{"id":295573,"date":"2023-11-30T16:25:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=295573"},"modified":"2023-11-30T16:25:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:25:28","slug":"cricket-minnows-qualify-for-the-t20-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/%d1%81ricket\/cricket-minnows-qualify-for-the-t20-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket minnows qualify for the T20 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"
Uganda will be rubbing shoulders with the likes of Jos Buttler and Glenn Maxwell\u00a0 after securing its place in a global cricket tournament for the first time after beating Rwanda in African qualifying for next year’s T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n
The country of 50 million in East Africa got into the expanded 20-team competition, being co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States in June, at the expense of Zimbabwe – an established cricketing nation.<\/p>\n
Uganda defeated Zimbabwe by five wickets on Sunday for its first ever win over a Full Member team in a T20 international, and followed that up by dismissing Rwanda for 65 then reaching its target in 8.1 overs in Windhoek, Namibia.<\/p>\n
‘It is pretty surreal,’ Uganda captain Brian Masaba said.<\/p>\n
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Uganda have qualified for the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup next year<\/p>\n
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The African nation have qualified at the expense of Zimbabwe for the tournament<\/p>\n
‘I can’t put words to the emotions we are feeling now as a team. It’s massive for Ugandan cricket and huge for African cricket, especially, for a country like Uganda to make it to the World Cup.’<\/p>\n
Namibia has also advanced through African qualifying to complete a lineup of teams that also contains Oman, Nepal, Papua New Guinea and Canada. The United States qualifies through being a host country.<\/p>\n
Uganda has been an associate member of the ICC since 1998 but does not have test or ODI status.<\/p>\n
Host nations: United States, West Indies<\/p>\n
Top 8 from 2022 T20 World Cup: Australia, England, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka<\/p>\n
Next two highest-ranked nations: Afghanistan, Bangladesh<\/p>\n
Europe Qualifier: Ireland, Scotland<\/p>\n
East Asia\/Pacific Qualifier: Papua New Guinea<\/p>\n
Americas Qualifier: Canada<\/p>\n
Asia Qualifier: Nepal, Oman<\/p>\n
Africa Qualifier: Namibia, Uganda<\/p>\n