| 0.0 : TOSS - The flip of the coin lands in favor of Uganda and they will BOWL first. |
| Afghanistan (Playing XI) - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (C), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi. |
| Uganda (Playing XI) - Simon Ssesazi (WK), Roger Mukasa, Ronak Patel, Riazat Ali Shah, Dinesh Nakrani, Robinson Obuya, Alpesh Ramjani, Brian Masaba (C), Bilal Hassan, Cosmas Kyewuta, Henry Ssenyondo. |
| Brian Masaba, the skipper of Uganda says that they will Bowl first. Adds that they want to keep the opposition to a reasonable score that they can chase. Shares that playing in the World Cup is massive for them and will help to grow the game around the world. Ends by sharing that they are coming off some tough tours and are ready for the tournament. |
| Rashid Khan, the captain of Afghanistan says that you need to be having the mindset of going out there and expressing yourself and let the skills decide the game and not the toss. Adds that it is great to see Uganda here at the big stage and a decade or so ago, they used to be in that place and now they just want to keep improving. Mentions that they have good spinners in the side and have had good preparations as they have been here for about two weeks now. |
| PITCH REPORT - Danny Morrison is pitchside. He starts by saying that it is very humid at 88 percent and there is a pleasant breeze as well. Adds that the smaller side is on the western end with 70 meters and the eastern side is 76 meters with straight boundary being 80 meters. Samuel Badree joins him and says it will be spin to win and Afghanistan have the best spin percentage of all full member nations whereas Uganda's spinners bowl most of their overs as well. It is the same pitch from the l |
| We are just a few minutes away from the start of this game but first, the two sets of players stride out to the middle behind the match officials and lineup for their respective national anthems. We start with the anthem of Uganda followed by that of Afghanistan. |
| We are done with the pre-match formalities and the teams now head out to the middle. The pair of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran stride out to open for Afghanistan. It will be Alpesh Ramjani to start with the ball for Uganda. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Alpesh Ramjani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Starts off pretty well. A bit of flight on it, bowled fuller and around off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz stays watchful and defends it to the off side. |
| 0.2 : Alpesh Ramjani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! Wow, what a classy shot to get the game underway! |
| 0.3 : Alpesh Ramjani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, No run. |
| 0.4 : Alpesh Ramjani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, This one is drifted into middle stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz stays back and blocks it off. |
| 0.5 : Alpesh Ramjani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Buzzers! uh, oh! Four overthrows here and Afghanistan get a total of five runs here. |
| 0.6 : Alpesh Ramjani to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run. |
| 1.1 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Ibrahim Zadran, Begins with a full and straight delivery, Ibrahim Zadran manages to jam the ball down through mid on and picks up a single. |
| 0.0 : Cosmas Kyewuta to steam in from the other end. |
| 1.2 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Rahmanullah Gurbaz has put away the full toss with utmost ease here. |
| 1.3 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Excellent running once again! Length ball on off and middle, nudged down on the off side with soft hands for a run. |
| 1.4 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Ibrahim Zadran, On the fuller side and attacking the middle stump, Ibrahim Zadran plays it back with a straight bat and ends up hitting the stumps at the other end. |
| 1.5 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Ibrahim Zadran, Four! |
| 1.6 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Ibrahim Zadran, Hits the deck this time and bowls it outside off, the ball nips away a bit as well. A loose cut shot from Ibrahim Zadran but he is well beaten. |
| 2.1 : Dinesh Nakrani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Begins from over the wicket and bowls it a bit full on middle and leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz stays on the front foot and punches it to mid off for a quick single. |
| 1.6 : Dinesh Nakrani is into the attack now. |
| 2.2 : Dinesh Nakrani to Ibrahim Zadran, No run. |
| 2.3 : Dinesh Nakrani to Ibrahim Zadran, Slightly pitched up on middle, angling it across, Ibrahim Zadran stands tall and taps it away towards cover-point. |
| 2.4 : Dinesh Nakrani to Ibrahim Zadran, In the air but wide of the man at mid off and Riazat Ali Shah does well to keep it down to a single. Slower one, pitched up around off, Ibrahim Zadran looks to hit through the line but is early in his shot and gets it wide of mid off for a single. |
| 2.5 : Dinesh Nakrani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! Up and over! |
| 2.6 : Dinesh Nakrani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Drop and run! On a dragged length around off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz lets the ball come onto the bat and just dabs it down to short third for a run. |
| 3.1 : Bilal Hassan to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Leg bye! Bilal Hassan begins from over the stumps and hits his mark right away. Good length on middle and angling back in sharply. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is quite forward and misses the flick, getting pinged on the pads. The ball rolls to the off side and they get a single. |
| 3.2 : Bilal Hassan to Ibrahim Zadran, Just back of a length and over middle stump, Ibrahim Zadran stands tall and presses back before dabbing it down towards mid-wicket. |
