Afghanistan bought its T20 World Cup 2024 marketing campaign off to a flying begin after it demolished Uganda by 125 runs in Guyana on Tuesday. The Afghan win margin is the fourth highest within the historical past of the match.
The Asian aspect’s win was arrange by a large 154-run opening stand by Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran which was backed by a maiden T20I fifer from left-arm fast Fazalhaq Farooqi.
AFGHANISTAN vs UGANDA HIGHLIGHTS
Gurbaz and Zadran have been cruel towards an inexperienced Ugandan bowling assault, racing to 66 within the PowerPlay, after Afganistan was inserted.
Gurbaz was the one who kicked issues off as he unleashed a flurry of huge hits. Zadran quickly joined the occasion, crunching 4 consecutive fours towards left-arm medium pacer Dinesh Nakrani within the sixth over of the innings.
The Afghan opening pair quickly recorded the second-highest opening stand in T20 World Cups, earlier than Uganda bowlers reeled in a string wickets to limit their opponents to 183 for 5.
Uganda’s response began on the fallacious foot with Farooqi placing twice within the first over. The left-arm fast returned within the thirteenth over with one other double blow to kill Uganda’s chase. Farooqi accomplished the fifer — his first in T20Is — by having Robinson Obuya caught behind.
“I’ve missed it (getting the hat-trick) a couple of occasions (smiles). One thing that’s not beneath my management and if I get an opportunity once more, I’ll attempt to get that hat-trick,” Farooqi mentioned whereas accumulating his ‘Participant of the Match’ award.
“The type of begin we needed as a crew. Doesn’t matter who we play, it’s concerning the mindset. The arduous work now we have performed in the previous few weeks, the way in which the openers began and the way in which our bowlers bowled – it was a terrific general crew effort,” skipper and nation’s largest cricket icon Rashid Khan mentioned after the match.
– Inputs from PTI