ICC Men's T20 World Cup Match 32 - New Zealand too good for Uganda

New Zealand beat Uganda by 9 wickets, in the Group C Match 32 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad today.

Match Summary

Uganda: 40 (18.4)

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Simon Ssesazi-0.3 ov), 2-1 (Robinson Obuya-0.4 ov), 3-2 (Alpesh Ramjani-3.4 ov), 4-10 (Ronak Patel-6.5 ov), 5-15 (Kenneth Waiswa-7.5 ov), 6-23 (Riazat Ali Shah-11.2 ov), 7-26 (Dinesh Nakrani-13.3 ov), 8-39 (Fred Achelam-17.3 ov), 9-39 (Juma Miyagi-17.4 ov), 10-40 (Cosmas Kyewuta-18.4 ov)

New Zealand: 41-1 (5.2)

Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Finn Allen-4.2 ov)

SCORECARD

Match Highlights

Asked to bat, Uganda got bundled out for just 40, in response, New Zealand chased the target inside six overs.

Uganda had another forgettable outing with the bat in the tournament as they failed to score big. None of their batters go past the 12-run mark as New Zealand bowlers were all over them.

Tim Southee was the pick of the bowlers with his figures of three for four, Trent Boult, Mitchell Santner and Rachin Ravindra bagged two wickets each while Lockie Ferguson grabbed on. Based on the collective effort with the bat, they bundled out opposition for just 40 runs.

In the chase, New Zealand lost Fin Allen early but Devon Conway (22 not out:15b, 4x4) batted well to take his team home with nine wickets in hand.

Match Stats

Playing XIs

New Zealand: Devon Conway(wicketkeeper), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson(captain), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson

Uganda: Ronak Patel, Simon Ssesazi, Robinson Obuya, Riazat Ali Shah, Alpesh Ramjani, Dinesh Nakrani, Kenneth Waiswa, Brian Masaba(captain), Fred Achelam(wicketkeeper), Juma Miyagi, Cosmas Kyewuta

 

Match Details

Toss: New Zealand, elected to field

Venue: Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad

Start time: 1230 hrs GMT

Match officials: Paul Reiffel, Richard Illingworth (On-field Umpires); Kumar Dharmasena  (TV Umpire); Ahsan Raza (Reserve umpire); David Boon (Match Referee)