Uganda defeated Papua New Guinea by three wickets in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. In this match, all the players from Uganda performed very well and played an important role in their team’s victory. Uganda captain Brian Masaba is also very happy with his team’s performance. After winning the match against Papua New Guinea, Brian Masaba made a big statement about his team.

Let us tell you, batting first against Uganda, Papua New Guinea was all out for 77 runs. Captain Brian Masaba bowled very well and took one wicket for 17 runs in four overs. He took the wicket of Chad Soper in this match. After the match, Uganda captain Brian Masaba said that this is a huge achievement for Uganda. According to him, being in the World Cup is one thing and winning the match is a completely different thing.

In the press conference after the match against Papua New Guinea, Brian Masaba said, ‘Yes, this is a very big thing for Uganda. This is also a big achievement for Ugandan cricket. Being in the World Cup is one thing but winning matches in it is a very different thing. But this is just the beginning.’

Our fans must have been very happy with this: Brian Masaba

Chasing the target, Uganda achieved the target of 78 runs in 18.2 overs by losing 7 wickets. Riazat Ali Shah played a valuable innings of 33 runs from the team’s side and played an important role in his team’s victory. According to Brian Masaba, Ugandan cricket fans will also be very happy that their team has won.

Brian Masaba further said, ‘This will be a big thing for all the fans too. All the fans have come from one end to the other to watch the match and I hope that they too would have been very happy with our performance. I can say that we did better than what they expected from us. It is 5:30 in the morning in Uganda right now and all the fans would also be waking up early in the morning to watch the match. This is really a very special thing for all of us. We would like to perform like this in the upcoming matches as well.’