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:
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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.