| 3.3 : Bilal Hassan to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Hammered away! Short of a length and offering some width as well, Ibrahim Zadran takes a step to the leg side and thrashes the ball past the man at covers for a boundary. |
| 3.4 : Bilal Hassan to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Another one and this has been some start for Afghanistan here. |
| 3.5 : Bilal Hassan to Ibrahim Zadran, On a hard length and angled into the body, Ibrahim Zadran looks to tuck it away but gets it off the leading edge back to the bowler. |
| 3.6 : Bilal Hassan to Ibrahim Zadran, Pitched up quite full on middle and angling in, Ibrahim Zadran plays it on the up to the right of mid off and scampers across for the single. |
| 4.1 : Alpesh Ramjani to Ibrahim Zadran, No run. |
| 4.2 : Alpesh Ramjani to Ibrahim Zadran, Tossed up around off stump, played with the turn towards cover. |
| 4.3 : Alpesh Ramjani to Ibrahim Zadran, Floated up again on the off stump, Ibrahim Zadran eases this one away through mid off and picks up a single. |
| 4.4 : Alpesh Ramjani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Misfield! |
| 4.5 : Alpesh Ramjani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Six! |
| 4.6 : Alpesh Ramjani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, No run there! Fired in a bit, full and around off, hit away straight to cover. Rahmanullah Gurbaz wants the single but is rightly sent back by his partner. |
| 5.1 : Dinesh Nakrani to Ibrahim Zadran, Four! |
| 5.2 : Dinesh Nakrani to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR MORE! No need to run for that. Pitched full, on off. Zadran drills it through the mid-off region and it races away to the fence in flash. |
| 5.3 : Dinesh Nakrani to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Make that three in a row! Slower length ball, around off. Zadran waits and steers it between the short third and the backward point fielder for a hat-trick of boundaries. |
| 5.4 : Dinesh Nakrani to Ibrahim Zadran, Four! |
| 5.5 : Dinesh Nakrani to Ibrahim Zadran, Nakrani comes from round the wicket and bowls it back of a length, angling in. Zadran tucks it toward mid-on for one. |
| 5.6 : Dinesh Nakrani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Full-length delivery, on the middle and leg. Gurbaz prods and eases it to long-on for a single. |
| 6.1 : Henry Ssenyondo to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Flatter arm ball, on the middle and leg. Gurbaz punches it back at the bowler. |
| 6.2 : Henry Ssenyondo to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Tad short, on off. Gurbaz knocks it to long-on for one. |
| 6.3 : Henry Ssenyondo to Ibrahim Zadran, Drifted on the leg peg. Zadran turns it toward mid-wicket for a single. |
| 6.4 : Henry Ssenyondo to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, No run. |
| 6.5 : Henry Ssenyondo to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Pitched full, on the middle and leg. Gurbaz shimmies down the pitch and hammers it over the long-on boundary for a huge 92-metre hit. |
| 6.6 : Henry Ssenyondo to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Tad short, outside off. Gurbaz goes back and cuts it to deep extra cover for a single. |
| 7.1 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Full and straight at the stumps. Gurbaz shuffles and turns it toward short mid-wicket. |
| 7.2 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Pitched full, around off. Gurbaz lifts it toward wide of long-off for a couple. |
| 7.3 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Back of a length, on off. Gurbaz advances and tucks it round the corner for a single. |
| 7.4 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Ibrahim Zadran, Full-length delivery at the pad. Zadran flicks it aerially toward backward square leg for one. |
| 7.5 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Too full, outside off. Gurbaz shuffles across. Swings hard but fails to connect. |
| 7.6 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Pace-off, on a fullish length, around off. Gurbaz prods and drives off the inner half toward long-on for one. A tidy over from Cosmas Kyewuta. |
| 8.1 : Henry Ssenyondo to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, SIX! BOOM! Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes big and long! Tosses it full at the stumps. Gurbaz clears the front leg and hammers it back over the bowler and down the ground for a gigantic six. |
| 8.2 : Henry Ssenyondo to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, WIDE! Flatter, outside the tramline. Gurbaz lets it go. Wide signaled. |
| Henry Ssenyondo to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Much fuller and a hint of spin, around off. Gurbaz looks to drive but gets beaten on the outside edge. The keeper takes off the bails in a flash and appeals for Stumping. The on-field umpire goes upstairs. The replays show that the foot is grounded. NOT OUT is the call on big screen. |
| 8.3 : Henry Ssenyondo to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FIFTY FOR GURBAZ! Tad short on the middle and leg. Gurbaz works it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 8.4 : Henry Ssenyondo to Ibrahim Zadran, No run. |
| 8.5 : Henry Ssenyondo to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run. |
| 8.6 : Henry Ssenyondo to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Quicker and flatter on off. Gurbaz punches it to long off for a run. |
| 9.1 : Dinesh Nakrani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, On a length, around off. Gurbaz advances and slaps it to deep backward point for a brace. |
| 9.2 : Dinesh Nakrani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! DISMISSIVE FROM GURBAZ! Low full toss, on off. Gurbaz makes room and thrashes it over the extra cover and toward wide long off region for a thumping boundary. |
| 9.3 : Dinesh Nakrani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 2 runs. |
| 9.4 : Dinesh Nakrani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1 run. |
| 9.5 : Dinesh Nakrani to Ibrahim Zadran, Full outside off. Driven out to deep cover point for another single. Brings up the 100-run partnership. |
