Rita Musamali

{{Short description|Ugandan cricketer (born 1999)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Rita Musamali

| female = true

| image =

| country = Uganda

| international = true

| fullname = Rita Musamali

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|5|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place =Mbale, Uganda

| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| T20Idebutdate = 7 July

| T20Idebutyear = 2018

| T20Idebutagainst = Scotland

| T20Icap = 7

| lastT20Idate = 7 June

| lastT20Iyear = 2024

| lastT20Iagainst = Cameroon

| columns = 1

| column1 = WT20I

| matches1 = 87

| runs1 = 1,041

| bat avg1 = 21.24

| 100s/50s1 = 1/2

| top score1 = 103*

| deliveries1 = 495

| wickets1 = 21

| bowl avg1 = 22.38

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 3/11

| catches/stumpings1 = 26/0

| date =7 October 2024

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1119464.html Cricinfo

}}

Rita Musamali (born 21 May 1999) is a Ugandan cricketer.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1119464.html |title=Rita Musamali |access-date=11 June 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In July 2018, she was named in Uganda's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/761671 |title=ICC announces umpire and referee appointments for ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier 2018 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=27 June 2018}} She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) for Uganda against Scotland in the World Twenty20 Qualifier on 7 July 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1147718.html |title=2nd Match, Group B, ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier at Amstelveen, Jul 7 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=7 July 2018}}

In April 2019, she was named in Uganda's squad for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Africa tournament in Zimbabwe.{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketuganda.world/index.php/8-news/717-tried-tested-crop-trusted-for-african-title-defence-in-zimbabwe |title=Tried & Tested Crop Trusted For African Title Defence in Zimbabwe |work=Cricket Uganda |access-date=30 April 2019}} On 20 June 2019, in the Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament match against Mali, Musamali scored 103 not out.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1188790.html |title=5th Match, Kwibuka Women's Twenty20 Tournament at Kigali City, Jun 20 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=20 June 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=10;filter=advanced;orderby=start;runsmin1=100;runsval1=runs;size=200;template=results;type=batting;view=innings |title=Women's Twenty20 Internationals: Batting records |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=20 June 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27014916/mali-women-sink-record-304-run-defeat-t20i |title=Mali women sink to record 304-run defeat in T20I |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=20 June 2019}} She was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 189 runs in six matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=13113;type=tournament |title=Kwibuka Women's T20 Tournament: Most runs |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=24 June 2019}}

In March 2023, Musamali became one of the Uganda Cricket Association's first twelve women players to be awarded central contracts.{{cite news|url=https://kawowo.com/2023/03/08/womens-day-present-for-victoria-pearls-as-12-players-are-awarded-contracts/|title=Women’s Day present for Victoria Pearls as 12 Players are awarded contracts|first=Denis|last=Musali|date=8 March 2023|access-date=9 March 2023|publisher=Kawowo Sports}}