T20 World Cup 2024 AFG vs UGA highlights: Afghanistan thrash Uganda by 125 runs
Left-arm pacer Farooqi (5/9) then knocked the wind out of the Ugandan batting line up with his maiden five-wicket haul as the debutants were shot out for 58 in 16 overs.
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T20 World Cup 2024: Afghanistan vs Uganda live score
Afghanistan pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi produced a fiery spell after Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran's solid opening partnership to begin their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign with a comprehensive 125-run victory over debutants Uganda at Providence Stadium in Guyana on June 4 (Tuesday).
Kolkata Knight Riders opener Gurbaz (76 off 45 balls) and his partner Zadran (70 off 46 balls) struck fluent fifties to register the second highest opening partnership (154) in the men's T20 World Cup as Afghanistan posted a challenging 183/5 after being asked to bat.
Left-arm pacer Farooqi (5/9) then knocked the wind out of the Ugandan batting line up with his maiden five-wicket haul as the debutants were shot out for 58 in 16 overs.
AFG vs UGA T20 World Cup 2024
| Uganda Inning | ||||||
| 58-10 (16 ov) CRR:3.63 | ||||||
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Ronak Patel | b F Farooqi | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Simon Ssesazi (WK) | c F Farooqi b MU Rahman | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Roger Mukasa | lbw b F Farooqi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riazat Ali Shah | b F Farooqi | 11 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 32.35 |
| Dinesh Nakrani | b N Haq | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Alpesh Ramjani | c G Naib b N Haq | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robinson Obuya | c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b F Farooqi | 14 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
| Brian Masaba (C) | c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b F Farooqi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bilal Hassan | lbw b R Khan | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Cosmas Kyewuta | Not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Henry Ssenyondo | b R Khan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | 9 (b 0, Ib 2, w 7, nb 0, p 0) | |||||
| Total | 58 (10 wkts, 16 Ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | ECO |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5.33 |
| Naveen ul Haq | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
AFG vs UGA: Afghanistan's full scorecard
| Afghanistan Inning | ||||||
| 183-5 (20 ov) CRR:9.15 | ||||||
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK) | c Riazat Ali Shah b A Ramjani | 76 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 168.89 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | b B Masaba | 70 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 152.17 |
| Najibullah Zadran | c DM Nakrani b B Masaba | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Mohammad Nabi | Not out | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Gulbadin Naib | c B Masaba b C Kyewuta | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | c A Ramjani b C Kyewuta | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Rashid Khan (C) | Not out | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
| Extras | 10 (b 1, Ib 2, w 6, nb 1, p 0) | |||||
| Total | 183 (5 wkts, 20 Ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
| Alpesh Ramjani | 4 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.25 |
| Cosmas Kyewuta | 4 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Dinesh Nakrani | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.33 |
| Bilal Hassan | 2 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| Henry Ssenyondo | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.5 |
| Riazat Ali Shah | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Brian Masaba | 4 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.25 |
Check ICC T20 World Cup 2024 full schedule, match timings (IST) here
T20 World Cup 2024: AFG vs UGA Playing 11
Afghanistan Playing 11: 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
Uganda Playing 11: 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
Check ICC T20 World Cup 2024 points table here
Check ICC T20 World Cup 2024 points table here
9:27 AM
Uganda Inning's full scorecard
| Uganda Inning | ||||||
| 58-10 (16 ov) CRR:3.63 | ||||||
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Ronak Patel | b F Farooqi | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Simon Ssesazi (WK) | c F Farooqi b MU Rahman | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Roger Mukasa | lbw b F Farooqi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riazat Ali Shah | b F Farooqi | 11 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 32.35 |
| Dinesh Nakrani | b N Haq | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Alpesh Ramjani | c G Naib b N Haq | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robinson Obuya | c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b F Farooqi | 14 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
| Brian Masaba (C) | c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b F Farooqi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bilal Hassan | lbw b R Khan | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Cosmas Kyewuta | Not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Henry Ssenyondo | b R Khan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | 9 (b 0, Ib 2, w 7, nb 0, p 0) | |||||
| Total | 58 (10 wkts, 16 Ov) | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | WD | ECO |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5.33 |
| Naveen ul Haq | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
9:25 AM
T20 World Cup 2024 | AFG vs UGA LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Uganda 58-10 after 16 Overs
Over Summary: 0 2 0 0 W W ; Uganda 58-10 after 16 Overs; Henry Ssenyondo0(1); Cosmas Kyewuta2(2)
Rashid Khan continues and takes the remaining two wickets to bundle out Uganda for just 58 runs.
9:23 AM
T20 World Cup 2024 | AFG vs UGA LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Uganda 56-8 after 15 Overs
Over Summary: 1 0 0 0 0 1 ; Uganda 56-8 after 15 Overs; Bilal Hassan6(11); Cosmas Kyewuta2(2)
Fazalhaq Farooqi continues and concedes two singles.
