Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

Rahmanullah Gurbaz
76(45) 4x4 - 4x6
Control %82%
  • Productive Shot
  • off drive
  • 21 runs
  • 1x4 - 2x6
1 0 5 6 12 20 17 15
Ibrahim Zadran
Ibrahim Zadran
70(46) 9x4 - 1x6
Control %80%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 19 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
1 4 2 16 13 13 5 16

Best performances - Bowlers

Fazalhaq Farooqi
Fazalhaq Farooqi
O4
M0
R9
W5
Eco2.25
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
1W
1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
Naveen-ul-Haq
Naveen-ul-Haq
O2
M0
R4
W2
Eco2.00
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W

Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar

END OF OVER:
16 | 2 Runs 2 Wkts | UGA: 58/10 (126 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 3.62, RRR: 31.50)

  • Cosmas Kyewuta2 (2b)
  • Rashid Khan4-0-12-2
  • Fazalhaq Farooqi4-0-9-5

12:15am Right. That will be a wrap from us for this game. The matches come thick and fast in the T20 World Cup and in about ten hours from now, England will begin their T20 World Cup defence against Scotland. Do join us for that encounter too. Until then, this is me (Shashwat) saying goodbye on behalf of Ranjith, Sudeep and everyone else at ESPNcricinfo. Take care, folks!

Rashid Khan, Afghanistan captain: The kind of start we wanted as a team. Does not matter who we play, it is about the mindset. The hard work we have done in the last few weeks, the way the openers started and the way our bowlers bowled - it was a great overall team effort. (On leading the team) Super exciting, proud feeling to be leading the team in the World Cup. Enjoying it so far, and have some tough games coming up. That is the beauty of this team. We have so many options and that makes it easy as a captain. Some bowlers, if they don't have a good day, we have options. Good thing is they always deliver. Lucky to have those bowlers who are happy to bowl in any stage. Last World Cup (ODI WC in 2023), that gave us so much confidence. That gave us the belief that we are capable of beating any side at any time. It is not just about the skill and the talent, it is also about the belief, and concentrating on what we are doing rather than thinking of what the opposition is doing. (On facing NZ) Big game for us. It is about keeping things simple.

Brian Masaba, Uganda captain: Pretty special moment for us, hearing our national anthem and seeing our flag at the World Cup. Something I will cherish for the rest of my life. First game at the World Cup, lot of nerves. Good to get that out of the way. We will look to come out and play better next game. Once the game starts, not a lot of time to think and feel stuff. They got off to a pretty good start and then it was about fighting back. It was very important how we fought back and full credit to the boys for that. (On what they are taking away from this match) Full credit to Afghanistan. They are one of the top bowling sides in the world, tough to get away. We did not bat at 100% and we can do better than this. We will look to bounce back against PNG.

Fazalhaq Farooqi, Player of the Match: I have missed it (getting the hat-trick) a few times (smiles). Something that is not under my control and if I get a chance again, I will try to get that hat-trick. I tried to bowl a few balls and then see what was happening. I tried to make the most of the swing early on. Later, I tried to bowl the slower balls and mix it up. Kept it simple and wanted to hit the wickets. Playing franchise cricket helps you improve and helps on the big stage as well. Playing with so many big players, it helps in dealing with pressure and in bowling in the right areas.

Sampath tells me that there have been six 100-plus run margin wins in men's T20 World Cup - two each by South Africa and Afghanistan, and two by the rest.

11:50pm A one-sided game, and a tough first day at school for Uganda. There were promising patches in the first innings, but the second innings ended up illustrating the gulf in quality and experience.

Uganda had no answer to Farooqi's swing and Naveen's accuracy inside the powerplay, losing as many as five wickets in the first six overs. Rashid finally got into the act towards the end, although this evening, from a bowling POV, belonged to Farooqi, who bagged his maiden five-wicket haul in T20I cricket.

Coming back to Uganda, there was not much to write home about. However, they might look at this as a steep learning curve and use this to prepare better for the games that lie ahead. Only two of their batters returned double-digit scores, with extras being the third-highest scorer. And that perhaps sums up the kind of initiation Uganda had.

15.6
W
Rashid Khan to Ssenyondo, OUT, Rashid inflicts the final blow! Beautifully-disguised googly, bowled on a length just outside off. Ssenyondo has no clue about this and goes searching for it, leaving a huge gap between bat and pad. The ball bursts through and smashes into off stump. All smiles for Afghanistan, and they secure a 125-run win to get their campaign underway!

H Ssenyondo b Rashid Khan 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Ssenyondo is the last batter in. Can Rashid finish it off? Slip in place

15.5
W
Rashid Khan to Bilal Hassun, OUT, that looks plumb! Googly on a length on off. Bilal, having not had enormous success with the conventional, now tries the reverse, rather ambitiously. Makes a complete hash of it and gets thumped on the front pad in front of off stump. Kumar Dharmasena gives it out but we go upstairs for a final ratification. No bat involved, and Ball Tracking has the ball smashing into middle stump, two-thirds of the way up!

Bilal Hassun lbw b Rashid Khan 8 (18m 16b 1x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

15.4
0
Rashid Khan to Bilal Hassun, no run, length outside off. Bilal moves across and has another of those wild slogs. Gets pinged on the back leg
15.3
0
Rashid Khan to Bilal Hassun, no run, googly on a length on middle and off. Spins back into Bilal and raps him on the front pad, with the batter having advanced. Was perhaps going down leg
15.2
2
Rashid Khan to Bilal Hassun, 2 runs, full on middle and off. Bilal skips down the track and heaves it towards deep mid wicket
15.1
0
Rashid Khan to Bilal Hassun, no run, big appeal, and given this time! Bilal has reviewed it immediately, though! Fizzed through on a length on middle and off. This is the leg-spinner and it turns away just enough to beat the bat and smack Bilal on the back leg. The swiftness of the review, however, suggests there might have been bat involved. That is indeed the case. A big outside edge, and Bilal stays!

Uganda 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4S SsesaziRB Patel
2nd0RG MukasaS Ssesazi
3rd4S SsesaziRiazat Ali Shah
4th10DM NakraniRiazat Ali Shah
5th0Riazat Ali ShahAR Ramjani
6th29Riazat Ali ShahR Obuya
7th0B MasabaR Obuya
8th1Bilal HassunR Obuya
9th10C KyewutaBilal Hassun
10th0H SsenyondoC Kyewuta

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Super Eights, Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND33062.017
AFG3214-0.305
AUS3122-0.331
BAN3030-1.709
Super Eights, Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA33060.599
ENG32141.992
WI31220.963
USA3030-3.906
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND43071.137
USA42150.127
PAK42240.294
CAN4123-0.493
IRE4031-1.293
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
AUS44082.791
ENG42153.611
SCOT42151.255
NAM4132-2.585
OMA4040-3.062
Group C
TeamMWLPTNRR
WI44083.257
AFG43161.835
NZ42240.415
UGA4132-4.51
PNG4040-1.268
Group D
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA44080.47
BAN43160.616
SL41230.863
NED4132-1.358
NEP4031-0.542