Afghanistan vs Uganda Scorecard and Highlights: Afghanistan seal a dominant 125 run victory against Uganda

Afghanistan vs Uganda Scorecard and Highlights: Post-match comments

Rashid Khan - Afghanistan captain: This is the kind of start we wanted as a team. We have worked hard for the last 2-3 weeks. Great effort overall. Proud feeling to be leading the team in a World Cup. Tough games coming up, so it's about keeping it simple and giving your 100%. So many options in all phases of the game with this line-up. Lucky to have the bowlers who can bowl at any stage. 2023 World Cup gave us so much confidence and the belief that we can beat any team. It's about keeping it simple and focusing on our game rather than thinking about the opponents. Big game coming up against New Zealand. For me more than the result how and what sort of effort we put in will matter more.

Brian Masaba - Uganda captain: Special moment to hear our national anthem and see our flag at the World Cup. It's a moment that I will cherish for the rest of my life. They got a pretty good start. It was about fighting back and I thought we pulled it back pretty well at the end with the ball. Credit to them for playing well. One of the top bowling sides. Good seamers and quality spinners. We will look to bounce back better against PNG

Afghanistan vs Uganda Scorecard and Highlights: Afghanistan seal a dominant 125 run victory against Uganda

Afghanistan have outplayed Uganada in all 3 departments, a comfortable 125-run victory. 

Uganda will take a lot of lessons from today's match and come back stronger in their next encounter.

Afghanistan vs Uganda Live Score and Updates: Uganda have got past the 50 run mark, Afghanistan need two more wickets to get their first points on the table

Uganda have crawled their way to 50, Afghanistan are 2 wickets away from sealing a victory here.

Afghanistan vs Uganda Live Score and Updates: Uganda are 22/5 in 6 overs, Afghanistan cruising to victory

Uganda have lost their way, the batters have no clue and it's been simple for the Afghanistan bowlers, Naveen ul Haq picks up a wicket and it's just a matter of time before Afghanistan bundle out Uganda.

Afghanistan vs Uganda Live Score and Updates: Dinesh Nakrani and Riazat Ali Shah steady the ship for Uganda in the powerplay

Dinesh Nakrani and Riazat Ali Shah have stitched a partnership here and the runs have started to come now. Afghanistan bolwers making life very hard for the Uganda batters.

Uganda: 16/3 in 4 overs

Afghanistan vs Uganda Live Score and Updates: Fazalhaq Farooqi takes two in two, Uganda in deep trouble

Brilliant start by Fazalhaq Farooqi, he takes two in two but misses out on a hattrick. Uganda in deep trouble, and need a partnership from here.

Afghanistan vs Uganda Live Score and Updates: Excellent fight back by Uganda to restrict Afghanistan to 183/3 in 20 overs

Uganda bowlers with a brilliant come back, at one point Afghanistan looked comfortable scoring over 200! Gurbaz will be disappointed not to get to his 100 after playing so well.

We'll be back with the chase in 10 minutes.

Afghanistan vs Uganda Live Score and Updates: Uganda manage to get 3 quick wickets, put a halt to Afghanistan's progress

Gurbaz, Ibrahim and Najibullah get out in quick succession. 200 looks slightly tricky from here for Afghanistan.

Afghanistan vs Uganda Live Score and Updates: Afghanistan are brilliantly placed at 127/0 in 13 overs, huge first innings total on the card

Zadran follows up with his fifty, this has been a fantastic partnership!! Uganda are in deep trouble, they need a wicket, break this partnership. 

Afghanistan vs Uganda Live Score and Updates: Rahmanullah Gurbaz gets a well made 50, Afghanistan are 90/0 in 9 overs

Gurbaz gets to his fifty and Ibrahim is not very far away, Afghanistan are set to get to 200 from here.

Afghanistan vs Uganda Live Score and Updates: Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran get 66 in the powerplay, Afghanistan are on track to score a huge score

Tremendous start for Afghanistan, they have made run-scoring looks simple in a tournament where every other team seemed to have faced difficulty. Both Gurbaz and Zadran have changed gears and are thrashing the ball to all parts, relentless batting!! 

Uganda are desperate for a breakthrough here.

