Uganda scored 40 in 18.4 overs, where as New Zealand scored 41/1 in 5.2 overs.
So, finally New Zealand beat Uganda by nine wickets.
Tim Southee (3/4) and Trent Boult (2/7) set up New Zealand’s commanding nine-wicket victory over Uganda in Trinidad.
The duo’s new-ball burst pushed Uganda to the second-lowest total in T20 World Cup history.
New Zealand then quickly chased down the target inside the powerplay despite losing Finn Allen early.
Where was the game won?
Inside the powerplay.
Trent Boult and Tim Southee are renowned for their new-ball spells, particularly when conditions favor seam and swing bowling.
Boult set the tone with a double-wicket opening over, and Southee maintained the pressure with regular strikes.
Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, and Lockie Ferguson also contributed significantly.
Uganda
Powerplay: Bamboozled by swing and seam
Phase score: 9/3 (RR: 1.50; 4s/6s: 1/0)
It took just three deliveries for Boult to find his rhythm, trapping Simon Ssesazi with his famous inswinger and then cleaning up Robinson Obuya next ball with another sharp indipper.
Southee had to wait until his second over for his first breakthrough, catching Alpesh Ramjani on the shuffle to get the left-hander LBW.
Ronak Patel and Kenneth Waiswa managed to negotiate the rest of the powerplay, but runs came at a trickle as neither batter felt comfortable against the moving ball.
Middle overs: Southee and spinners keep the heat on
Phase score: 20/4 (RR: 2.22; 4s/6s: 1/0)
The introduction of spin just after the powerplay ended Patel’s desperate resistance as Mitchell Santner got one to grip and turn, finding the edge which was sharply caught by Devon Conway.
In the next over, Lockie Ferguson’s first, Waiswa was cleaned up by sheer pace.
If the initial overs were a trial by seam and swing, the middle phase saw enough turn and extra bounce to challenge Uganda’s inexperienced batters.
Part-time spinner Rachin Ravindra took two wickets as the innings continued to stagnate without any momentum.
Death overs: Southee misses out on a hat-trick
Phase score: 11/3 (RR: 3.01; 4s/6s: 1/0)
Tim Southee returned in the final overs to strike twice in two balls but missed out on a hat-trick.
First to go was wicket-keeper Fred Achelam, who was Uganda’s second-highest run-scorer.
After Southee’s twin strikes, Santner returned to close out the innings with eight balls remaining.
New Zealand
Powerplay: Game, set, and match
Phase score: 41/1 (RR: 7.69; 4s/6s: 5/0)
Following the blistering finishes by Australia and England in their low chases, New Zealand’s chase seemed more measured in comparison.
Despite Uganda’s bowlers maintaining fairly accurate lines, the wicket of Finn Allen came from a down-the-legside strangle.
Devon Conway struck a few punchy boundaries on both sides of the wicket and finished the game with a flourish, hitting successive boundaries.
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