| 9.6 : Dinesh Nakrani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Back of a length, angling into the batter. Gurbaz waits and tucks it toward the vacant mid-wicket region for a couple. |
| 0.0 : Drinks break! Time for a breather and well, Uganda certainly need it. This has been some batting from the Afghan openers and Rahmanullah Gurbaz in particular has been outstanding. Uganda didn't do justice with the new ball and are now playing the chasing game. With all 10 wickets intact, Afghanistan will be eyeing at least 200 which on this pitch is a score well above par. Can Uganda turn things around in the second half of the first innings? Let's find out. |
| 10.1 : Riazat Ali Shah to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR! Riazat Ali Shah is welcomed into the attack with a boundary. Poor start from Shah as he strays onto the pads, Ibrahim Zadran flicks it away over short fine leg and the ball races away to the fence. |
| 10.2 : Riazat Ali Shah to Ibrahim Zadran, Much better! Hits the deck hard and bowls it around the top of off stump, Ibrahim Zadran stands tall and hits it straight to covers. |
| 10.3 : Riazat Ali Shah to Ibrahim Zadran, A bit risky, but excellent running in the end. This is bowled full and angled into the legs, Ibrahim Zadran clips it away through square leg and the call is for two right away. Bilal Hassan runs around to his left and fires in a throw at the batter's end where the keeper whips off the bails but the replays show that Zadran was well in. |
| 10.4 : Riazat Ali Shah to Ibrahim Zadran, Two more! Full and straight at the stumps, right in the blockhole, this is jammed out through mid on by Ibrahim Zadran for a brace. |
| 10.5 : Riazat Ali Shah to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run. |
| 10.6 : Riazat Ali Shah to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, This is fine placement and brilliant running from the Afghan batters. On a good length at the pads, Rahmanullah Gurbaz just nudges it away with soft hands into the gap at square leg and races back for the second run. |
| 11.1 : Brian Masaba to Ibrahim Zadran, Starts off with a bit of a drag-down but gets away with it. Bowled short and on leg stump, staying low, Ibrahim Zadran pulls it to deep mid-wicket and picks up a single. |
| 11.2 : Brian Masaba to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, A bit quicker and fuller on the pads, Rahmanullah Gurbaz drives it away down to wide long on and rotates the strike. |
| 11.3 : Brian Masaba to Ibrahim Zadran, Floats it up a bit, around off and turning away, Ibrahim Zadran drives it on the bounce towards covers. |
| 11.4 : Brian Masaba to Ibrahim Zadran, A fine effort in the dep to save one run but that brings up the FIFTY for Ibrahim Zadran and this has been a classy knock so far. |
| 11.5 : Brian Masaba to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 1 run. |
| 11.6 : Brian Masaba to Ibrahim Zadran, Floated up full and outside off, stroked away through the point region for a single. |
| 12.1 : Alpesh Ramjani to Ibrahim Zadran, Fired in full and angled into leg stump, Ibrahim Zadran stays leg side of the ball and manages to keep it out. |
| 12.2 : Alpesh Ramjani to Ibrahim Zadran, 1 run. |
| 12.3 : Alpesh Ramjani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, In the air but will fall safely and a misfield allows the batters to come back for two. Nicely flighted delivery outside off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz looks to go over covers but miscues it a lot squarer and pover the infield for a couple of runs. |
| 12.4 : Alpesh Ramjani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hit hard and just past the bowler! Tossed up on the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaz backs away and flat-bats it a bit uppishly to the right of the bowler who sticks out a right hand but the ball goes past him and down to long on. Just the single then. |
| 12.5 : Alpesh Ramjani to Ibrahim Zadran, The call is for two and they will get it with ease. |
| 12.6 : Alpesh Ramjani to Ibrahim Zadran, Another call for two but won't get it this time. On a dragged length and angled at the pads, Ibrahim Zadran backs away and nudges it in front of mid-wicket for one. |
| 13.1 : Bilal Hassan to Ibrahim Zadran, FIVE WIDES! Oh, that is a wild delivery from Bilal Hassan and that is the last thing Uganda needed at the moment. Full and quick, looking to angle it into the pads but this is spilled well down the leg side, no chnace for the diving keeper there and the ball races away to the fine leg fence. |
| Bilal Hassan to Ibrahim Zadran, No ball and Four! That was a fine effort on the fence from Cosmas Kyewuta but it wouldn't have mattered as Bilal Hassan has overstepped and it will be a Free Hit for Afghanistan. Bowled on a good length and around off, Ibrahim Zadran just stays put and lofts it wide of long off where Cosmos runs across and catches the ball but falls over the ropes and flicks the ball in which then rolls back onto the ropes. 10 already off the over without a single legal b |
| Bilal Hassan to Ibrahim Zadran, That is spot on! |
| 13.2 : Bilal Hassan to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hard length around off and banged into the deck a bit, Rahmanullah Gurbaz is late on the pull and mistimes it down to long on for a single. |
| 13.3 : Bilal Hassan to Ibrahim Zadran, SIX! Smashed away brilliantly by Ibrahim Zadran and 18 off the over with three balls remaining. Slower one, on a good length and angling at the stumps. This one sits up nicely and Zadran just whacks it across the line and thumps it well over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. |
| 13.4 : Bilal Hassan to Ibrahim Zadran, Full and around off stump, Ibrahim Zadran shuffles across the off stump looking for the scoop but miscues it towards short fine leg for a single. |
| 13.5 : Bilal Hassan to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ouch, that must have stung a lot! Pitched up full around off stump, Rahmanullah Gurbaz smahses it right back and the ball hits the bowler on the right shoulder on the followthrough and goes to the leg side. The batters get two runs and Bilal Hassan just shrugs it off. |
