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Afghanistan vs Uganda highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: Uganda captain Brian Masaba won the coin toss and elected to bat first in the match against Rashid Khan’s Afghanistan at the Providence Stadium in Guyana in the T20 World Cup on Tuesday.
Highlights of Afghanistan vs Uganda, T20 World Cup 2024 today match: Fazal Haq Farooqui led the bowling attack with five wickets as Afghanistan defeated Uganda by 125 runs in the T20 World Cup at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on Tuesday. Earlier, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran had guided Afghanistan to 183/5 against Uganda.
Uganda are the second team to qualify from the ICC T20 World Cup African Qualifiers after Namibia, beating out countries like Zimbabwe and Namibia. Brian Masaba’s team includes Frank Nsubuga, who at 43 years of age is one of the oldest players in the tournament.
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Afghanistan, on the other hand, will enter the tournament as dark horses having beaten the likes of England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in last year’s ODI World Cup in India. Globe-trotting T20 spin sensation Rashid Khan will take over as captain, replacing Ibrahim Zadran, who led the team in the last ICC tournament.
Check out AFG vs. UGA highlights and updates below
Game overICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 – Match 5
Afghanistan
183/5 (20.0)
versus
Uganda
58 (16.0)
Matches finished (Sun – Match 5)
Afghanistan beat Uganda by 125 runs
Uganda’s journey to debut on the big stage – inspiration from the West Indies and a detailed roadmap
Frank Nsubuga said he and his teammates had trouble sleeping. “When we got home, our eyes were open and it was like we were dreaming,” he told The Indian Express.
The time is November 2023 and for the Uganda cricket team, that opportunity has come: they have beaten two of Africa’s biggest cricket powerhouses, Zimbabwe and Kenya, to qualify for their first ever ICC World Cup.
But how did they get there? It would be a mistake to think of their qualification as a fluke. Shortly after qualifying for the T20 World Cup, Uganda successfully defended their Africa T20 Cup title. The tournament provides a platform for lesser-known teams on the continent and Uganda has recently emerged as a strong contender to reach the pinnacle of the sport. But their tickets to the USA and the West Indies were not won overnight. (read more)
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First uploaded: 06 Apr 2024 05:01 IST
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