West Indies dismiss Uganda for lowest ever T20 World Cup total

Akeal Hosein became the first West Indies bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a men’s T20 World Cup   

Uganda equalled the record for the lowest total at a men’s T20 World Cup when they were skittle out for just 39 in a 134-run loss to West Indies in a Group C match played at Guyana on Saturday.

The tournament debutants were all out in just 12 overs to match the Netherlands’ total against Sri Lanka in 2014 and fall to the second-largest margin of defeat in the tournament’s history.

Left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein took a career-best 51/1 to become the first West Indies bowler to take a five-wicket haul at a men’s T20 World Cup.

Johnson Charles earlier top-scored with 44 from 42 balls (4 fours, 2 sixes) and Andre Russell hit a rapid unbeaten 30 from 17 (6 fours), as West Indies posted 173-5.

West Indies stay second in Group C with two wins from two, behind leaders Afghanistan on net run-rate. Uganda are third with two points from three matches. This has been an up-and-down tournament for Uganda, with the joy of victory over Papua New Guinea sandwiched between two heavy defeats.

West Indies already look set for a place in the knockout stages, with the scale of this win giving them a hefty net run-rate advantage over the teams below them. Afghanistan’s run-rate is even higher, meaning bottom side New Zealand will likely need to win their remaining three matches convincingly to have a chance of a top-two finish. West Indies face New Zealand next in Trinidad on Wednesday while Uganda play the Black Caps at the same venue on Friday.

Scores: 

West Indies 173-5 (20) (Johnson Charles 44, Nicholas Pooran 22, Rovman Powell 23, Sherfane Rutherford 22, Andre Russell 30*, Brian Masaba 2/31)

Uganda 39 (12) (Juma Miyagi 13*, Akeal Hosein 5/11, Alzari Joseph 2/6)