| 13.6 : Bilal Hassan to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, FOUR! 25 off the over and the 150 is already up Afghanistan. Banged in short biut angling down leg, Rahmanullah Gurbaz whips it off his hips and gets it well over backward square leg for yet another boundary. |
| 14.1 : Brian Masaba to Ibrahim Zadran, Flatter one on a length and around off and middle, Ibrahim Zadran stays back and punches iot firmly towards deep cover for a couple of runs. Good fielding in the deep to save the boundary. |
| 14.2 : Brian Masaba to Ibrahim Zadran, Floats it up a bit on a nagging length and follows the batter down leg, Ibrahim Zadran fails to pull it away. |
| 14.3 : Brian Masaba to Ibrahim Zadran, OUT! b Brian Masaba. |
| 14.4 : Brian Masaba to Najibullah Zadran, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Najibullah Zadran is in at 3. |
| 14.5 : Brian Masaba to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Half an appeal for LBW but missing leg stump! Flatter one on middle and darting back in sharply off the deck, Rahmanullah Gurbaz looks to flick but misses and wears it on the pads. |
| 14.6 : Brian Masaba to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Leg bye! Another wrong'un that is bowled flat and into the pads, Rahmanullah Gurbaz plays all over it and the ball rolls off the pads on the off side. They get a leg bye. |
| 15.2 : Alpesh Ramjani to Mohammad Nabi, No run. |
| 15.3 : Alpesh Ramjani to Mohammad Nabi, Full on the middle and leg. Nabi eases it to long-on for one. |
| 15.1 : Mohammad Nabi is the new man in. |
| Alpesh Ramjani to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, OUT! CAUGHT! One wicket brings another and both the openers are back in the hut now. Ramjani tosses it full, outside off. Gurbaz gets across and slog-sweeps it aerially but straight to the throat of Riazat Ali Shah at the deep backward square leg boundary. He makes no mistake and both the set batters are dismissed in the space of few balls. |
| 15.4 : Alpesh Ramjani to Najibullah Zadran, Floated, around off. Najibullah Zadran makes room and drills it to wide of long-off for one. |
| 15.5 : Alpesh Ramjani to Mohammad Nabi, Tossed up on off. Nabi backs away and lifts it toward wide long-off for a brace. |
| 15.6 : Alpesh Ramjani to Mohammad Nabi, Pushed through on off. Nabi drops it toward short cover and takes a quick run. |
| 16.1 : Brian Masaba to Mohammad Nabi, Fuller leg break, around off. Driven to long-off for one. |
| 16.2 : Brian Masaba to Najibullah Zadran, OUT! c Dinesh Nakrani b Brian Masaba. |
| 0.0 : Gulbadin Naib walks out to bat now. |
| 16.3 : Brian Masaba to Gulbadin Naib, Flatter leg break, on off. Punched to long-off for one. |
| 16.4 : Brian Masaba to Mohammad Nabi, Full on off. Nabi pushes it toward extra cover. |
| 16.5 : Brian Masaba to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run. |
| 16.6 : Brian Masaba to Gulbadin Naib, Flighted on the middle and leg. Naib nudges it toward mid-wicket region and gets back for the second. |
| 17.1 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Mohammad Nabi, Pitched full, at the stumps. Nabi clears the front leg and drills this to long-off for one. |
| 17.2 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Gulbadin Naib, Full and quick outside off. Naib swings across the line and misses. |
| 17.3 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Gulbadin Naib, High full toss, angling in. Naib pulls it toward deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 17.4 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Mohammad Nabi, BYE! Excellent yorker, just outside off. Nabi fails to jam it out as the ball goes toward the keeper. A bit of fumble and the batters cross for a bye. |
| 17.5 : Who comes in next? |
| Cosmas Kyewuta to Gulbadin Naib, OUT! c Brian Masaba b Cosmas Kyewuta. |
| 17.6 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Azmatullah Omarzai, Pitched full, outside off. Azmatullah Omarzai reaches for it and drives it toward sweeper cover for a couple. |
| 18.1 : Brian Masaba to Mohammad Nabi, 2 runs. |
| 18.2 : Brian Masaba to Mohammad Nabi, No run. |
| 18.3 : Brian Masaba to Mohammad Nabi, Tosses it full, outside off. Nabi drives it to long-off for one. |
| 18.4 : Brian Masaba to Azmatullah Omarzai, Pitched full, around off. Azmatullah Omarzai advances and pushes it to the right of the bowler. Masaba runs around and has a shy at the stumps. He misses and allows the batter to take a run. |
| 18.5 : Brian Masaba to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run. |
| 18.6 : Brian Masaba to Azmatullah Omarzai, Tossed up on the middle and leg. Drilled to long-on for just a single. End of a fantastic spell from Brian Masaba. |
| 19.1 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Azmatullah Omarzai, Pace-off, on a fullis length, around off. Azmatullah Omarzai heaves it off the cue end, toward deep square leg for one. |
| 19.2 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Mohammad Nabi, Slower length ball, outside off. Nabi swings hard and gets an insidge edge that rolls toward backward square leg for a couple. |
| 19.4 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Mohammad Nabi, Pitched full, outside off. Nabi drills it to extra cover for just a single. |
| 19.3 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Mohammad Nabi, Full-length delivery, outside off. Mohammad Nabi plays and misses. A half an appeal from the bowler, Cosmas Kyewuta and he convinces his skipper to take the review for caught behind. The replays show a flat line and Nabi survives. |
| 19.5 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Azmatullah Omarzai, OUT! CAUGHT! Cosmas Kyewuta gets his second of the night! Pace-off, on a length, around off. Azmatullah Omarzai swings across the line and gets an outside edge that flies toward the cover point region. Alpesh Ramjani comes under it and takes a dolly. |
| 19.6 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Rashid Khan, On a length, outside off. Rashid Khan reaches for it and slaps it toward deep extra cover for a couple. Afghanistan finish on 183 for 5. They will be disappointed as they were well on course to get above 220. Excellent fight back from Uganda. |
