- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR15.1 two wickets in quick succession for Uganda! Tossed up on a length outside off. Gurbaz walks across his stumps, looking for the sweep. Gets a decent chunk of it but not enough to clear deep square leg. Easy catch for the sweeper, and both Afghanistan openers are now back in the shed! 156/214.3 cleans him up! The Uganda skipper gets their first wicket at the T20 World Cup! Flighted up deliciously on a length on leg stump. Ibrahim looks at the flight and hares down, only to realise he has been deceived in the air. Gets nowhere close to it and the ball sneaks back in with the angle, clipping the pad before thudding into leg stump. A superb knock, though, and that has set Afghanistan on their way to a big score! 154/116.2 Najib bites the dust too! A little like those London buses. Uganda waited an eternity for their first wicket, and they now have three!. Seems a bit of a drag-down but the key thing is that there is no real room to work with for Najib. He swings at it anyway but because he cannot free his arms, he picks out Nakrani at deep square leg. Replays confirm it was an off-spinner angled into Najib! 162/317.5 holes out to long on! Cross-seam, full and wide outside off again. Naib, rather than going inside out, tries to drag it leg side. Ends up slicing it in the process and only gets height. Masaba settles under it and completes the catch with minimal fuss, well inside the ropes! 169/419.5 goes straight up, and Kyewuta has two! Off-pace on a back of a length outside off. Omarzai tries to hit it into next week and loses all shape. Cuts across it too much and the ball skews off the outside half of the bat. Ramjani gets under it at extra cover and makes no mistake! 181/5Extras10 (b 1, lb 2, nb 1, w 6)TOTAL183/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.15)Fall of wickets: 1-154 (Ibrahim Zadran, 14.3 ov), 2-156 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 15.1 ov), 3-162 (Najibullah Zadran, 16.2 ov), 4-169 (Gulbadin Naib, 17.5 ov), 5-181 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 19.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AR Ramjani 4 0 33 1 8.25 9 0 2 0 0 C Kyewuta 4 0 25 2 6.25 9 2 0 0 0 DM Nakrani 3 0 37 0 12.33 2 6 0 0 0 Bilal Hassun 2 0 34 0 17.00 3 4 1 1 1 H Ssenyondo 2 0 19 0 9.50 4 0 2 1 0 Riazat Ali Shah 1 0 11 0 11.00 1 1 0 0 0 B Masaba 4 0 21 2 5.25 8 0 0 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.2 Farooqi knocks him over now! This is full again and swinging back into Ronak. The major difference from the last ball is that this starts on the stumps and finishes on the stumps. Ronak tries to drive but the ball breezes past the inside edge before thundering into leg stump! 4/11.4 Mujeeb in on the act now! Plenty of revs on this one, and this is bowled on a length outside off. Ssesazi looks for the sweep but the over-spin on the ball means that it bounces extra. Spoons up off the top edge and Farooqi completes the easiest of catches at short fine leg! 8/30.3 huge appeal, and given! Farooqi has two in two! Devilish in-swinging delivery, bowled very full on middle and leg. Mukasa is all at sea and plays down the wrong line completely. The ball kisses the back pad, and the umpire has no hesitation in raising his finger. Mukasa does not bother with the review, and Uganda are two down! 4/212.1 castled! Cutter on a back of a length. Pitches just outside leg and continues on with the angle. Riazat does not quite pick it and has an airy swing at it. Makes no contact whatsoever and hears the death rattle soon after as the ball clips the top of middle. Farooqi has three, and he is thoroughly enjoying himself tonight! 47/64.2 chopped on! Hard length just outside off. Comes back in with the angle and Nakrani, trying to dab it away, does not quite have the room he wants. Rolls off the higher part of the bat and bobbles into the stumps. Uganda four down now, and staring down the barrel! 18/44.4 edged and taken! Uganda are falling apart! Full outside off, tempting the poke away from the body. Ramjani falls into the temptation and does so with hard hands, meaning that the outside edge carries comfortably to Naib at slip. He gobbles it up and then does his trademark muscle-flexing celebration. Metaphorically too, Afghanistan are flexing their muscles, and they are overpowering Uganda! 18/512.6 another nick, and another wicket for Farooqi! Shortish outside off. Skids off the surface and Obuya, who dangles his bat, gets a healthy edge. Gurbaz claimed the catch, having dived forward but the umpires just want to be sure if this has carried. No doubt about the edge. And no doubt on the fairness of the catch either. Gloves well under the ball, and Farooqi has his first five-wicket haul in T20I cricket! 48/812.2 edged and taken! Two in two for Farooqi for the second time this evening! Length ball hung up way outside off. Masaba goes chasing after it but does so without any real footwork. Nicks it through to Gurbaz, who makes no mistake this time. Afghanistan inch closer to a massive win! 47/715.5 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! 58/915.6 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! 58/10Extras9 (lb 2, w 7)TOTAL58 all out (16 Overs, RR: 3.62)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Ronak Patel, 0.2 ov), 2-4 (Roger Mukasa, 0.3 ov), 3-8 (Simon Ssesazi, 1.4 ov), 4-18 (Dinesh Nakrani, 4.2 ov), 5-18 (Alpesh Ramjani, 4.4 ov), 6-47 (Riazat Ali Shah, 12.1 ov), 7-47 (Brian Masaba, 12.2 ov), 8-48 (Robinson Obuya, 12.6 ov), 9-58 (Bilal Hassan, 15.5 ov), 10-58 (Henry Ssenyondo, 15.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Fazalhaq Farooqi 4 0 9 5 2.25 18 1 0 0 0 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 3 0 16 1 5.33 13 2 0 1 0 Naveen-ul-Haq 2 0 4 2 2.00 9 0 0 1 0 Azmatullah Omarzai 2 0 7 0 3.50 8 0 0 1 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 12 2 3.00 16 1 0 0 0 Mohammad Nabi 1 0 8 0 8.00 3 0 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Uganda , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
