Afghanistan Thrash Uganda With Multiple Records: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Fazalhaq Farooqi Create History

Afghanistan started their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 campaign with a thumping victory against T20 World Cup debutant Uganda. During that night's match at Providence (Guyana), Afghanistan players set many great records in the T20 World Cup.

After Uganda chose to field first, Afghanistan openers' strong batting performances helped the Asian side manage the first innings total of 183/5 in 20 overs. In reply, Uganda were bundled out for only 58 runs, as Afghanistan won by 125 runs.

Article contents:

• Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s highest score for Afghanistan in T20 World Cup
• Two batters with 70+ runs in the same T20 World Cup innings
• 150+ runs opening partnership
• Uganda all-out for 58 runs
• Fazalhaq Farooqi recorded a fifer
• Afghanistan won by 125 runs

NOTE: All the stats are updated as of June 3, 2024.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz recorded the highest score for Afghanistan in T20 World Cup history; Ibrahim Zadran is in third place           

• With his 76 runs, Rahmanullah Gurbaz recorded the highest individual score by an Afghanistan batter in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup history. The previous record was 73 by Najibullah Zadran (vs New Zealand in Abu Dhabi in 2021).
• Ibrahim Zadran scored 70 runs against Uganda. Zadran is in third place on the list of the highest individual scores by an Afghanistan batter in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup history.

Two batters scored 70+ runs in the same innings  

• Both Afghanistan openers, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (76) and Ibrahim Zadran (70), scored 70 or more runs during the first innings against Uganda. It was the fifth time an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match experienced two 70+ scores in the same innings (all five times by both openers).  

150+ runs opening partnership  

• Afghan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran set up the 154-run partnership for the first wicket. It was the second-highest opening partnership in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup history. The record is a 170-run unbroken partnership between English cricketers Jos Buttler and Alex Hales against India at Adelaide during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 Semi-final.
• Meanwhile, the 154-run partnership of Gurbaz-Zadran became the fourth-highest partnership for any wickets in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup history.

Highest partnerships for any wicket in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup (Top 5)

Uganda recorded the fifth-lowest total in T20 World Cup history  

• With 58 all out, Uganda recorded the fifth-lowest completed total in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup history.

Lowest completed totals in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup (Top 5)

Fazalhaq Farooqi recorded a fifer  

• It was the best bowling performance by a left-arm pacer in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup history. The previous record was 3.4-0-10-5 by English left-arm pacer Sam Curran (vs Afghanistan at Perth in 2022).
• It was the second five-wicket haul by an Afghanistan bowler in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup history. Mujeeb Ur Rahman was the first Afghan bowler to record this, as the spinner had bowling figures 4-0-20-5 (vs Scotland at Sharjah in 2021).
• Those were the second-best bowling figures by a pacer in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup history. The record is 3-0-6-5 by Pakistan right-arm pacer Umar Gul (vs New Zealand at The Oval in 2009).
• Those were the second-best bowling figures by a left-arm bowler in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup history. The record is 3.3-2-3-5 by the Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Rangana Herath (vs New Zealand at Chattogram in 2014).
• Those were the fourth-best bowling figures in the history of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Best bowling figures in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup (Top 5)

Afghanistan won by 125 runs  

• Afghanistan recorded a 125-run win against Uganda. It was the fourth-largest victory (by runs) in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup history.

Largest victory margins by runs in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup (Top 5)