| 19.5 : Skipper, Rashid Khan comes in to face the final delivery. |
| 0.0 : What a fine comeback from Uganda in the final five or so overs but it was all about the Afghanistan openers as they put on a fine show and have helped their side to put on a pretty substantial total here. Afghanistan began their innings on a positive note and got away a flurry of boundaries in the Powerplay, racking in 66 runs as well. Rahmanullah Gurbaz looked at his hard-hitting best and Ibrahim Zadran also looked classy at the other end. The duo put on 154 runs for the first wicket before |
| Uganda will now feel if they had bowled better lines and lengths early on, they could have easily restricted Afghanistan to about 160 odd runs but they will still take 183 given 210 seemed almost a guarantee at one point and they will have momentum heading into the interval as well. They were second best for about 14 or so overs but once skipper Brian Masaba got that elusive first wicket, they were able to latch onto the opportunity and picked up wickets in a heap. Masaba was the pick of the bo |
| Ibrahim Zadran, one of the stars of Afghanistan's innings is up for a chat. He says that he tries to keep it very simple. Adds that he is working hard on his skills and wants to enjoy his cricket. Mentions that him and Rahmanullah Gurbaz have been playing for a long time and have good communication. Shares that they havenât faced the Uganda bowlers in the past but they discussed on checking out the bowlers before taking them on. |
| Right 184 needed for Uganda to win their first ever World Cup match at the senior level but it won't be one bit easy. Afghanistan have quality spinners in their ranks and given how the last 5-6 overs of the first innings panned out, Uganda will need to go ballistic in the Powerplay. Join us in a bit for the exciting run chase. |
| ... The Run Chase ... |
| We are back for the run chase! The umpires are back out in the middle and Rashid Khan can be seen leading the Afghanistan players in a huddle before they take their places on the field. |
| 0.1 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ronak Patel, Four! |
| 0.2 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Ronak Patel, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Fazalhaq Farooqi comes back in style! A yorker-length delivery, swinging back into the middle and leg stump line. Ronak Patel plays all around it and the stumps are castled. Uganda are rocked early. |
| Roger Mukasa is in at number 3. |
| 0.3 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Roger Mukasa, OUT! LBW! Appeal and given by the umpire. Fazalhaq Farooqi gets two in two! Full and on the middle and leg stump line. Roger Mukasa plays across the line and misses. He is pinned in front. The umpire raises the finger and Roger Mukasa departs for a golden duck.  Afghanistan are on top. |
| Riazat Ali Shah walks in at number 4 to face the hat-trick delivery. |
| 0.4 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Riazat Ali Shah, No run. |
| 0.5 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Riazat Ali Shah, Pitched full, on middle stump line. Riazat Ali Shah prods forward and gets an inside edge onto the pad. A loud appeal but the umpire was unmoved. |
| 0.6 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Riazat Ali Shah, Good length, honing in on off. Riazat Ali Shah comes forward and defends into covers. A top over from Fazalhaq Farooqi. |
| 0.0 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to operate from the opposite end. |
| 1.1 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Simon Ssesazi, Tossed up on off. Simon Ssesazi pushes it to mid-off. |
| 1.2 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Simon Ssesazi, FOUR! Simon Ssesazi is off the mark with a boundary! Tad short, outside off. Ssesazi goes back and cuts it through the short third region for a boundary. |
| 1.3 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Simon Ssesazi, Fired in at the leg peg. Simon Ssesazi slogs and misses. |
| 1.4 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Simon Ssesazi, OUT! In the air and caught! Soft dismissal for Simon Ssesazi. This was tossed up, outside off. Simon Ssesazi looks to sweep but gets a top edge that goes toward the short fine leg region. Fazalhaq Farooqi goes back and takes a simple catch. Uganda ae three down and in all sorts of trouble. |
| 1.5 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dinesh Nakrani, Drifted on the pad. Dinesh Nakrani nudges it into the leg side for one. |
| 1.4 : Dinesh Nakrani walks in with Uganda in a spot of early bother. |
| 1.6 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Riazat Ali Shah, Quicker and fuller, around off. Riazat Ali Shah comes forward and is beaten on the drive. |
| 2.1 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dinesh Nakrani, Hard-length, angling into the middle and leg. Dinesh Nakrani hangs back and is rushed on it. The ball hits the pad and rolls toward point. |
| 2.2 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dinesh Nakrani, Full and at the stumps. Dinesh Nakrani pushes it toward mid-on for one. |
| 2.3 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Riazat Ali Shah, On a length, angling away. Riazat Ali Shah plays inside the line and lets it go. |
| 2.4 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Riazat Ali Shah, Comes from round the wicket and lands it on a fullish length, just outside off. Another leave from Riazat Ali Shah. |
| 2.5 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Riazat Ali Shah, 1 run. |
| 2.6 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Dinesh Nakrani, On a length, nipping away. Dinesh Nakrani has a poke at it and gets beaten. |
| 3.1 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Riazat Ali Shah, Tossed up on middle and leg. Riazat Ali Shah bunts it back at Mujeeb. |
| 3.2 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Riazat Ali Shah, No run. |
| 3.3 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Riazat Ali Shah, 1 run. |
