Fazalhaq Farooqi's Five-For, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran Power Afghanistan To 125-Run Win Over Uganda
Afghanistan pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi produced a fiery spell after Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran's solid opening partnership to begin their T20 World Cup campaign with a comprehensive 125-run victory over debutants Uganda in Guyana. Kolkata Knight Riders opener Gurbaz (76 off 45 balls) and his partner Zadran's (70 off 46 balls) struck fluent fifties to register the second highest opening partnership (154) in the men's T20 World Cup as Afghanistan posted a challenging 183/5 after being asked to bat. Left-arm pacer Farooqi (5/9) then knocked the wind out of the Ugandan batting line up with his maiden five-wicket haul as the debutants were shot out for 58 in 16 overs.


