GUYANA: Akeal Hosein claimed his maiden five-wicket haul in T20Is to steer West Indies to a crushing 134-run victory over Uganda in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 here at Providence Stadium on Saturday.
Set to chase 174, Uganda, who are participating in the T20 World Cup for the first time, posed no threat to West Indies and bowled out for a meagre 39 in 12 overs.
Roger Mukasa bagged his third consecutive duck after Hosein got him out on the second ball of the innings.
Hosein dismissed Alpesh Ramjani and Riazat Ali Shah in consecutive overs to claim three wickets in his three overs.
He castled Dinesh Nakrani, followed by the wicket of Kenneth Waiswa in his last over to get his T20I career’s first five-wicket haul.
Uganda’s Juma Miyagi was the only batter to reach the double figures as he scored an unbeaten 13 off 20.
Alzarri Joseph bowled Frank Nsubuga to finish the match on the last ball of the 12th over.
Hosein returned with figures of 5-11, while Joseph bagged two wickets.
Earlier, West Indies opted to bat and got off to a flying start courtesy of a 41-run opening stand between Brandon King (13) and Johnson Charles.
Alpesh Ramjani broke the partnership by dismissing King, however, Charles kept the scoreboard moving.
Meanwhile, Nicholas Pooran smashed three sixes during his 17-ball 22 before Uganda skipper Brian Masaba sent him back.
Charles played a cautious innings, scoring 44 off 42 with the help of six boundaries, including two sixes.
Rovman Powell (23), and Sherfane Rutherford (22) made valuable contributions to push the team’s total to 140 in 17.3 overs.
Russell and Sherfane Rutherford (5) then made an unbeaten 33-run partnership to help West Indies score 173-5 in their allocated 20 overs. Russell scored a 17-ball 30, laced with six boundaries.
For Uganda, Masaba led the bowling with two wickets, while Ramjani, Cosmas Kyewuta and Dinesh Nakrani bagged one apiece.
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