| 3.4 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dinesh Nakrani, FOUR! Punished! Short and wide outside off. Dinesh Nakrani hangs back and cuts it through the backward point region for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dinesh Nakrani, Flatter, around off. Dabbed to short third. |
| 3.6 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Dinesh Nakrani, Quicker and flatter, outside off. Nakrani plays and misses. |
| 4.1 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Riazat Ali Shah, WIDE! Full and outside the tramline. Riazat Ali Shah lets it go. Wide signaled. |
| Naveen-ul-Haq to Riazat Ali Shah, Full-length, angling in, around off. Riazat Ali Shah turns it toward mid-wicket for a single. |
| 4.2 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Dinesh Nakrani, OUT! b Naveen-ul-Haq. |
| 4.3 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Alpesh Ramjani, Fuller than a good length, around off. Ramjani dabs it toward the first slip. |
| 0.0 : Alpesh Ramjani walks out to the middle now. |
| 4.4 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Alpesh Ramjani, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Naveen-ul-Haq gets his second and Uganda are in trouble. Pitched full, around off. Alpesh Ramjani goes for the drive and gets a thick outside edge that goes toward the first slip fielder. Gulbadin Naib takes the catch and Uganda have lost half their side now. Afghanistan are on top. |
| 4.5 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Robinson Obuya, No run. |
| 4.4 : Robinson Obuya is in at number 7. |
| 4.6 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Robinson Obuya, Slower length ball, on off. Robinson Obuya comes forward and defends into the off-side. |
| 5.1 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Riazat Ali Shah, 2 runs. |
| 5.2 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Riazat Ali Shah, Hard length around off and middle, sliding on, Riazat Ali Shah blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 5.3 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Riazat Ali Shah, That was nicely bowled! A delayed but strong appeal for caught behind as well but it is turned down. Afghanistan do eventually review it. |
| 5.4 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Riazat Ali Shah, Well stopped! Back of a length and outside off, tapped away to the right of point where Naveen-ul-Haq makes a fine diving stop. |
| 5.5 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Riazat Ali Shah, Fractionally short and angled in at the hips, Riazat Ali Shah gets a bit cramped for room and just flicks it without any timing towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 5.6 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Robinson Obuya, A dot to end the Powerplay and Uganda are reeling at 21/5! On a good length, floated up outside off and swinging away, Robinson Obuya leaves it alone for the keeper to collect. |
| 6.1 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Riazat Ali Shah, Bowled from wider of the crease and angled in a long way into middle and leg, Riazat Ali Shah tucks it away behind square leg for a single. |
| 6.2 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Robinson Obuya, Another one that is bowled from wider on the crease and a bit fuller, angled into the stumps, Robinson Obuya punches it away towards cover. |
| 6.3 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Robinson Obuya, Slower one, pitched up a bit at the stumps, Robinson Obuya blocks it out on the off side. |
| 6.4 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Robinson Obuya, Robinson Obuya is finally off the mark! This is bowled quite full and angled in at the stumps, Obuya hits it towards mid on and scampers across for one. |
| 6.5 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Riazat Ali Shah, Nicely bowled! Slower delivery, floated up wide of the off stump and angling back in off the deck. Riazat Ali Shah looks to cover drive but is beaten on the inside edge. |
| 6.6 : Naveen-ul-Haq to Riazat Ali Shah, Beaten! Another slower one, bowled full and wide again but this one straightens a bit off the deck. Riazat Ali Shah looks to play at it but is beaten past the outside edge. |
| 7.1 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Robinson Obuya, WIDE! Fuller delivery trying to slide one into the legs but this is spilled down the leg side for a wide. |
| Azmatullah Omarzai to Robinson Obuya, This is dug in short, a heavy ball and angled into the body. Robinson Obuya looks to pull but is hurried on and gets a blow just above the groin region. |
| 7.2 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Robinson Obuya, Airborne but well over the infield. Banged in well short and outside off, Robinson Obuya looks to smash it over the off side but is late on it and the ball flies off the higher part of the bat and over extra cover. Naveen-ul-Haq chases it down and Obuya gets a brace. |
| 7.3 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Robinson Obuya, No run. |
| 7.4 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Robinson Obuya, Very full and trying to get it in the blockhole around leg stump, Robinson Obuya backs away and hits it straight back at the bowler. Azmatullah Omarzai gets hitflush on the left leg and the physio is out to have a look. Azmat does seem to be in a bit of pain and we will have a slight delay in proceedings. |
| 7.5 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Robinson Obuya, Ooh, that was aggressive from Azmatullah Omarzai! A well-directed short ball at around 138 clicks and aimed right at the helmet. Robinson Obuya just wanders on the front foot and trhen has to duck for cover and the ball goes off the gloves onto the leg side for one. |
| 7.6 : Azmatullah Omarzai to Riazat Ali Shah, Good length in the channel around off stump, played on the up and pushed out to covers. |
| 8.1 : Rashid Khan to Robinson Obuya, Starts off with a fullish delivery, pushed through flatter and around off stump, Robinson Obuya stays back and plays it late past the first slip fielder. |