9:22 AM
T20 World Cup 2024 | AFG vs UGA LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Uganda 54-8 after 14 Overs
Over Summary: L1 1 0 4 0 0 ; Uganda 54-8 after 14 Overs; Bilal Hassan5(6); Cosmas Kyewuta1(1)
Rashid Khan [2.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack and concedes six runs, including a boundary to Bilal.
9:04 AM
T20 World Cup 2024 | AFG vs UGA LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Farooqi takes three wickets in the over
Over Summary: W W 1 0 0 W ; Uganda 48-8 after 13 Overs; Robinson Obuya 14(25); Bilal Hassan 1(1)
Fazalhaq Farooqi [2.0-0-6-2] is back into the attack and gets three wickets in the over.
Farooqi completes five-wicket haul.
8:52 AM
T20 World Cup 2024 | AFG vs UGA LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Uganda 41-5 after 11 Overs
Over Summary: 0 0 L1 0 1 1 ; Uganda 41-5 after 11 Overs; Riazat Ali Shah10(28); Robinson Obuya14(21)
Rashid Khan continues and concedes only three runs.
8:51 AM
T20 World Cup 2024 | AFG vs UGA LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Uganda 38-5 after 10 Overs
Over Summary: 1 0 1 6 0 0 ; Uganda 38-5 after 10 Overs; Robinson Obuya13(19); Riazat Ali Shah9(24)
Mohammad Nabi, right-arm off break, comes into the attack and concedes eight runs, including a SIX to Obuya.
8:45 AM
T20 World Cup 2024 | AFG vs UGA LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Uganda 30-5 after 9 Overs
Over Summary: 0 1 1 0 1 0 ; Uganda 30-5 after 9 Overs; Riazat Ali Shah 8(22); Robinson Obuya 6(15)
Rashid Khan, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack and concedes three runs.
8:41 AM
T20 World Cup 2024 | AFG vs UGA LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Uganda 27-5 after 8 Overs
Over Summary: Wd 0 2 0 0 1 0 ; Uganda 27-5 after 8 Overs; Riazat Ali Shah 7(20); Robinson Obuya 4(11)
Azamat continues and concedes only four runs.
8:29 AM
T20 World Cup 2024 | AFG vs UGA LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Uganda 23-5 after 7 Overs
Over Summary: 1 0 0 1 0 0 ; Uganda 23-5 after 7 Overs; Riazat Ali Shah7(19); Robinson Obuya1(6)
Naveen-ul-Haq continues and concedes two singles in the over.
8:26 AM
T20 World Cup 2024 | AFG vs UGA LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Uganda 21-5 after 6 Overs
Over Summary: 2 0 0 0 1 0 ; Uganda 21-5 after 6 Overs; Robinson Obuya 0(3); Riazat Ali Shah 6(16)
Azmatullah Omarzai, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack and concedes only three runs.
8:20 AM
T20 World Cup 2024 | AFG vs UGA LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Naveen gets two wickets in the over
Over Summary: Wd 1 W 0 W 0 0 ; Uganda 18-5 after 5 Overs; Robinson Obuya0(2); Riazat Ali Shah3(11)
Naveen-ul-Haq, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack and gets two wickets in the over. Uganda are five wicket down now.
Alpesh Ramjani c Gulbadin b Naveen-ul-Haq 0(2)
Dinesh Nakrani b Naveen-ul-Haq 6(8) [4s-1]
8:16 AM
T20 World Cup 2024 | AFG vs UGA LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Uganda 16-3 after 4 Overs
Over Summary: 0 0 1 4 0 0 ; Uganda 16-3 after 4 Overs; Dinesh Nakrani6(7); Riazat Ali Shah2(10)
Mujeeb continues and concedes five runs, including a boundary to Dinesh.
8:14 AM
T20 World Cup 2024 | AFG vs UGA LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Uganda 11-3 after 3 Overs
Over Summary: 0 1 0 0 1 0 ; Uganda 11-3 after 3 Overs; Dinesh Nakrani 2(4); Riazat Ali Shah 1(7)
Fazalhaq Farooqi continues and concedes two singles in the over.
8:07 AM
T20 World Cup 2024 | AFG vs UGA LIVE SCORE UPDATES: Mujeeb gets a wicket
Over Summary: 0 4 0 W 1 0 ; Uganda 9-3 after 2 Overs; Riazat Ali Shah0(4); Dinesh Nakrani1(1)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman, right-arm off break, comes into the attack and concedes five runs in the over. Mujeeb also takes the wicket of Simon Ssesazi off the 4th delivery.
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First Published: Jun 04 2024 | 5:16 AM IST
