Afghanistan posted a total of 183-5 in their 20 overs in the fifth match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 at Providence Stadium, Guyana on Tuesday.
Uganda won the toss and chose to bowl first against Afghanistan.
Afghanistan openers provides a solid start to their side with a 154-run stand for the first wicket. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 76 runs in 45 balls, meanwhile Ibrahim Zadran added 70 in 46.
However, after the strong start, the Afghans lost their way and lost four quick wickets for just 15 runs which helped Uganda stem the flow of runs.
Captain Brain Masaba was the pick of the bowlers for Uganda with impressive figures of 2-21 in four overs. Cosmas Kyewuta also claimed figures of 2-25.
In the last five overs, Afghanistan were only able to muster 27 runs for the loss of four wickets at a run-rate of 5.40.
Earlier, Rashid Khan, Afghanistan captain, said at the toss that his side wants to play an exciting brand of cricket.
“In T20s, you need to play a good brand of cricket. Afghanistan was there 10-12 years ago at the same stage, it’s something special for them [Uganda] and for us as well. Afghanistan are famous for the quality spinners and we are well prepared for the conditions,” he said.
Meanwhile, Brian Masaba, Uganda captain, said: “We will bowl first. Looks like a pitch where we are not sure what’s a good score and we would like to chase. The idea is to grow cricket in the world and teams like Uganda, Papua New Guinea need to be playing more cricket. We are very excited to be here. We needed to get information about the conditions and the previous game here helped us do that.”
Lineups
Uganda: Simon Ssesazi, Roger Mukasa(w), Ronak Patel, Riazat Ali Shah, Dinesh Nakrani, Robinson Obuya, Alpesh Ramjani, Brian Masaba(c), Bilal Hassan, Cosmas Kyewuta, Henry Ssenyondo
Afghanistan : Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan(c), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
