Uganda Qualifies for 2024 T20 World Cup

Uganda created history by qualifying for the 2024 T20 World Cup. The United States and West Indies will host the upcoming tournament. It is the first time that this African nation has qualified for the senior ICC World Cup. In the final round of the T20 qualifying match in Africa, Uganda beat Rwanda by nine wickets. Uganda’s Alpesh Ramjani, Brian Masaba, Henry Ssenyondo and Dinesh Nakrani took two wickets each, making the win possible for their team. Uganda joined Nambia to become the second African team to qualify for the upcoming prestigious tournament. In total, twenty teams have qualified from around the world. The list of the qualifying teams is as follows: 

Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, England, India, Ireland, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Uganda, United States of America.

Securing the third position in the qualifying matches, Zimbabwe failed to qualify for the 2024 tournament. Uganda will become the fifth African nation to play in the T20 World Cup.

The T20 World Cup was first started in 2007 by the International Cricket Council. The tournament generally takes place every two years. It is called twenty20 or T20 because every team faces a maximum of 20 overs in a match. 

The 2022 T20 World Cup had sixteen teams competing against one another, of which England came out victorious. In the 2024 edition, there will be twenty teams divided into four groups. The tournament will take place from 4 June to 30 June.