With an unexpected opening stand by Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran Afghanistan scored the highest score 183/5 so far in Afghanistan vs Uganda match, ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and Fazalhaq Farooqi’s five-wicket haul gave Afghanistan a 125-run win against Uganda in Guyana.
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Afghanistan vs Uganda Match Info
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Venue |
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Toss |
Uganda Won and elected to bowl first |
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Date |
3rd June, Monday, 2024 |
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Match no |
5 |
Afghanistan vs Uganda: exceptional Rahmanullah Gurbaz & Ibrahim Zadran
After winning the Toss Uganda decided to bowl first because in the previous match between West Indies and Papua New Guinea, it was not easy to score runs in this Providence Stadium, Guyana, so kept on that mind Uganda decided to bowl first.
But they were unaware of a historic win in the ICC T20 World Cup history ever. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Zardan put a 148-run partnership together for Afghanistan in just 14 overs. Both batsmen played an explosive inning in this Afghanistan vs Uganda match.
Gurbaz scored his maiden World Cup fifty and scored 76 in just 46 balls including four sixes and four 4s, with a strike rate of 168.89. Gurbaz scored his highest run in T20I. Zardan in the same pattern also scored 70 in just 46 balls including 1 six and 9 fours.
Gurbaz and Zardan became the second opening pair to score the second-highest opening stand for Afghanistan.
Highest Opening Partnership in Men’s T20 World Cup
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BATSMEN |
TEAM |
VS |
YEAR |
BEST |
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Alex Hales & Jos Buttler |
England |
India |
2022 |
170* |
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Rahmanullah Gurbaz & Ibrahim Zadran |
Afghanistan |
Uganda |
2024 |
154 |
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Mohammad Rizwan & Babar Azam |
Pakistan |
India |
2021 |
152* |
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Devon Smith & Chris Gyle |
West Indies |
South Africa |
2007 |
145 |
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Salman Butt & Kamran Akmal |
Pakistan |
Bangladesh |
2010 |
142 |
Afghanistan vs Uganda:Fazalhaq farooqi’s five-wicket haul
Fazalhaq was impressive against Uganda, Destroying Uganda’s batsmen one by one, with no mercy. Uganda’s captain was right on the toss as this is a slow surface for batting, but he said it for themselves only.
Uganda couldn’t do too much with bowl and bat, was seemed helpless in front of over-power Afghanistan.
Fazalhaq Farooqi took five-wicket and became the first bowler to take five wickets in the ICC T20 World Cup, 2024.
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Best Bowling Figures ever in Men’s T20 World Cup
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BOWLER |
TEAM |
VS |
YEAR |
BEST FIGURE |
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Ajantha Mendis |
Sri Lanka |
Zimbabwe |
2012 |
6/8 |
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Rangana Herath |
Sri Lanka |
New Zealand |
2014 |
5/3 |
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Umar Gul |
Pakistan |
New Zealand |
2009 |
5/6 |
Fazalhaq Farooqi |
Afghanistan |
Uganda |
2024 |
5/9 |
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Sam Curran |
England |
Afghanistan |
2022 |
5/10 |
Afghanistan vs Uganda Scorecard
Afghanistan Innings
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BATSMAN |
Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
Strike Rate |
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Gurbaz |
76 |
45 |
4 |
4 |
168389 |
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Ibrahim Zadran |
70 |
46 |
9 |
1 |
152.17 |
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Najibullah |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
66.67 |
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Nabi |
14 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
87.50 |
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Gulbadin |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
80.00 |
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Azmatullah |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
100.00 |
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Rashid Khan |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
200.00 |
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BOWLERS |
Runs |
Wickets |
Overs |
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Alpesh Ramjani |
33 |
1 |
4 |
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Cosmas Kyewuta |
25 |
2 |
4 |
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Dinesh Nakrani |
37 |
0 |
3 |
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Bilal Hassan |
34 |
0 |
2 |
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Ssenyondo |
19 |
0 |
2 |
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Riazat Ali Shah |
11 |
0 |
1 |
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Masaba |
21 |
0 |
2 |
Uganda Innings
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BATSMAN |
Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
Strike Rate |
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Ronak Patel |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
200.00 |
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Simon Ssesazi |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
100.00 |
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Roger Mukasa |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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Riazat Ali Shah |
11 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
32.35 |
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Dinesh Nakrani |
6 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
75.00 |
|
Dinesh Nakrani |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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Robinson Obuya |
14 |
25 |
0 |
1 |
56.00 |
|
Brian Masaba |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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Bilal Hassan |
8 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
50.00 |
|
Cosmas Kyewuta |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100.00 |
|
Henry Ssenyondo |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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BOWLERS |
Runs |
Wickets |
Overs |
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Fazalhaq Farooqi |
9 |
5 |
4 |
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Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
16 |
1 |
3 |
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Naveen-ul-Haq |
4 |
2 |
2 |
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Azmatullah Omarzai |
7 |
0 |
2 |
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Rashid Khan |
12 |
2 |
4 |
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Mohammad Nabi |
8 |
0 |
1 |
Afghanistan vs Uganda What are the Positives and Negatives?
We witness a one-sided match between Afghanistan and Uganda, in Providence Stadium, Guyana. Afghana bowlers have brutally thrashed Uganda’s batting line-up as they bowled out just for 58 runs in 16 overs. This is one of the lowest -scores in the T20 World Cup history ever.
After winning the toss Uganada could go for batting but they went for the ball. Apart from this poor bowling, poor fielding broke their confidence already to win this match. Though they took wickets in the end that was too late, destruction was already done by the Afghan Openers.
Only two batsmen from Uganda crossed over 10 runs, maximums went for single digits. Four batsmen out for a duck.
Afghanistan did well with bat and bowl, but no need to get overconfident because in Group they have to face West Indies in their home condition and New Zealand will not be easy like this match.
Though Afghanistan’s openers did well the middle order struggled against the same bowling attack after the dismissal of openers, not a single batsman could play with that approach.
Afghanistan could cross 200+ but their middle order failed to do that, failed to finish well. they have to be careful for the upcoming matches.