| 0.0 : TOSS - New Zealand have won the toss and will BOWL first! |
| New Zealand (Playing XI) - Devon Conway (WK), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (C), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult. |
| Uganda (Playing XI) - Ronak Patel, Simon Ssesazi, Robinson Obuya, Riazat Ali Shah, Alpesh Ramjani, Dinesh Nakrani, Kenneth Waiswa, Brian Masaba (C), Fred Achelam (WK), Juma Miyagi, Cosmas Kyewuta. |
| The captain of New Zealand, Kane Williamson says that they will bowl first. Shares that they want to make first use of this fresh surface, which looks quite tacky. States that they try to pick the best playing XIÂ for every game and informs that they are going with the same team as the last game. Tells that it is frustrating not to go through and now it is about focusing on what is in front of them. With this being a new surface, it will be important to assess the conditions quickly. |
| Brian Masaba, the captain of Uganda says they are not happy with their batting in the last couple of games and have a chance to do well today. Informs Ronak Patel and Fred Achelam are back into the team. Feels that there is some moisture on the surface and it could help the bowlers with the rain around. |
| PITCH REPORT - Ian Smith is near the deck. He starts by informing that a fresh surface will be used for this game and that a slight breeze is blowing across the ground. Adds that 65 metres and 60 metres are the dimensions of the square boundaries with the straight boundary being 74 metres long. Carlos Brathwaite joins him and says that he likes the look of the surface first up. Tells that this strip is a lot barer and there is a spot around a good length that could trouble the batters. Reckons |
| We are moments away from the start of this Group C clash but before that, Kane Williamson and Brian Masaba will lead their respective sides out for the national anthems. It will be the national anthem of Uganda first followed by that of New Zealand. |
| Done with the national anthems and we are all set to go. The two umpires make their way out to the middle followed by Kane Williamson and his men. It will be Ronak Patel and Simon Ssesazi to open the innings for Uganda. Trent Boult has the new ball in hand and he is raring to go. The countdown is done and dusted. Off we go then... |
| 0.1 : Trent Boult to Ronak Patel, No run. |
| 0.2 : Trent Boult to Ronak Patel, Uganda are underway! A good-length ball, around off, swinging in. Patel looks to defend but splices his shot through point for a single. |
| 0.3 : Trent Boult to Simon Ssesazi, OUT! LBW! Trent Boult and a first-over wicket! Tell us a better story than this one! |
| 0.0 : Robinson Obuya comes in at number 3. |
| 0.4 : Trent Boult to Robinson Obuya, OUT! b Trent Boult. |
| 0.0 : Alpesh Ramjani walks out to face the hat-trick ball. |
| 0.5 : Trent Boult to Alpesh Ramjani, Ohh! Right on the money! Alpesh Ramjani had his heart in his mouth for a moment there! The outswinger, fuller and just outside off. Alpesh Ramjani manages to defend it out. |
| 0.6 : Trent Boult to Alpesh Ramjani, What a start for Trent Boult and the Kiwis! Alpesh Ramjani sees it out! A length ball, around off, little bit of movement this time. Alpesh Ramjani gets behind the line of the ball and blocks it. |
| 0.0 : It will be Tim Southee to operate from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Tim Southee to Ronak Patel, Expect some outswingers as Tim Southee steams in and bowls it full and outside off. Ronak Patel shoulders arms to it. |
| 1.2 : Tim Southee to Ronak Patel, The inswinger this time! A huge appeal for LBW but New Zealand feel there is an inside edge there! |
| 1.3 : Tim Southee to Ronak Patel, No run. |
| 1.4 : Tim Southee to Ronak Patel, Doing too much this time! Sprays it full and on middle and leg. Patel nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 1.5 : Tim Southee to Ronak Patel, Five dots by Southee! Beauty this one! A length ball, over the off pole. Patel looks to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 1.6 : Tim Southee to Ronak Patel, Leg bye! Tails in a length ball on the pads. Patel misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. It rolls to fine leg for a single. |
| 2.1 : Trent Boult to Ronak Patel, Touch fuller and swinging on middle, Patel defends it with his bat and pad together. |
