Afghanistan will kick off their T20 World Cup campaign against Uganda at the Providence Stadium, Guyana on Tuesday. The Afghan team has all the experience at the T20 level and they will look to make the most of it.
Afghanistan had won four out of their nine matches in the ODI World Cup 2023 and they will look to replicate the same show. In fact, legendary Brian Lara picked Afghanistan to make it to the semifinals of the T20I showpiece and when such a big player backs a team, the expectations always rise.
Rashid Khan, the Afghanistan captain, has proved his mettle in the best T20 leagues across the globe and he will look to get the best out of his players as a leader.
For Uganda, it will be about playing without any pressure and enjoying themselves on the field. There shouldn’t be any fear of failure for Cricket Cranes as they have already made themselves proud by qualifying for the big event.
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Najibullah Zadran needs five sixes to complete 100 maximums in T20Is.
Afghanistan’s veteran Mohammad Nabi needs eight fours to complete 150 boundaries in T20I format. Furthermore, he needs another seven wickets to complete 100 scalps.
Rashid Khan needs 97 runs to complete 500 runs in T20Is.
Gulbadin Naib requires nine sixes to complete 50 maximums in his T20I career.
Naveen ul Haq needs four wickets to reach 50 scalps in T20Is.
Uganda captain Brian Masaba needs 67 runs to complete 500 runs in T20Is.
Kenneth Waiswa needs seven wickets to reach 50 wickets in the T20I version.
Afghanistan Squad: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik
Uganda Squad: Brian Masaba (c), Simon Ssesazi, Roger Mukasa, Cosmas Kyewuta, Dinesh Nakrani, Fred Achelam, Kenneth Waiswa, Alpesh Ramjani, Frank Nsubuga, Henry Ssenyondo, Bilal Hassun, Robinson Obuya, Riazat Ali Shah (vc), Juma Miyaji, Ronak Patel.
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