Uganda prompted a significant upset because it beat Zimbabwe to qualify for for the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup, turning into solely the fifth African nation to function within the historical past of the competitors.
With 5 wins from their six video games, Uganda has ensured a top-two end within the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup Africa Area Qualifier and booked its tickets for the T20 World Cup 2024 within the West Indies and USA.
This can be its first-ever look in an ICC World Cup occasion.
Within the qualifier, Uganda overcame Tanzania in its opening sport by a cushty margin of eight wickets. Nonetheless, within the subsequent sport, a superb 4/17 from Namibian all-rounder David Wiese handed them a six-wicket defeat.
The African aspect picked up in grand fashion, defeating the Check-playing Zimbabwe by 5 wickets. Whereas skipper Sikandar Raza’s 48* starred for his aspect, Uganda’s bowling effort led by Dinesh Nakrani (3/14), restricted the Chevrons to 136/7.
Through the chase, the Cricket Cranes had been guided by Riazat Ali Shah (42) and Alpesh Ramjani (40). They gained with 5 wickets to spare in a significant cricketing upset.
Lifted by this effort, the aspect then overcame Nigeria with ease. They adopted up with a 33-run win over Kenya, to have one foot into the T20 World Cup.
It ensured the identical with a cushty nine-wicket win over Rwanda. It rendered a top-notch bowling effort, which bowled out Rwanda for merely 65. The goal was then chased down by the ninth over mark.
However, Zimbabwe, which suffered losses by the hands of Namibia and Uganda, missed out on the bus to the T20 occasion. The aspect had featured within the earlier version of the match, the place it had garnered a well-known one-run win over Pakistan.