| 2.2 : Trent Boult to Ronak Patel, It is more about survival right now for Ronak Patel and Uganda against Boult. A length ball on middle, nips back in sharply. Patel fails to defend and gets hit high on the pads. |
| 2.3 : Trent Boult to Ronak Patel, No run. |
| 2.4 : Trent Boult to Ronak Patel, Targets the stumps now! A hard-length delivery, around off, Patel on the front foot, makes a solid block again. |
| 2.5 : Trent Boult to Ronak Patel, Five dots now! Patel doing his best. Short of a length and on middle, stays a bit low. Patel tucks it late and close past his pads to square leg. |
| 2.6 : Trent Boult to Ronak Patel, How was that for a shout? Typical Boult appeal, he was sure and appeals. The umpire takes his time before raising his dreaded finger. Ronak Patel takes it upstairs. UltraEdge shows it is pad first! Ball Tracking shows the impact is outside the line. |
| 3.1 : Tim Southee to Alpesh Ramjani, No run. |
| 3.2 : Tim Southee to Alpesh Ramjani, This is top, top stuff from New Zealand! Uganda do not know what to do at the moment! They have no clue how to survive this fiery stuff! A length ball, around off, Alpesh Ramjani defends. |
| 3.3 : Tim Southee to Alpesh Ramjani, No run. |
| 3.4 : Tim Southee to Alpesh Ramjani, OUT! LBW! Now, Tim Southee gets the LBW appeal in his favour but Alpesh Ramjani thinks it is bat first. No, it is pad first, confirms UltraEdge! |
| 0.0 : Kenneth Waiswa is the new man in. |
| 3.5 : Tim Southee to Kenneth Waiswa, Too full and shaping outside off, Kenneth Waiswa looks to squeeze it out but gets an outside edge to the right of second slip. James Neesham dives and stops it. Just one run. |
| 3.6 : Tim Southee to Ronak Patel, A length ball, around off, Patel defends with an angled bat on the off side. |
| 4.1 : Trent Boult to Kenneth Waiswa, Trent Boult bowls a length ball, around off at 133.8 kph! Kenneth Waiswa stays back and defends it off the inner half of the bat on the deck. |
| 4.3 : Trent Boult to Kenneth Waiswa, No run. |
| 4.2 : Trent Boult to Kenneth Waiswa, Ohh, wow! There is something! That looks very close and New Zealand surely take it upstairs. |
| 4.4 : Trent Boult to Kenneth Waiswa, Beaten again! Shapes this one away from the right-hander, full and outside off, Kenneth Waiswa looks to push it but misses. |
| 4.5 : Trent Boult to Kenneth Waiswa, FOUR! FIrst boundary of the game! Trent Boult got this one wrong! Trent Boult bowls around the wicket, this is full and wide of off. Kenneth Waiswa leans and crunches it through covers for a boundary. |
| 4.6 : Trent Boult to Kenneth Waiswa, Comes back over the wicket! A length ball, close to the off pole but angling across Waiswa who tries to push with hard hands but gets beaten. |
| 5.2 : Tim Southee to Kenneth Waiswa, Drags the length back and bowls it in the channel on off, Kenneth Waiswa shuffles across a bit and keeps his bat close to the pad to defend it out on the off side. |
| 5.3 : Tim Southee to Kenneth Waiswa, No run. |
| 5.1 : Tim Southee to Ronak Patel, Shaping away a touch, on off, on a length, Ronak Patel stays rooted in the crease and pushes it wide of cover for a single. |
| 5.4 : Tim Southee to Kenneth Waiswa, Sees the batter shuffle a bit and attacks the stumps with a full delivery, Kenneth Waiswa gets his bat out in front of the pads and taps it to mid on. |
| 5.5 : Tim Southee to Kenneth Waiswa, At 128.7 kph, a bit fuller and in the corridor of off, Kenneth Waiswa walks across a bit and pokes at the delivery slightly but he is lucky not to nick this one behind. |
| 5.6 : Tim Southee to Kenneth Waiswa, Angling into the right-hander, on a short of a good length, Kenneth Waiswa gets behind the line of the ball nicely and tucks it past backward square leg for a single. At the end of the Powerplay, Uganda are struggling at 9/3, the lowest Powerplay score in all T20 World Cups. |
| 6.1 : Mitchell Santner to Kenneth Waiswa, 1 run. |
| 5.6 : First change of the game and it's Mitchell Santner to bowl now. |
| 6.2 : Mitchell Santner to Ronak Patel, No run. |
| 6.3 : Mitchell Santner to Ronak Patel, Now, this spins away to go past the outside edge. Slows it up nicely and gives the ball air, fuller and on off, Ronak Patel presses forward to smother the spin but the ball dips and turns away to beat the bat. |
| 6.4 : Mitchell Santner to Ronak Patel, No run. |
| 6.5 : Riazat Ali Shah is the new man in. |
| 6.6 : Mitchell Santner to Riazat Ali Shah, Wide! |