Afghanistan vs Uganda Live Score and Updates: Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran take Afghanistan off to a flyer in the powerplay

Rahmanullah Gurbaz have started off in a very aggressive intent, a flurry of boundaries to start with, Uganda put under pressure early in the powerplay. Ibrahim Zadran has played the supporting role to Gurbaz and Afghanistan are set to score a big total here.

Afghanistan vs Uganda Live Score and Updates: Comments a toss

Rashid Khan - Afghanistan captain: In T20s, you need to play a good brand of cricket, we would focus on the game rather than toss and things like that. It's a special moment for Uganda, Afghanistan was there 10-12 years ago at the same stage, it's something special for them and for us as well. Afghanistan are famous for the quality spinners and we are well prepared for the conditions.

Brian Masaba - Uganda captain: We will bowl first. Looks like a pitch where we are not sure what's a good score and we would like to chase. The idea is to grow cricket in the world and teams like Uganda, Papua New Guines need to be playing more cricket. We are very excited to be here. We needed to get information about the conditions and the previous game here helped us do that

Afghanistan vs Uganda Live Score and Updates: Playing XIs

Uganda (Playing XI): Simon Ssesazi(w), Roger Mukasa, Ronak Patel, Riazat Ali Shah, Dinesh Nakrani, Robinson Obuya, Alpesh Ramjani, Brian Masaba(c), Bilal Hassan, Cosmas Kyewuta, Henry Ssenyondo.

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan(c), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Afghanistan vs Uganda Live Score and Updates:TOSS

Uganda wins the toss and chooses to field.

Afghanistan vs Uganda Live Score and Updates: Uganda (Team News)

Uganda, on the other hand, arrives at the tournament in good form, having won all but five of their 35 T20Is played in the past year, albeit mostly in Africa. Their record outside the continent is less impressive, and facing a full member like Afghanistan in unfamiliar conditions poses a tough challenge.

Afghanistan vs Uganda Live Score and Updates: Afghanistan (Team News)

Afghanistan's cricket journey has been meteoric, moving up the World Cricket League divisions swiftly, while Uganda slipped back into the Associate pack. Despite both teams qualifying for subsequent World Cup Qualifiers, Afghanistan continued their upward trajectory, becoming a dark-horse semi-finalist contender with their strong spin attack.

Afghanistan vs Uganda Live Score and Updates: Head-to-Head stats

Today is the first time these two nations will be facing each other

Afghanistan vs Uganda Live Score and Updates: Probable Playing XIs

Afghanistan Probable XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Gulbadin Naib, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Ishaq, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad

Uganda Probable XI: Simon Ssesazi, Roger Mukasa, Robinson Obuya, Alpesh Ramjani, Riazat Ali Shah, Dinesh Nakrani, Brian Masaba (c), Fred Achelam (wk), Frank Nsubuga, Henry Ssenyondo, Cosmas Kyewuta

Afghanistan vs Uganda Live Score and Updates: Squads

Afghanistan squad

Afghanistan Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Gulbadin Naib, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Ishaq(w), Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan(c), Nangeyalia Kharote, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Karim Janat, Noor Ahmad.

Uganda squad

Uganda Squad: Robinson Obuya, Alpesh Ramjani, Roger Mukasa(w), Ronak Patel, Riazat Ali Shah, Dinesh Nakrani, Brian Masaba(c), Kenneth Waiswa, Cosmas Kyewuta, Juma Miyagi, Henry Ssenyondo, Fred Achelam, Frank Nsubuga, Bilal Hassan, Simon Ssesazi.

Afghanistan vs Uganda Live Score and Updates: Pitch Report

Pitch Report: Providence Stadium, Guyana

The first match of the T20 World Cup 2024 was a low-scoring affair on their ground. Guyana has hosted a total of 30 T20I matches, with an average first-innings score of 124 runs. Teams batting first and bowling first have won 13 matches each at this venue. The highest successful chase at this ground is 169 runs, achieved by West Indies against Bangladesh.

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— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) June 3, 2024

MATCH DAY

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Uganda vs Afghanistan at 3:30am (EAT)

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Afghanistan vs Uganda Live Score and Updates: ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 5

Welcome to Cricket Addictor's live blog of the 5th match of the T20 World Cup 2024, played between Afghanistan and Uganda.