uganda Squad: Players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Uganda Cricket names Africa T20 squad". Kawowo Sports. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Team Uganda preview". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Pool A, Africa T20 Cup at Pietermaritzburg, Sep 14 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Otwani gets nod ahead of Achelam on final 14 for Division 3 Qualifiers". Kawowo. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Paternott Called To Cricket Cranes Squad For World Challenge League". Cricket Uganda. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "1st Match, CWC Challenge League Group B at Al Amerat, Dec 2 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Roger Mukasa, Frank Nsubuga left out as Charles Waiswa returns for Kenya and Nigeria series". Kawowo Sports. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  14. ^ "1st Match, Entebbe, Sep 10 2021, Uganda T20 Tri-Series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Brian Masaba to lead Cricket Cranes In Kigali". Kawowo. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Uganda's 15-Player Squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2024". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 12 June 2024.