Dubai, Dec 1:
Uganda will become only the fifth African nation to feature in a ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Withfive wins from their six games, Uganda have ensured a top-two finish inthe ICC men’s T20 World Cup Africa Region Qualifier and booked their tickets for the T20 World Cup 2024 in West Indies and USA. This will be their first-ever appearance in an ICC World Cup event.
Inthe qualifier, Uganda overcame Tanzania in their opening game by acomfortable margin of eight wickets. However, in the next game, abrilliant 4/17 from Namibian all-rounder David Wiese handed them asix-wicket defeat, an ICC report said.
The African side picked up in grand style,defeating the Test-playing Zimbabwe by five wickets. While skipper Sikandar Raza’s 48 not out starred for his side, Uganda’s bowling effort led byDinesh Nakrani (3/14), restricted the Chevrons to 136/7.
During the chase, the Cricket Cranes were guided by Riazat Ali Shah (42) and Alpesh Ramjani (40). They won with five wickets to spare in a major cricketing upset.
Lifted by this effort, the side then overcame Nigeria with ease. They followed up with a 33-run win over Kenya, tohave one foot into the T20 World Cup.
They ensured the same witha comfortable nine-wicket win over Rwanda. They rendered a top-notchbowling effort, which bowled out Rwanda for merely 65. The target wasthen chased down by the ninth over mark.
On the other hand, Zimbabwe, who suffered losses at the hands of Namibia and Uganda, missed out on the bus to the T20 event. The side had featured in the previous edition of the tournament, where they’d garnered a famous one-run win over Pakistan.
