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Uganda celebrate their historic T20 World Cup victory
In a historic moment for Uganda cricket the country recorded their first-ever win in a T20 World Cup when they defeated Papua New Guinea (PNG) in a Group C match played at Providence on Wednesday. It was also Uganda’s first victory against PNG.
The win was set up by their bowlers who bundled out PNG for 77. The run chase was not straightforward by any means. On a slow pitch, Uganda struggled against the PNG pacers losing four wickets in the powerplay.
When Assad Vala removed Dinesh Nakrani for a duck, Uganda were tottering at 26/5 in the seventh over. That was when Riazat Ali Shah and Juma Miyagi joined hands to stitch a crucial 35-run stand. They batted sensibly and risk-free cricket before a run-out separated them. Riazat top-scored with 33 off 56 balls. He got out with three needed to win but his knock turned out to be the difference. PNG put on a spirited bowling effort, but they conceded 15 wides and dropped a couple of catches as well which proved too costly in a low-scoring
encounter.
Scores:
PNG 77 (19.1) (Hiri Hiri 15, Alpesh Ramjani 2/17, Cosmas Kyewuta 2/17, Juma Miyagi 2/10, Frank Nsubuga 2/4)
Uganda 78-7 (18.2) (Riazat Ali Shah 33, Alei Nao 2/16, Norman Vanua 2/19)
