ICC Men's T20 World Cup Match 18 - West Indies crush Uganda in Guyana

West Indies crushed Uganda by the huge margin of 134 runs, in the Group C fixture of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, at the Providence Stadium, in Guyana. 

Match Summary

West Indies: 173-5 (20)

Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Brandon King-4.3 ov), 2-76 (Nicholas Pooran-9.2 ov), 3-105 (Johnson Charles-12.4 ov), 4-125(Rovman Powell-15.3 ov), 5-140 (Sherfane Rutherford-17.3 ov)

Uganda: 39 (12)

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Roger Mukasa-0.2 ov), 2-8 (Simon Ssesazi-1.3 ov), 3-15 (Alpesh Ramjani-2.6 ov), 4-15 (Robinson Obuya-3.1 ov), 5-19 (Riazat Ali Shah-4.4 ov), 6-22 (Dinesh Nakrani-6.1 ov), 7-23 (Kenneth Waiswa-6.5 ov), 8-25 (Brian Masaba-7.4 ov), 9-34 (Cosmas Kyewuta-10.6 ov), 10-39 (Frank Nsubuga-11.6ov)

SCORECARD

Match Highlights

West Indies skipper Rovman Powell won the toss and opted to bat first.

The Powerplay saw Brandon King and Johnson Charles step up the scoring rate before King was out to the left-arm spinner Alpesh Ramjani.

This brought Nicholas Pooran to the crease, who hit two sixes early on in his innings.

Uganda’s Frank Nsubuga and Brian Masaba bowled with control and discipline, the latter also accounting for Pooran, but the West Indies batters made the most of the odd bad ball and dispatched a number of boundaries in the middle overs.

Uganda had a big break when they dismissed big-hitting Powell in the 16th over.

Big hits from all-rounder Andre Russell helped West Indies add 45 runs in the final four overs.

In the run chase, West Indies were all over the Uganda batters with the ball early. Akeal Hosein led the charge with three wickets in his three overs, even as Romario Shepherd and Andre Russell were among wickets as well.

Akeal added fourth and fifth wickets in his remarkable spell during the seventh over, getting his first-ever T20I five-for in the process. Alzarri Joseph and Gudakesh Motie added their names to the wicket-pickers name in the coming overs, as Uganda batters found it tough in trying circumstances.

Uganda were bowled out for just 39 in 12 overs.

Match Stats

Playing XI

West Indies: Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran(wicketkeeper), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell(captain), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie

Uganda: Roger Mukasa, Simon Ssesazi(wicketkeeper), Robinson Obuya, Riazat Ali Shah, Alpesh Ramjani, Dinesh Nakrani, Juma Miyagi, Kenneth Waiswa, Brian Masaba (captain), Cosmas Kyewuta, Frank Nsubuga

 

Match Details

Toss: West Indies, elected to field

Venue: Providence Stadium, Guyana

Start time: 1230 hrs GMT

Match Officials: Kumar Dharmasena, Rashid Riaz (On-field Umpires); Adrian Holdstock (TV Umpire);Ahsan Raza (Reserve umpire); Javagal Srinath  (Match Referee)