| Mitchell Santner to Riazat Ali Shah, Very full and it is on the off-stump line, Riazat Ali Shah covers the line of the ball and jams it out on the off side. |
| 6.5 : Mitchell Santner to Ronak Patel, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! A healthy edge and that has been expertly held by Devon Conway. End of Ronak Patel's vigil. |
| 0.0 :  No respite for Uganda as they'll face the speed of Lockie Ferguson now. |
| 7.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Kenneth Waiswa, FOUR! Confidently played! Lockie Ferguson hits the hard length from over the wicket, on middle, Kenneth Waiswa hangs back and rolls his wrists on the ball to whip it past backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 7.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Kenneth Waiswa, That could have gone anywhere! Goes into the wicket, on off, Kenneth Waiswa gets on his toes to stab it down the deck. Waiswa closes the bat face early and gets a leading edge that lobs and drops in front of Ferguson. |
| 7.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Kenneth Waiswa, Honing in at the stumps, on a short of a good length, Kenneth Waiswa moves across slightly and nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 7.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Kenneth Waiswa, Hurls it in full and around the sixth stump line, Kenneth Waiswa covers the off pole and watchfully leaves it all alone. |
| 7.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Kenneth Waiswa, OUT! CASTLED! Instant impact for Lockie Ferguson! Uganda have now lost half their side. Steams in from wide of the crease on that over-the-wicket angle and delivers it full with an upright seam, on off, Kenneth Waiswa plays outside the line of the ball as he looks to drive it past mid off. The ball nips back in to beat the inside edge and crashes into the off stump. |
| Dinesh Nakrani comes to the middle. |
| 7.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Dinesh Nakrani, No run. |
| 8.1 : Mitchell Santner to Riazat Ali Shah, No run. |
| 8.2 : Mitchell Santner to Riazat Ali Shah, And again! Much closer to the off-stump line, on a short length, on off, Riazat Ali Shah plays for the ball angling into him with the angle but it spins away to beat the outside edge. |
| 8.3 : Mitchell Santner to Riazat Ali Shah, 1 run. |
| 8.4 : Mitchell Santner to Dinesh Nakrani, Wide! |
| Mitchell Santner to Dinesh Nakrani,WIDE! Pulls the length back but gets the line wrong again, down leg, Dinesh Nakrani misses the tickle. Wide given. |
| Mitchell Santner to Dinesh Nakrani, Changes his angle and gets a bit of extra bounce this time, on a hard length, turning in, on middle, Dinesh Nakrani plays all around it and gets hit high on the thigh pad. |
| 8.5 : Mitchell Santner to Dinesh Nakrani, Slanting away, short and on off, Dinesh Nakrani punches it in front of square to the right of cover and gets to the other end. |
| 8.6 : Mitchell Santner to Riazat Ali Shah, At 87.7 kph, touch fuller and drifting in, on off, Riazat Ali Shah reads it well and gets his bat away from the line of the ball and lets it go. |
| 9.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Dinesh Nakrani, Tries a bit too hard to attack the stumps and strays on the pads, full in length, Dinesh Nakrani's head falls over on the off side slightly but does well to push it back to the bowler. |
| 9.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Dinesh Nakrani, No run. |
| 9.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Dinesh Nakrani, No run. |
| 9.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Dinesh Nakrani, Too straight from around the wicket, at the hips, on a hard length Dinesh Nakrani nudges it wide of square leg and rotates the strike. |
| 9.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Riazat Ali Shah, Good solid defence! This is full and angling in, just outside off, Riazat Ali Shah gets a good stride in and dead-bats it with a straight bat. |
| 9.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Riazat Ali Shah, Wide! |
