The T20 World Cup 2024 is going to be an absolute thriller this time, as for the first time ever, 20 teams are participating and competing against each other to win the T20 World Cup trophy. With 20 teams taking part in this mega event for the first time. There are also many emerging teams that we will see.
Take a look at a 3 emerging teams, who are certainly less known for now but have the potential to challenge any big teams.
3 Less popular teams to watch for in T20 World Cup 2024
United States of America
The USA has certainly emerged as the team to watch, as the team have been performing really well in the last few T20 series. Recently, the USA also beat Bangladesh in a T20I game.
On the other hand, they are playing on their backyard as they are hosting the T20 World Cup games. Which indicates that no team can understand the conditions better than them. Since it is their first time playing, it will be interesting to see how the tournament goes for this team.
Nepal
Nepal is indeed a dark horse team, with the potential to defeat any top cricket teams in the world. It wouldn’t be a big surprise if they managed to upset a few. Nepal has consistently shown its potential. With players like Deepinder Singh Airee and Rohit Paudel, the team has star players.
First played in the 2014 T20 World Cup, they achieved success over Hong Kong and Afghanistan. There is no doubt that we may witness some impressive performances from this side in the upcoming T20 world cup.
Uganda
Like the USA and Nepal, Team Uganda could also make an impact in the upcoming tournament. It will be a historic outing for them as they will participate for the first time in a major cricket tournament and will aim to play high-quality cricket.
Also, they will be riding high on confidence, having beaten Zimbabwe in the T20 World Cup qualifiers last year. With players like Dinesh Nakrani and Henry Ssenyondo, who are well-known all-rounders from Uganda, they will look to construct good performances and challenge other top teams.
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