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Afghanistan vs Uganda Predicted Playing 11: Afghanistan will kickstart their T20 World Cup campaign with a crucial match against Uganda on Tuesday (June 4).
The two teams will lock horns at the Providence Stadium in Guyana in the Group C encounter.
Afghanistan do have a strong squad as the Asian team will be hoping to take the next step in the ICC tournaments. On the other hand, new boys Uganda made history by qualifying for their first-ever ICC tournament and will be keen to make a mark in it.
Afghanistan vs Uganda – T20 World Cup 2024 Schedule
Date: Tuesday (June 4) in India, Monday (June 3) local time.
Time: 6 am IST on Tuesday in India, 8:30 pm local time
Although Afghanistan have a bigger pedigree in international cricket, Uganda is making strides fast. They were the team who ousted Zimbabwe from the qualifiers and were superb in the tournament. Afghanistan does have a strong team and the likes of Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan will have to be at their best self for this match.
For Uganda, it will be more of a learning curve at the biggest stage, but they would fancy their chance to cause an upset. Players like Robinson Obuya, Roger Mukasa had a decent outing in the warm-ups, and they would need to replicate that in the main tournament.
AFG vs UGA H2H Record
This will be the first meeting between these two nations in international cricket.
Afghanistan vs Uganda Playing 11: AFG vs UGA Predicted Lineup
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran are set to open the batting, while the likes of Azmatullah Omarzai and Mohammad Nabi will have crucial all-round responsibilities. Noor Ahmad is likely to start ahead of Mujeeb, while Naveen and Farooqi are the likely frontline pacers.
Robinson Obuya is set to play for Uganda after his batting display in the warm-up match. The role of Brian Masaba as captain will be huge, while players such as Alpesh Ramjani, Riazat Ali Shah will have to step up.
Afghanistan Probable XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (c), Karim Janat, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Uganda Probable XI: Ronak Patel, Robinson Obuya, Alpesh Ramjani, Roger Mukasa, Riazat Ali Shah, Brian Masaba (c), Fred Achelam, Dinesh Nakrani, Cosmas Kyewuta, Juma Miyagi, Bilal Hassan
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Story first published: Monday, June 3, 2024, 8:13 [IST]
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