| Lockie Ferguson to Riazat Ali Shah, Keeps it at the stumps, on a nagging length, Riazat Ali Shah gets on top of the bounce nicely and pushes it to point. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! Uganda are in all sorts of trouble at the halfway mark. They have lost half of their side but New Zealand have been so accurate that Uganda can't get rid of any pressure. However, Uganda need to show some intent if they are to get close to 100 runs. It will be hard but they have to get out of their shell and build some momentum. New Zealand on the other side will try and wrap things up as quickly as possible. |
| 10.1 : Mitchell Santner to Dinesh Nakrani, Flighted, full and around off, Dinesh Nakrani whips it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 10.2 : Mitchell Santner to Riazat Ali Shah, Goes very full and on the base of middle pole. Riazat Ali Shah blocks it out well. |
| 10.3 : Mitchell Santner to Riazat Ali Shah, Angles in a full ball on middle and it turns away. Riazat Ali Shah prods and defends it back on the deck. |
| 10.4 : Mitchell Santner to Riazat Ali Shah, No run. |
| 10.5 : Mitchell Santner to Riazat Ali Shah, This one comes with the arm, fuller and on middle, Riazat Ali Shah with soft hands tucks it to square leg for a single. |
| 10.6 : Mitchell Santner to Dinesh Nakrani, Tossed up full and on the pads. Dinesh Nakrani keeps it out on the leg side. Just two runs off the over. |
| 0.0 : Rachin Ravindra comes into the attack now. |
| 11.1 : Rachin Ravindra to Riazat Ali Shah, Rachin Ravindra starts with a full ball on off, Riazat Ali Shah pushes it to cover. |
| 11.2 : Rachin Ravindra to Riazat Ali Shah, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Rachin Ravindra gets one now. All the bowlers have a wicket to their name! Flatter, slanting around off and this one skids off the surface. Riazat Ali Shah rocks on the back foot to defend in front of his pads but gets a faint outside edge to Devon Conway who gobbles it up. |
| 0.0 : Who comes out now? |
| 11.3 : Rachin Ravindra to Brian Masaba, Tossed up full and around off, stays low off the surface. Brian Masaba punches it to cover. |
| 11.4 : Rachin Ravindra to Brian Masaba, Brian Masaba plays all over it! He shuffles across and Rachin Ravindra sticks with his fuller-length delivery, outside off. Brian Masaba looks to sweep but misses. He had his back foot outside the crease but eventually dragged it in on time. |
| 11.5 : Rachin Ravindra to Brian Masaba, Flat and around off, Brian Masaba goes back and chops it to point. |
| 11.6 : Rachin Ravindra to Brian Masaba, Two byes! Tossed up, full and on off, spins away. Brian Masaba gets his front leg across to sweep but misses and it goes through Conway's leg for a couple of free runs. |
| 12.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Dinesh Nakrani, Lockie Ferguson comes around the wicket and serves it on the pads. Dinesh Nakrani flicks aerially and to deep square leg for one. |
| 12.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Brian Masaba, No run. |
| 12.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Brian Masaba, Short in length and around off, awkward bounce on this one. Brian Masaba looks to defend but does so off the shoulder of the bat and to point. |
| 12.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Brian Masaba, Brian Masaba not able to play Lockie Ferguson here! Keeps the same length and gives this one a bit of angle, around off, Brian Masaba somehow defends it on the deck. |
| 12.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Brian Masaba, No run. |
| 12.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Brian Masaba, Just one run off the over. On a length and on top of off, skids off. Brian Masaba knocks it to cover. |
| 13.1 : Rachin Ravindra to Dinesh Nakrani, This is full and outside off, spins in sharply. Dinesh Nakrani defends it on the front foot. |
| 13.2 : Rachin Ravindra to Dinesh Nakrani, More turn! Spinners are enjoying the conditions! Tossed up, outside off and turns in. Dinesh Nakrani blocks it out. |
| 13.3 : Rachin Ravindra to Dinesh Nakrani, OUT! TAKEN! Glenn Phillips won't drop those! |
| 13.4 : Rachin Ravindra to Fred Achelam, No run. |
| 13.3 : Fred Achelam walks out to the middle. |
| 13.5 : Rachin Ravindra to Fred Achelam, Floated, full and outside off, Fred Achelam punches it to covers for a single. |
| 13.6 : Rachin Ravindra to Brian Masaba, A successful over from Rachin Ravindra! Tidy from him as he bowls this full and on off, Brian Masaba prods and blocks it out. |
| 14.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Fred Achelam, No run. |