| 8.2 : Rashid Khan to Robinson Obuya, Tosses this one up very full and on the stumps, Robinson Obuya sets up for the slog-sweep but miscues it behind square leg for one run. Another halt is play as Obuya seems to be suffering from a leg injury. The physio is out again and it is the right calf that seems to be in pain and Obuya is getting it stretched out. Thankfully, Obuya seems to be fine and we are good to continue. |
| 8.3 : Rashid Khan to Riazat Ali Shah, Floats this one up pretty full and around off stump, this one dips as well, Riazat Ali Shah drives it off the toe end of the bat down to long off for a single. |
| 8.4 : Rashid Khan to Robinson Obuya, No run. |
| 8.5 : Rashid Khan to Robinson Obuya, 1 run. |
| 8.6 : Rashid Khan to Riazat Ali Shah, Stump-to-stump bowling, Riazat Ali Shah leans on and plays the ball back to the bowler. |
| 9.1 : Mohammad Nabi to Robinson Obuya, Starts off with a loosener as this is bowled short and wide. Robinson Obuya slaps the ball straight to covers where the fielder misfields and they get a single. |
| 9.2 : Mohammad Nabi to Riazat Ali Shah, Holds that one back a touch and bowls it on a nagging length around middle, Riazat Ali Shah nudges it to the leg side. |
| 9.3 : Mohammad Nabi to Riazat Ali Shah, 1 run. |
| 9.4 : Mohammad Nabi to Robinson Obuya, SIX! The first maximum for Uganda in the T20 World Cup and it comes off the bat of Robinson Obuya. This is floated up on off stump, Robinson Obuya stays deep in the crease and makes room before going hard at it. The ball gets lifted up high and travels over the cover fence for a maximum. |
| 9.5 : Mohammad Nabi to Robinson Obuya, Flatter delivery bowled in and around the off stump, Robinson Obuya fends it off the back foot. |
| 9.6 : Mohammad Nabi to Robinson Obuya, Swing and a miss! |
| 0.0 : Time for Drinks! Uganda are struggling at 38 for 5 at the half way mark in their chase. Riazat Ali Shah and Robinson Obuya have added some sanity to the innings and added 20 runs so far. They will hope to bat deep and up the scoing rate. Afghanistan have been relentless from the start and have been pickings wickets at regular intervals. They will hope to wrap up this game and force a big win for themselves. |
| 10.1 : Rashid Khan to Riazat Ali Shah, No run. |
| 10.2 : Rashid Khan to Riazat Ali Shah, Tossed up on the middle and leg. Riazat Ali Shah turns into the leg side. |
| 10.3 : Rashid Khan to Riazat Ali Shah, LEG BYE! Wrong'un on the pad. Nudged toward square leg for a leg bye. |
| 10.4 : Rashid Khan to Robinson Obuya, Quicker ball on off. Obuya defends it forward. |
| 10.5 : Rashid Khan to Robinson Obuya, Flatter around off. Obuya punches it through covers for a single. |
| 10.6 : Rashid Khan to Riazat Ali Shah, Googly, on the middle and leg. Riazat Ali Shah hangs back and knocks it toward long-on. |
| 11.1 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Riazat Ali Shah, Carrom ball, sliding across the batter. Riazat Ali Shah prods forward and is beaten all ends. |
| 11.2 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Riazat Ali Shah, Fullish outside off. Defended towards extra cover. |
| 11.3 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Riazat Ali Shah, 5 Wides! |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Riazat Ali Shah, No run. |
| 11.5 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Riazat Ali Shah, Floated, full, outside off. Riazat Ali Shah drives it toward deep extra cover for one. |
| 11.4 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Riazat Ali Shah, Tossed up on off. Drilled back at Mujeeb. |
| 11.6 : Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Robinson Obuya, Flatter on the middle and leg. Obuya punches it back at the bowler. |
| 12.1 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Riazat Ali Shah, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Fazalhaq Farooqi gets his third! Off-cutter, on a length and at the stumps. Riazat Ali Shah looks to hack it across the line but is deceived by the lack of pace. He is early into the shot and misses it completely. The ball rattles into the stumps and another one bites the dust. |
| Who comes in next? |
| 12.2 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Brian Masaba, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Fazalhaq Farooqi is on a hat-trick yet again. Farooqi comes from round the wicket and bowls it full, outside off. Masaba goes for the drive and gets a thick edge to the keeper. Rahmanullah Gurbaz takes a sitter and Uganda are seven down. |
| 12.3 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Bilal Hassan, Short of a length, angling in. Bilal Hassan advances and pulls it through backward square leg for one. |
| 12.2 : Bilal Hassan is in next to face the hat-trick ball. |
| 12.4 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Robinson Obuya, Goes short, around off. Robinson Obuya ducks under it and lets it go. |
| 12.5 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Robinson Obuya, Slower length ball, around off. Robinson Obuya plays inside the line and misses. |
| 12.6 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Robinson Obuya, OUT! c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Fazalhaq Farooqi. |
| 0.0 : Cosmas Kyewuta is the new man in. |
| 13.1 : Rashid Khan to Bilal Hassan, Leg bye! Half an appeal for LBW but the impact seemed outside the line of off stump. Shorter in length and it is the googly, turning in from around off. Bilal Hassan comes forward to slog it away but misses. The ball goes off the pads through the point region and they get a leg bye. |
| 13.2 : Rashid Khan to Cosmas Kyewuta, On the stumps, clipped away through mid-wicket for a single and the 50 comes up for Uganda. |
| 13.3 : Rashid Khan to Bilal Hassan, Quicker and fuller on off stump, Bilal Hassan manages to keep this one out. |
| 13.4 : Rashid Khan to Bilal Hassan, Four! |
| 13.5 : Rashid Khan to Bilal Hassan, Another appeal for LBW but again, it is turned down. This time, Rashid Khan does review it. Looked like the wrong'un again, on a nagging length and around off stump. Bilal Hassan moved across to the off side for the slog but misses it. Nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows the impact as outside the line of off stump. The original decision of NOT OUT stays. |
