Uganda have equalled the bottom rating ever recorded at a Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday, tumbling to 39 all out in opposition to the West Indies on the Windfall Stadium.
West Indies, who reached 173 for 5 after successful the toss and electing to bat gained by 134 runs, the second largest margin in T20 World Cup historical past. Nonetheless, West Indies – enjoying their ultimate sport in Guyana earlier than flying to Trinidad the place they meet New Zealand subsequent Wednesday – additionally struggled to time the ball on one other low, sluggish pitch.
Opener Johnson Charles prime scored with 44 from 42 balls hitting one mighty six and captain Rovman Powell hit one other on to the highest of the grand stand in his innings of twenty-two. Nonetheless, it was as soon as once more the highly effective Andre Russell (30 not out) who accelerated the scoring price by slashing 4 boundaries within the ultimate over.
Uganda had entered the heavyweight contest with wind of their sails after a stirring three-wicket win over Papua New Guinea gave the African nation their maiden victory on the T20 World Cup. Uganda recovered from 26 for five to succeed in PNG’s whole of 77 within the nineteenth over, sparking scenes of untamed celebration.
Nonetheless, in opposition to the may of West Indies, Uganda have been instantly in bother when Roger Mukasa fell lbw to Akeal Hosein off the second ball and a sorry procession then ensued. Russell bowled Robinson Obuya for six and Alzarri Joseph picked up a pair from his three overs whereas Juma Miyagi was the one batsman to succeed in double figures, scoring 13 from 20 deliveries.
The desultory Uganda whole of 30 equalled Netherlands 39 in opposition to Sri Lanka in 2014.
Left-arm spinner Hosein took 5 for 11 from his 4 overs after opening the bowling. “I believe I wanted this,” stated Hosein after accepting the man-of-the-match award. “Within the nets and within the earlier sequence I felt the ball was popping out good however I used to be simply not getting the rewards.”
Powell paid tribute to Hosein and stated his workforce have been seeking to enhance by 10 to fifteen% in every of their video games. “Final sport we have been flat so we simply wished to enhance as a workforce,” he stated. “When you’re enjoying at house the strain can typically get to you.”
Uganda’s cricket workforce is likely one of the minnows of this 12 months’s T20 World Cup match. Though there are data of Uganda fielding a world cricket workforce in a contest in opposition to an East Africa XI way back to 1914, that is their first time on cricket’s greatest stage.
The “Cricket Cranes” workforce have participated in six editions of the ICC World Cup qualifier match with out success. However within the 2023 Africa qualifier, they brought on a serious upset by inflicting a seven-wicket defeat of the much more established cricket nation Zimbabwe to qualify second (behind Namibia) for the 2024 World Cup.