| 14.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Fred Achelam, Wide! Extras have been the second highest run getter for Uganda. Short and down the leg side. Fred Achelam misses his flick. |
| Lockie Ferguson to Fred Achelam, On a back of a length delivery, around off. Fred Achelam gets on top of the bounce and plays it to point for one. |
| 14.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Brian Masaba, Lockie Ferguson hits the deck hard and goes short this time, around leg and Brian Masaba sits under it. |
| 14.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Brian Masaba, Mixes his length as Lockie Ferguson goes full and on middle, Brian Masaba does well to defend it. |
| 14.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Brian Masaba, Beaten on the outside edge! A length ball, outside off, no movement this time. Brian Masaba looks to punch but misses. |
| 14.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Brian Masaba, A dot to end the over! Gets it to nip back in late as Lockie Ferguson bowls on a length and outside off. Brian Masaba fails to connect twice in a row. |
| 15.1 : Rachin Ravindra to Fred Achelam, FOUR! Excellent shot! Rachin Ravindra tosses it up, full and outside off, Fred Achelam gets down nice and low and rolls his wrists nicely. Nails the sweep to the left of deep backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 15.2 : Rachin Ravindra to Fred Achelam, Tries to loop it but ends up serving a low full toss, on middle, drilled down to long on for a single by Fred Achelam. |
| 15.3 : Rachin Ravindra to Brian Masaba, Flat and short, on off, Brian Masaba gets into the position early and paddles it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 15.4 : Rachin Ravindra to Fred Achelam, No run. |
| 15.5 : Rachin Ravindra to Fred Achelam, A bit quicker and fuller as well, attacking the stumps, Fred Achelam walks right across his stumps and gets low to sweep it down to fine leg for a run. |
| 15.6 : Rachin Ravindra to Brian Masaba, This keeps low as this is short and outside off, Brian Masaba goes on the back foot and stays low with the bounce to knock it down to long on. Retains the strike with a single. Best over of the innings so far for Uganda, 8 runs off it. |
| 16.2 : Trent Boult to Brian Masaba, Swing and a miss! Fuller and angling in, outside off, Brian Masaba frees his arms and crouches to go over mid off but connects with thin air. |
| 16.3 : Trent Boult to Brian Masaba, Tailing back in sharply from wide of the crease on the around-the-wicket angle, on middle, Brian Masaba does enough to keep it out on the leg side. |
| 16.4 : Trent Boult to Brian Masaba, Changes his angle as he comes from over the wicket, on a back of a length, at the batter, Brian Masaba steers it down to deep third and gets to the other end. |
| 16.1 : Trent Boult to Brian Masaba, Comes back into the attack and beats the bat straight away. Steams in from around the wicket and lands it on a hard length, angling in, outside off, it kicks off the deck and zips past the bat as Brian Masaba pokes at it. |
| 16.5 : Trent Boult to Fred Achelam, Back to around the wicket now and it slants it back in, on a short of a good length, on off, Fred Achelam uses his feet and pushes it down to mid on. |
| 16.6 : Trent Boult to Fred Achelam, Hooping in, low full toss, on the pads, Fred Achelam clips it through backward square leg for just a single. |
| 17.1 : Tim Southee to Fred Achelam, Begins with a full delivery, in the channel on off, Fred Achelam extends his hands and tries to dab it on the off side but plays away from his body and gets beaten on the inside edge. |
| 17.2 : Tim Southee to Fred Achelam, Serves it on a good length, nipping back in, on off, Fred Achelam advances down the track and pats it to mid on. |
| 17.3 : Tim Southee to Fred Achelam, OUT! PLUMB IN FRONT! Tim Southee has his second wicket of the night! |
| 0.0 : Juma Miyagi is next to bat. |
| 17.4 : Tim Southee to Juma Miyagi, OUT! AS PLUMB AS IT CAN GET! Two in two for Tim Southee! A bit fuller and it nips back in off the deck from Southee, on off and middle, Juma Miyagi shuffles across a bit but plays all around it. The ball does not rise at all and it scoots through to beat the inside edge and raps Miyagi low on the front pad. The dreaded finger goes up again but Juma Miyagi reviews it. There is nothing on UltraEdge and it is three reds on Ball Tracking. Southee on a hat-trick n |
