Uganda Players Celebrate Their First T20 World Cup Win With Special Victory Dance, Video Goes Viral- WATCH
Uganda Victory Dance: Uganda celebrated their first-ever win in T20 World Cup with a special dance, the video of which has gone viral on social media.
Uganda Victory Dance, T20 World Cup 2024: Uganda etched a moment in cricket history for themselves after they beat Papua New Guinea (PNG) in Providence, Guyana to taste their first-ever win in T20 World Cup history. To celebrate the momentous occasion, the players broke into a dance after their impressive performance which was captured on camera, with the video making its way on social media soon after.
Even though Uganda had faced a 125-run defeat to Afghanistan in their first match of the competition, they delivered a superb bowling performance to bowl PNG out for 77. They had their hiccups in their run chase but eventually managed to reach their target 7 wickets down and 10 balls to spare after which the players celebrated with a dance in circles, clearly elated with what they had managed to achieve.
Take a look at the viral video here:
Uganda captain - Pretty special win for us, first win at the World Cup. Doesn't get more special than this. Super proud of this group of guys, put in the work, to get a win for their country at the World Cup is very special. It's been quite a journey, 3-4 years of very hard work… pic.twitter.com/VeBafCRVbb
— Nibraz Ramzan (@nibraz88cricket) June 6, 2024
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Riazat Ali Shah Stars For Uganda In Historic Win
For Uganda, it was Riazar Ali Shah who shone with the bat. The batter soaked in the pressure and scored 33 off 56 balls to help his side get over the line after a bowling performance led by Frank Nsubuga (2/4 off 4 overs), Juma Miyagi (2/10 off 4 overs) and Cosmas Kyewuta (2/17) kept bowled PNG out for 77. For PNG, Hiri Hiri top-scored with 15 off 15 and Alei Nao (2/16 off 4 overs) finished as the top wicket-taker but it wans't enough for them to end up on the winning side.