Afghanistan produced a dominant bowling and batting performance to thrash debutants Uganda by 125 runs in the T20 World Cup (WC) in Guyana on Tuesday.
Afghanistan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran laid the foundations for the win with an opening stand of 154 in Afghanistan’s 183-5.
Left-arm seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi dazzled with five wickets for just nine runs as Uganda were skittled for 58 in 16 overs.
“It was the kind of start we wanted as a team,” Afghanistan Captain Rashid Khan said. “It does not matter who we play, it is about the mindset.