| Cosmas Kyewuta to face the hat-trick delivery! |
| 17.5 : Tim Southee to Cosmas Kyewuta, On the money but Cosmas Kyewuta sees it off! |
| 17.6 : Tim Southee to Cosmas Kyewuta, Keeps it full again, on middle, Cosmas Kyewuta pushes it in front of mid on and calls Brian Masaba through for a quick single. Uganda go past their lowest score in Men's T20 World Cups. |
| 18.1 : Mitchell Santner to Cosmas Kyewuta, Darts this one in, full and on the pads, Cosmas Kyewuta uses his feet and tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 18.2 : Mitchell Santner to Cosmas Kyewuta, No run. |
| 18.3 : Mitchell Santner to Cosmas Kyewuta, Big swing and a miss! Tosses it up, full and around off, Cosmas Kyewuta has a hack across the line but the ball dips on him and turns past the outside edge. |
| 18.4 : Mitchell Santner to Cosmas Kyewuta, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Straight to first slip and Mitchell Santner wraps it all up! Goes touch fuller and slanting in, on middle, Cosmas Kyewuta shapes up to work it away with the angle but takes the risk of playing against the turn. The ball spins away after pitching and catches the outside edge. It goes low and quickly to Daryl Mitchell who stays low to snaffle it. |
| 0.0 : A good toss to win you reckon for New Zealand. Bowling first, Trent Boult and Tim Southee had their tails up as with fresh seam and a lot of swing they troubled the Uganda batters from the word go. Trent Boult, typically in his style, struck twice in the first over. Uganada were 2 for 3 but it got worse for them as Mitchell Santner came into the attack and he too got a lot of purchase off the deck. Santner got one wicket in his first over while Lockie Ferguson too scalped one in his first |
| Tim Southee is in for a chat. He says that it was a trick surface and it was important to bring the stumps into play. Adds that there was plenty of offer for the bowlers if bowled in the right areas. Feels that sides that sides that are able to adapt quickly on such surfaces will be successful. Ends by saying that after a busy few months, it was nice to get a good little breather before the tournament. |
| There was no cessation for Uganda as they were facing the music from every bowler who stepped up. They were exposed to some fresh swing early on from Tim Southee and Trent Boult who ended with figures of (8-2-11-5) together and later the spin duo of Mitchell Santner and Rachin Ravindra who combined to take four wickets overall. It's a learning curve for Uganda who would have loved a better performance from their batters but looks like a heavy defeat is on the cards for them. New Zealand o |
| ...THE CHASE... |
| We are back. |
| 0.1 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Finn Allen, Starts well does Cosmas Kyewuta! Steams in from over the wicket and hits the hard length and gets a good lift off the surface, on off, Finn Allen sways away from the line of the ball and lets it go through. |
| 0.2 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Finn Allen, WIDE! New Zealand are underway with an extra! |
| Cosmas Kyewuta to Finn Allen, Leg bye! Shaping in again, around the pads, on a hard length, Finn Allen misses to help it away with the angle and gets it off the pads on the leg side for a leg bye. |
| 0.3 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Devon Conway, WIDE! Pitches it up but it swings beyond the tramline on off, Devon Conway shoulders arms. |
| Cosmas Kyewuta to Devon Conway, Leg bye! Half a shout for LBW but that looked to have pitched outside leg. With an upright seam, Cosmas rushes the batter on a hard length, on middle, Devon Conway is a bit tentative on the defence and gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball thuds his thigh pad and rolls wide of point for a leg bye. |
| 0.4 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Finn Allen, Lands it on a length, around off, Finn Allen does not move his feet much and extends his hands to knock it down to mid off. |
| 0.5 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Finn Allen, First run off the bat and Finn Allen is off the mark. This is on a back of a length, outside off, Finn Allen hangs back and plays it late as he guides it wide of backward point for one. |
