Uganda advances to the 2024 T20 World Cup
They will not participate in the major ICC events in 2024 and 2025 due to their ongoing bad performance in qualification competitions.sportzlanka
Zimbabwe was eliminated from the running, and Uganda, who defeated Rwanda in the final round of matches in the Africa leg of the qualifiers, joined Namibia in qualifying for the men’s T20 World Cup in 2024. Although Zimbabwe appears to be winning their last match against Nigeria, as soon as Uganda defeated Rwanda, it was game over for them.https://twitter.com/CricketUganda/status
Uganda completed their target in 8.1 overs after inviting Rwanda to bat and dismissed them for 65 in 18.5 overs. Uganda has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first country to qualify for a senior World Cup in any format.
As a result, Zimbabwe’s dismal World Cup qualifying record persisted. They were eliminated from consideration for the 2019 and 2023 ODI World Cups after failing to place in the top two of domestic qualifying events. Apart from that, Zimbabwe Cricket was suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) at the time for government meddling in cricket administration, so they were unable to compete in the 2021 T20 World Cup.
Although they advanced past the first round of the 2022 T20 World Cup, they finished last in the second round with just one victory in five games, preventing them from directly qualifying for the next T20 World Cup, which will be held in the West Indies and USA in June.Zimbabwe also missed out on qualifying for the 2025 Champions Trophy by failing to make it to the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Zimbabwe’s T20 World Cup qualifying campaign got off to a “embarrassingly bad” start against Namibia, losing by seven wickets, according to head coach Dave Houghton. Zimbabwe had to defeat all of their opponents to finish in the top two, providing Namibia won every game. However, after defeating Tanzania in their first game, they fell to Uganda by five wickets in their third game. This meant that they were no longer in control of their qualification, and Uganda’s victory over Rwanda cemented their elimination.
Sikandar Raza’s T20I captaincy has also started poorly. After being named captain following a 3-2 T20I series loss in Namibia in October, he guided an almost full-strength Zimbabwe team in the qualifiers, with Blessing Muzarabani back after recuperating from a fractured hand. The only first-team player missing was Brad Evans, who was sidelined due to shin splits.
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