3 June 2024 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Afghanistan 2, Uganda 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 66 runs, 0 wicket)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 30, Ibrahim Zadran 21, Ex 1)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz: 50 off 28 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 59 balls (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 60, Ibrahim Zadran 38, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 102/0 in 10.0 overs (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 62, Ibrahim Zadran 38)
- Ibrahim Zadran: 50 off 34 balls (8 x 4)
- Afghanistan: 150 runs in 13.6 overs (85 balls), Extras 8
- 1st Wicket: 150 runs in 85 balls (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 76, Ibrahim Zadran 68, Ex 8)
- Over 19.3: Review by Uganda (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - Mohammad Nabi (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Afghanistan - 183/5 in 20.0 overs (Mohammad Nabi 14, Rashid Khan 2)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 21 runs, 5 wickets)
- Over 5.3: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - Riazat Ali Shah (Struck down)
- Drinks: Uganda - 38/5 in 10.0 overs (Riazat Ali Shah 9, R Obuya 13)
- Uganda: 50 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 9
- Over 13.5: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - Bilal Hassun (Struck down)
- Over 15.1: Review by Uganda (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - Bilal Hassun (Upheld)
- Over 15.5: Review by Uganda (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - HDPK Dharmasena, Batter - Bilal Hassun (Struck down)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsTrott welcomes NRR boost after Afghanistan's rout of Uganda
Despite the heavy defeat, Uganda captain takes heart from their comeback with the ball in the death overs
Gurbaz, Ibrahim and Farooqi hand Uganda a thrashing
Gurbaz and Ibrahim added a 154-run opening stand, while Farooqi claimed a five-for, as Afghanistan started their World Cup campaign with a bang
Do newbies Uganda have the spunk to challenge star-studded Afghanistan?
On paper, Afghanistan look far stronger, but Uganda have reached here the hard way and will want to make a big impression
'We carry a whole country's hopes on our backs,' says Uganda captain Brian Masaba
The match against Afghanistan will be their first in a World Cup, be it T20 or ODI
Rashid: We have the batting line-up to chase down 200
The Afghanistan captain says they are no longer reliant only on their spinners
Videos
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Super Eights, Group 1 | |||||
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Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
IND | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.017 |
AFG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.305 |
AUS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.331 |
BAN | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.709 |
Super Eights, Group 2 | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
SA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.599 |
ENG | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.992 |
WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.963 |
USA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.906 |
Group A | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
IND | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.137 |
USA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.127 |
PAK | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.294 |
CAN | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -0.493 |
IRE | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1.293 |
Group B | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
AUS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.791 |
ENG | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3.611 |
SCOT | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1.255 |
NAM | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2.585 |
OMA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3.062 |
Group C | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
WI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3.257 |
AFG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.835 |
NZ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.415 |
UGA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -4.51 |
PNG | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1.268 |
Group D | |||||
Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
SA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.47 |
BAN | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.616 |
SL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.863 |
NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.358 |
NEP | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -0.542 |