| 0.6 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Devon Conway, FOUR! As classy as it gets! Angling away, on a length, on off, Devon Conway gets his weight on the front foot and lets his hands flow into the shot. Creams the drive past cover for a boundary and opens his account. |
| Juma Miyagi to share the new ball. |
| 1.1 : Juma Miyagi to Finn Allen, Four! |
| 1.2 : Juma Miyagi to Finn Allen, Much better! Fuller and around the sixth stump line, Finn Allen covers the line of the ball and blocks it out on the off side. |
| 1.3 : Juma Miyagi to Finn Allen, Nipping back into the right-hander off the deck, on a short of a good length, on off, Finn Allen stays back in his crease and plays it back to the bowler. |
| 1.4 : Juma Miyagi to Finn Allen, After a poor first delivery, Miyagi seems to have found his rhythm. |
| 1.5 : Juma Miyagi to Finn Allen, No run. |
| 1.6 : Juma Miyagi to Finn Allen, Good comeback from Miyagi, 5 dots in a row after conceding a boundary on the first ball. Serves it on a back of a length, on off, Finn Allen hangs back and punches it to point. |
| 2.1 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Devon Conway, No ball! |
| Cosmas Kyewuta to Finn Allen, Taken at long on but it will not matter! Kyewuta drags the length back and bowls it on off, Finn Allen goes deep in the crease and shapes up to flat bat it down the ground. Gets it off the toe-end of the bat and it goes only as far as long on where the fielder takes it. The batters cross over for one. |
| 2.2 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Devon Conway, Fuller and angling across, on off, Devon Conway presses forward for the drive but miscues it off the inner half of the bat to mid on. |
| 2.3 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Devon Conway, 1 run. |
| 2.4 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Finn Allen, At 138.1 kph, angling in, on a hard length, on off, Finn Allen opens the face of his bat and runs it down to deep third to rotate the strike. |
| 2.5 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Devon Conway, Conway did not know much about it there! |
| 2.6 : Cosmas Kyewuta to Finn Allen, Hits the hard length and the ball kicks off the surface, outside off, Finn Allen sees the width on offer and throws the kitchen sink at it but connects with thin air. |
| 3.2 : Juma Miyagi to Finn Allen, A good length delivery, outside off and nips in. Allen punches it in front of covers and calls for a quick single. |
| 3.1 : Juma Miyagi to Devon Conway, A length ball, angling on the pads. Conway nudges it to square leg for a single. |
| 3.3 : Juma Miyagi to Devon Conway, BEATEN! Lovely nut from Miyagi! Nice seam presentation on this one, length and just outside off. Conway looks to punch it but misses. |
| 3.4 : Juma Miyagi to Devon Conway, Juma Miyagi goes full and on middle and leg, Conway makes room and pushes it to covers. |
| 3.5 : Juma Miyagi to Devon Conway, Goes short on this occasion on middle, Conway pulls it to square leg and rotates the strike. |
| 3.6 : Juma Miyagi to Finn Allen, A single to end the over. Four runs off it. This is full and on off, Allen taps it to point for a single. |
| 4.1 : Riazat Ali Shah to Finn Allen, Wide! Starts with one well down the leg side. Allen lets it go. |
| Riazat Ali Shah to Finn Allen, Nice shot but for no run! Too full and around off, Allen whacks it hard but straight to the man at mid on. |
| 4.2 : Riazat Ali Shah to Finn Allen, OUT! TAKEN! An appeal and it is given! Finn Allen cannot believe it! This is sprayed down the leg side on a fuller-length. Allen seems to miss his flick but the umpire thinks otherwise and gives it out. UltraEdge shows a big SPIKE! The third umpire thinks the bat brushed the surface and not the ball. He feels there is a gap between bat and ball. Ohh, now the third umpire suggests the ball brushed the ball. On-field decision stays! |
| 4.3 : Riazat Ali Shah to Rachin Ravindra, Too full and on the pads. Rachin Ravindra flicks it to deep square leg and gets off the mark with a single. |
| 4.2 : Rachin Ravindra is in at number 3. |
| 4.4 : Riazat Ali Shah to Devon Conway, Angles away a length ball, outside off. Conway looks to cut it away but the ball stays low and he misses. |
| 4.5 : Riazat Ali Shah to Devon Conway, FOUR! Just two big hits away are the Kiwis now. Shorter and on middle, sits nicely for Devon Conway who pulls it past deep square leg for a boundary. |
| 4.6 : Riazat Ali Shah to Devon Conway, Wide! Well down the leg side, Conway leaves it alone. |
