West Indies scored 173/5 in 20 overs, where as Uganda scored 39 in 12 overs.
So, finally West Indies beat Uganda by 134 runs.
Akeal Hosein flummoxed Uganda batters with arm balls on his way to his best-ever T20 figures of 5 for 11 as West Indies recorded a thumping 134-run win over Uganda.
The debutant side at the showpiece event was brought crashing down after their highs of their first-ever World Cup win over PNG from three days ago.
Uganda were bundled out for 39 – the joint-lowest total in men’s T20 World Cup history.
This win gives West Indies a crucial NRR boost as they attempt to match Afghanistan’s gallop in Group C.
The result is also a dent on New Zealand’s Super Eights aspirations, who have lost the only game they’ve played so far and have a severely negative NRR.
Where was the game won?
Power Play.
Hosein started Uganda’s procession, picking a wicket in each of his three overs in the Power Play.
Romario Shepherd and Andre Russell caused some damage too, leaving Uganda five down by the end of the Power Play and with no real way back from there.
The Power Play difference
| Parameters | West Indies | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| Runs | 54 For 1 | 22 For 5 |
| RR | 9 | 4.4 |
| 4s/6s | 6 and 3 | 3 and 0 |
West Indies
Power Play: King falls but WI keep up fast start
Phase score – 54/1 [RR: 9.00, 4s/6s: 6/3]
The hosts kicked off with a 15-run third over, as openers Johnson Charles and Brandon King hit three fours off medium-pacer Juma Miyagi.
Charles enjoyed a reprieve when he was dropped at mid-on, but King wasn’t as lucky.
Alpesh Ramjani conceded 12 runs but also bowled King with a quick delivery that crashed into the stumps.
Nicholas Pooran then came out swinging, ensuring West Indies finished the Power Play with a solid score.
Middle-overs: Uganda use spin to slow the progress
Phase score – 70/2 [RR: 7.78, 4s/6s: 3/4]
Uganda’s veteran spinner Frank Nsubuga and captain Brian Masaba bowled in tandem to slow things down.
Charles and Pooran took 10 off Nsubuga’s first over, but the spinners restricted the next two overs to just 11 runs before Pooran fell trying to accelerate.
Rovman Powell came out aggressively, adding 15 runs in the 11th over to push West Indies past 100.
Masaba continued to rely on spin and found success when left-arm spinner Dinesh Nakrani ended Charles’s innings on 44 off 42 balls.
Death-overs: Final over breaks Uganda’s resolve
Phase score – 49/2 [RR: 9.80, 4s/6s: 7/0]
Uganda bowled well, not conceding a single six in this period, but their efforts were marred by an 18-run final over.
Masaba began the death overs with an excellent over, giving away only four runs and dismissing Powell.
Andre Russell struggled initially, but Cosmos Kyewuta and Juma Miyagi bowled effectively until the final over.
Kyewuta’s full and wide deliveries to Russell were met with a mix of power and luck, as Russell hit three fours off edges.
West Indies finished with a robust 173/5.
Uganda
Power Play: WI wipe out half the side
Phase score – 22/5 [RR: 4.40, 4s/6s: 3/0]
Hosein initiated Uganda’s downfall with an LBW dismissal of Brian Musaka on the second ball of the chase.
He then trapped Alpesh Ramjani leg before in his next over.
Rovman Powell brought Hosein back for a third Power Play over, yielding another wicket.
Romario Shepherd and Andre Russell added to the damage, leaving Uganda five down with no hope of recovery.
Middle-overs: Uganda flummoxed further by Hosein
Phase score – 17/5 [RR: 2.83, 4s/6s: 0/0]
Hosein continued his spell, taking two more wickets.
He cleaned up Dinesh Nakrani with a turning delivery and completed his fifer by trapping Kenneth Waiswa LBW.
His figures of 5 for 11 are the best-ever by a West Indian in T20 World Cup history.
Uganda’s batters crumbled, all falling for single-digit scores as Alzarri Joseph and Gudakesh Motie quickly mopped up the tail.
Uganda was all out for 39, tying the lowest total in men’s T20 World Cup history.
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