| 13.6 : Rashid Khan to Bilal Hassan, Another stifled appeal for LBW turned down and Afghanistan have no reviews left. Nice and full around off stump, Bilal Hassan goes across to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads yet again. |
| 14.1 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Cosmas Kyewuta, Pitched up on off stump, angling away, Cosmas Kyewuta gets on the front foot and plays it away past covers for a single. |
| 14.2 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Bilal Hassan, No run. |
| 14.3 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Bilal Hassan, Full and quick again, a bit closer to the off stump and angling in. Bilal Hassan shuffles across to heave it leg side but is beaten past the inside edge. |
| 14.4 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Bilal Hassan, Goes full again but aims this one right at the stumps and gets it in the blockhole, Bilal Hassan does well to jam it back to the bowler. |
| 14.5 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Bilal Hassan, Oh, dear! How has that missed the stumps? Takes pace off and bowls it on a fullish length on middle and leg. It is the cutter that stays low and goes an inch or so over the leg stump as Bilal Hassan misses the heave on the leg side once again. |
| 14.6 : Fazalhaq Farooqi to Bilal Hassan, Full and wide outside off, hit away off the toe end of the bat square on the off side for one. End of a sensational spell from Fazalhaq Farooqi as he ends with 5 for 9 in 4 overs. |
| 15.1 : Rashid Khan to Bilal Hassan, Excellent review! Looks dead straight but it has been reviewed immediately by Bilal Hassan. Quick and full from Rashid Khan and this is bowled on off stump. Bilal looks to block tentatively and gets hit on the pads. A huge appeal and the finger goes up. UltraEdge though shows that there was an outside edge and the onfield call is reversed. |
| 15.2 : Rashid Khan to Bilal Hassan, On the stumps, played away through the mid-wicket region for a couple of runs by Bilal Hassan. |
| 15.3 : Rashid Khan to Bilal Hassan, No run. |
| 15.4 : Rashid Khan to Bilal Hassan, No run. |
| 15.5 : Rashid Khan to Bilal Hassan, OUT! LBW! Bilal Hassan is hit on the pads for the upteenth time and the finger goes up for LBW. Rashid Khan just drags the length back, bowling it flatter around off and gets the googly to turn back in. |
| 0.0 : Henry Ssenyondo is the last man in for Uganda. |
| 15.6 : Rashid Khan to Henry Ssenyondo, OUT! TIMBER! Rashid Khan wraps up proceedings with a double whammy and Uganda are bundled out for just 58 runs here. Quicker through the air, floated up a bit fuller and around off stump. It is another googly from Rashid and the ball turns back in sharply. Henry Ssenyondo looks to defend off the front foot but the ball goes between bat and pad to castle into the stumps and Afghanistan beat Uganda by a massive 125 runs. |
| 0.0 : A comprehensive win for Afghanistan as they trump Uganda by 125 runs and start their campaign with a big win. Chasing 184 for the win, Uganda were in all sorts of trouble from the start as they were reduced to 18 for 5 inside the first five overs. Riazat Ali Shan and Robinson Obuya hung around for a while but once they were dismissed, the lower order fell like a pack of cards and Uganda were bundled out for just 58. For Afghanistan, Fazalhaq Farooqi was the star of the show with 5 wickets for 9 |
| Earlier in the game, Afghanistan were sent into bat first and they made 183 for 5 on the back of attacking 70s from Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz. The middle order could not keep the momentum once the openers were gone and they finished 20-30 runs short of the expected score. Cosmos Kyewuta and skipper Brian Masaba were the pick of the Ugandan bowlers as they snapped two wickets each and bowled economically. Uganda came back brilliantly with the ball but were not in the contest at all wi |
| Presentation Time.... |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi is the Player of the Match for his stellar five-wicket haul. He starts by thanking the Almighty and says that he has missed the hat trick a few times and will try to get it in the future. Adds that he tried to bowl a few balls into the wicket but then he tried to get used to the swing and later on tried to bowl the slower ones. Mentions that playing franchise cricket helps your overall game and you don't feel much pressure on the big stage. |
| Rashid Khan, the captain of Afghanistan says that this is the kind of start they wanted as a team and it is all about the mindset and applauds the openers and then praises the bowling as well. On captaincy, he says that it was a proud moment and reckons that it is about keeping things simple and giving his hundred percent. Adds that they have multiple options in different phases of play and if someone isn't having a good day, he can turn to others and even the batters and all-rounders, who make |
| Brian Masaba, the skipper of Uganda says that it was pretty special to see their flag and the national anthem at the World Cup. Shares that they had a lot of nerves going into the first game and will be better prepared for their next challenge. Mentions that Afghanistan got a pretty good start but credits his team on how they came back. Launds Afghanistan on their bowling and adds that they are a quality side. Ends by sharing that the team is hoping to bounce back in their next game against |
| Right then, that will be it from us for this contest. We hope you enjoyed the coverage. We have two more games coming up in less than 12 hours at the T20 World Cup. The first game will see England taking on Scotland in Barbados on Tuesday, 4th June at 8.00 pm IST (2.30 pm GMT). The second contest of the day will have Nepal facing on Netherlands in Dallas. That game will start at 9.00 pm IST (3.30 pm GMT). But you can join early for all the build-up. Until then, take care and cheers! |
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