Afghanistan thrash debutants Uganda by 125 runs

Afghanistan 183-5 (20 overs): Gurbaz 76 (45), Zadran (46)

Uganda 58 (16 overs): Farooqi 5-9, Naveen 2-4, Rashid 2-12

Afghanistan triumph by 125 runs

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Afghanistan opened their T20 World Cup run pinch a convincing 125-run triumph complete Uganda successful Guyana.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz deed 76 from 45 balls and Ibrahim Zadran 70 disconnected 46 successful an opening guidelines of 154 to thief Afghanistan station 183-5.

In reply, tourney debutants Uganda were skittled retired for conscionable 58 successful 16 overs.

Fazalhaq Farooqi took 5-9 - nan champion bowling figures astatine a men's T20 World Cup - pinch skipper Rashid Khan and Naveen-ul-Haq taking 2 wickets each.

Just 2 Uganda batters reached double figures, pinch Robinson Obuya top-scorer pinch 14.

The 7 wides and 2 leg-byes meant extras vanished arsenic 3rd top-scorer pinch nine.

This was a reliable preamble to nan T20 World Cup for Uganda, pinch nan 125-run shortage nan third-largest separator of conclusion successful nan competition's history.

The reside was group by Gurbaz and Zadran, pinch their mammoth opening guidelines nan second-highest astatine a men's T20 World Cup aft Jos Buttler and Alex Hales' 170 for England against India successful nan 2022 semi-final successful Adelaide.

Uganda did decorativeness nan innings strongly, taking 5 wickets for 31 runs successful nan last six overs, pinch skipper Brian Masaba and accelerated bowler Cosmas Kyewuta taking 2 wickets each.

But erstwhile Ronak Patel and Roger Mukasa fell to Farooqi successful nan opening complete of their reply, nan innings ne'er really recovered.

Obuya and Ali Shah, who deed 11 from 34 balls, showed immoderate guidance but it was obscurity adjacent enough.

Later connected Tuesday England and Scotland get their campaigns nether measurement erstwhile they look each different successful Bridgetown (15:30 BST). The Netherlands return connected Nepal successful Grand Prairie, Texas astatine 16:30.

Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan: "It was nan benignant of commencement we wanted arsenic a team. It does not matter who we play, it is astir nan mindset.

"The difficult activity we person done successful nan past fewer weeks, nan measurement nan openers started and nan measurement our bowlers bowled - it was a awesome wide squad effort."

Uganda skipper Brian Masaba: "Pretty typical infinitesimal for us, proceeding our nationalist anthem and seeing our emblem astatine nan World Cup. Something I will cherish for nan remainder of my life.

"First crippled astatine nan World Cup, batch of nerves. Good to get that retired of nan way. We will look to travel retired and play amended adjacent game."