T20 World Cup results: Afghanistan thrash Uganda by 125 runs

Rahmanullah Gurbaz hit 76 from 45 balls and Ibrahim Zadran 70 off 46 in an opening stand of 154 to help Afghanistan post 183-5.Fazalhaq Farooqi took 5-9 - the fourth-best bowling figures at a men's T20 World Cup - with captain Rashid Khan and Naveen-ul-Haq taking two wickets each.Bruising World Cup debut for Uganda

The tone was set by Gurbaz and Zadran, with their mammoth opening stand the second-highest at a men's T20 World Cup after Jos Buttler and Alex Hales' 170 for England against India in the 2022 semi-final in Adelaide. But when Ronak Patel and Roger Mukasa fell to Farooqi in the opening over of their reply, the innings never really recovered.Later on Tuesday England and Scotland get their campaigns under way when they face each other in Bridgetown . The Netherlands take on Nepal in Grand Prairie, Texas at 16:30."It was the kind of start we wanted as a team. It does not matter who we play, it is about the mindset.

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