Uganda's 'jubilation' after reaching T20 World Cup

Uganda’s men’s cricket captain Brian Masaba has described the country reaching the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup for the first time as a “dream come true".

The team led by Masaba won five of their six qualifying games to secure a top-two finish in the Africa Region Qualifier and their spot at the 2024 T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA.

Masaba tells Sport Today’s Lee James how momentous this achievement is for the country, how playing against the best teams in the world will be the “stuff of dreams” and the impact he hopes it will have on Ugandan and African cricket.

Uganda, who are nicknamed the Cricket Cranes, will become the fifth different African nation to feature at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Image: The Ugandan men’s cricket team celebrate together after beating Rwanda by nine wickets in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Region Qualifier. (Photo courtesy of Cricket Uganda)