Afghanistan were able to put up a strong performance against Uganda in their opening match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup and registered a victory by 125 runs. Fazalhaq Farooqi shined with the ball for Afghanistan and picked up a fifer. Apart from Farooqi, Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored half-centuries for Afghanistan with the bat.
OUT! Rashid Khan cleans up Henry Ssenyondo and puts up the final nail in the coffin for Afghanistan. Henry Ssenyondo b Rashid Khan 0 (1)
OUT! Another one bites the dust for Uganda as Bilal Hassan has been trapped in front by Rashid Khan. Bilal Hassan 8 (16) lbw Rashid Khan
OUT! Fifer for Fazalhaq Farooqi as he dismisses Robinson Obuya for 14 runs. The Afghani team are just two wickets away from achieving a dominating victory against Uganda. Robinson Obuya 14 (25) c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Fazalhaq Farooqi
OUT! Two in two for Fazalhaq Farooqi as he dismisses Uganda captain Brian Masaba for a golden duck. The ball takes the edge of his bat and it was a simple catch for Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Brian Masaba 0 (1) c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Fazalhaq Farooqi
OUT! Fazalhaq Farooqi strikes again for Afghanistan as Riazat Ali Shah has to walk back for 11 runs off 34 balls. The Afghani team will now hope to wrap up Uganda as quickly as possible. Riazat Ali Shah 11 (34) b Fazalhaq Farooqi
After the fall of early wickets, Uganda have stopped the fall of wickets but are scoring runs at a slow run rate which has put Afghanistan ahead in the match.
OUT! One brings two for Naveen-ul-Haq in the AFG vs UGA T20 World Cup 2024 match. Naveen dismisses Alpesh Ramjani as Gulbadin Naib takes a simple catch in the slips. Alpesh Ramjani 0 (2) c Gulbadin Naib b Naveen-ul-Haq
OUT! Another one bites the dust for Uganda as they are four down. Dinesh Nakrani is played on off Naveen-ul-Haq and Afghanistan are now all over Uganda. Dinesh Nakrani 6 (8) b Naveen-ul-Haq
OUT! Third wicket goes down for Uganda in the AFG vs UGA T20 World Cup 2024 match. Mujeeb Ur Rahman strikes this time for Afghanistan as he removes Roger Sserazi. Roger Sserazi 4 (4) c Fazalhaq Farooqi b Mujeeb Ur Rahman
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Before the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Afghanistan players were taking part in the IPL 2024 edition. Afghanistan is a well-balanced side that did perform decent in their last ICC official tournament which was the ODI World Cup in 2023. Afghanistan played their last official series against Ireland and was able to win the series 2-1. The Afghanistan players will look forward to having a good start and it will be a confidence booster. Their match against Uganda can be an evenly-matched contest. Players such as Rashid Khan, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz can make a real impact during the match. ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Points Table Group D: South Africa Emerge Victorious in Low-Scoring Contest Against Sri Lanka.
Uganda did finish well in the qualifiers stage for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Uganda finished in second place and was able to win five out of the six games. The Uganda national cricket team will be taking part in their first-ever ICC T20 World Cup and will be looking to start their campaign on a positive note. With their first face-off in the 2024 T20 World Cup Uganda can have an evenly matched contest against Afghanistan.
Afghanistan National Cricket Team Squad: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik. Reserves: Sediq Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Saleem Safi
Uganda National Cricket Team Squad: Brian Masaba (c), Simon Ssesazi, Roger Mukasa, Cosmas Kyewuta, Dinesh Nakrani, Fred Achelam, Kenneth Waiswa, Alpesh Ramjani, Frank Nsubuga, Henry Ssenyondo, Bilal Hassun, Robinson Obuya, Riazat Ali Shah, Juma Miyaji, Ronak Patel. Travelling Reserves: Innocent Mwebaze, Ronald Lutaaya