West Indies dismiss Uganda for just 39 to seal huge win

Cricket World Cup, Group C (Guyana)

West Indies 173-5 (20 overs): Charles 44 (42), Russell 30 (17); Masaba 2-31

Uganda 39 (12 overs): Hosein 5-11, Joseph 2-6

West Indies triumph by 134 runs

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Uganda equalled nan grounds for nan lowest full astatine a men's T20 World Cup aft they were skittled retired for conscionable 39 successful a 134-run nonaccomplishment to West Indies successful Guyana.

The tourney debutants were each retired successful conscionable 12 overs to lucifer nan Netherlands' full against Sri Lanka successful 2014 and autumn to nan second-largest separator of conclusion successful nan tournament's history.

Left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein took a career-best 5-11 to go nan first West Indies bowler to return a five-wicket haul astatine a men's T20 World Cup.

Johnson Charles earlier top-scored pinch 44 from 42 balls and Andre Russell deed a accelerated unbeaten 30 from 17, including six fours, arsenic West Indies posted 173-5.

West Indies enactment 2nd successful Group C pinch 2 wins from two, down leaders Afghanistan connected nett run-rate. Uganda are 3rd pinch 2 points from 3 matches.

This has been an up-and-down tourney for Uganda, pinch nan joyousness of triumph complete Papua New Guinea sandwiched betwixt 2 dense defeats.

Their bowlers merit immoderate in installments for preventing immoderate West Indies batter from cutting loose, but their batting limitations were severely exposed.

Number 9 Juma Miyagi, who deed an unbeaten 13, was nan only subordinate to scope double figures and look much than 10 balls, pinch extras associated top-scorer pinch five.

West Indies already look group for a spot successful nan knockout stages, pinch nan standard of this triumph giving them a hefty nett run-rate advantage complete nan teams beneath them.

Afghanistan's run-rate is moreover higher, meaning bottommost broadside New Zealand will apt request to triumph their remaining 3 matches convincingly to person a chance of a top-two finish.

West Indies look New Zealand adjacent successful Trinidad connected Wednesday while Uganda play nan Black Caps astatine nan aforesaid venue connected Friday.

West Indies skipper Rovman Powell: "That past crippled we were a small spot level truthful coming into this crippled we conscionable wanted to amended arsenic a team. I deliberation we're up to 70-80% now.

"It's bully to spot guys getting performances nether their belts because moving guardant it's going to get tougher."

Player of nan lucifer Akeal Hosein: "I needed this. In nan nets and successful nan erstwhile bid we've played I felt nan shot was coming retired nicely but I conscionable wasn't getting nan rewards."

Uganda skipper Brian Masaba: "It's a very steep learning curve for us, particularly successful nan batting department. We person to study from this acquisition and understand what we request to do to support ourselves successful nan game."