| Riazat Ali Shah to Devon Conway, Wide! Turning out to be a big over. Spills it down the leg side, Conway lets it go to the keeper. |
| Riazat Ali Shah to Devon Conway, Wide! Fourth wide of the over! Riazat Ali Shah comes around the wicket and bangs it short on the leg side. Conway leaves and it goes over his head. |
| Riazat Ali Shah to Devon Conway, Finally the over comes to an end! Short in length and on middle, Conway tucks it to square leg for one. |
| 5.1 : Juma Miyagi to Devon Conway, FOUR! Clean from Conway! A couple of really good shots from him! Pitched up, outside off, Conway leans and drives it through covers for a boundary. |
| 5.2 : Juma Miyagi to Devon Conway, FOUR! New Zealand have done it inside six overs! Shorter and down leg. Devon Conway helps it down to fine leg for a boundary. THE KIWIS WIN BY 9 WICKETS. |
| 0.0 : New Zealand brush aside Uganda to finally get off the mark in the competition. Who would have thought that a team consistently reaching the semis in all ICC limited-overs Men's events since 2014 would take three games to secure their first points? With only 41 runs to get, the Kiwis were expected to get there without any blemishes, but it wasn't to be as Finn Allen's struggling stay came to an end as he fell on 9. Although it has come late, his opening partner, Devon Conway, seemed to regain h |
| A brutal end to what has otherwise been a memorable maiden World Cup campaign for Uganda. Their maiden World Cup win against Papua New Guinea was the highlight for them, and the experience they would have gained rubbing shoulders with top nations has its weight worth in gold. Considering the calibre they have shown across their debut World Cup outing, the African nation is certainly going to grow from strength to strength from here. Given the fight shown by the batting unit to drag the innings |
| Earlier in the game, after being inserted into bat, it was baptism by fire for Uganda. To be fair, Trent Boult and Tim Southee were at their lethal best for New Zealand. Having not faced such high-quality swing and seam bowling before during their careers, the Ugandan batters found it tough to cope. It was more about survival than anything else, resulting in Uganda managing only 9 runs in the Powerplay, the lowest score in all T20 World Cups. There was no respite for the Ugandan batters as Lock |
| Time for the presentation ceremony... |
| Tim Southee wins the PLAYER OF THE MATCHÂ award. He says it was a clinical performance and was nice to get a win. Shares they are disappointed not to qualify, they came with high hopes and had the experience in the squad but were outplayed in the first two games and are disappointed it ended so quickly. Mentions they have a proud record in World Cups, and had a nice break coming into the tournament as well. |
| The captain of Uganda, Brian Masaba says that it has been a wonderful experience as a team and the exposure to such a high-quality environment has been eye-opening. Shares that them playing in a World Cup has done wonders for the sport back home. Hopes that Ugandan cricket can use this as a platform and build on it. Tells that he has tried to interact with players from other teams and pick their brains. Further says that he tried to gather as much knowledge as he could. |
| Kane Williamson, the skipper of New Zealand says there was plenty of help on the surface and it was nice to do the job in the first half. Tells that there should be ideas and methods for this kind of pitch as we have seen throughout the tournament how different the conditions are. Feels the teams getting exposure at the highest levels helps to learn from. Tells they will recover tomorrow, play their next match and then have discussions on what went wrong in the tournament. |
| Right then, that's all from this lopsided affair, which saw New Zealand outplay Uganda to register their first win in the tournament. The action continues in the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Saturday, June 15th. First up, India will take on Canada in Florida, where the weather has not been kind, but let's hope that we get some action. The game will start at 8 pm IST (2.30 pm GMT). Following that, England will go up against Namibia in Antigua, with qualification on the line for the defending c |
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