Afghanistan's Clinical Performance Overwhelms Uganda in Guyana

Afghanistan v Uganda

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Afghanistan's Clinical Performance Overwhelms Uganda in Guyana

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Uganda won the toss and chose to field first against Afghanistan in their T20 World Cup match in Guyana.

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Afghanistan's openers, Gurbaz and Zadran, capitalized on good batting conditions, reaching 100 runs by the 10th over.

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Gurbaz scored his first T20 World Cup fifty, hitting four sixes and two fours, contributing to a strong opening partnership.

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Uganda's Bilal Shah bowled an eventful 25-run over with five no balls and five wides, pushing Afghanistan past 150.

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Brian Masaba took Uganda's first wicket in T20 World Cup history, dismissing Zadran, ending the 154-run opening stand.

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Despite Uganda tightening their fielding towards the end, Afghanistan set a formidable target with contributions from their top-order batsmen.

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Fazalhaq Farooqi gave Afghanistan a perfect start, dismissing Ronak Patel and Roger Mukasa on consecutive deliveries.

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Naveen-ul-Haq added to Uganda's woes, taking two wickets in his first over, reducing them to 18/5 early in their innings.

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Farooqi returned to deliver further blows, finishing with career-best figures of 5/9, securing Afghanistan's victory.

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Afghanistan won by 125 runs, with Farooqi named Player of the Match for his exceptional performance, marking a strong start to their T20 World Cup campaign.

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Afghanistan v Uganda