West Indies, making use of the familiarity with the home conditions and vital contributions from their batters, especially Johnson Charles (44) and Andre Russell (30 not out), put up an impressive 173 for five on the board.
Brian Masaba was the most successful Ugandan bowler, taking two wickets for 31 runs.
In reply, Uganda could only make 39 runs in 12 overs, with Akeal making it a completely one-sided contest for the two-time T20 world champions, ripping apart the rival top and middle-order.
This was West Indies’ second successive win in the tournament.
Brief scores: West Indies: 173 for 5 in 20 overs (Johnson Charles 44, Nicholas Pooran 22, Rovman Powell 23, Sherfane Rutherford 22, Andre Russell 30 not out; Brian Masaba 2/31).
Uganda: 39 all out in 12 overs (Akeal Hosein 5/11).
Several records were created during the match. Here is a look at the records that were broken:
Best bowling figures for West Indies in T20I:
Akeal Hosein’s 5/11 is now the second-best bowling figure by a West Indies bowler in T20Is. The best bowling figures by a West Indian in T20I is by Obed McCoy. McCoy picked 6 wickets for 17 runs in a T20I game vs India in 2022.
Akea’s spell is now also the best bowling spell by a West Indies’ bowler in T20 World Cups. The previous best by a West Indian in T20 World Cup was g 4/15 by Samuel Badree against Bangladesh in Mirpur in 2014.
Keemo Paul’s 5/15 vs Bangladesh in Mirpur in 2018, and Daren Sammy’s 5/26 vs Zimbabwe in Port of Spain in 2010 and the third-best and fourth-best bowling figures by West Indies’ bowlers in T20I cricket.
Lowest total in T20 World Cups
Uganda has now matched the Netherlands record of the lowest team score in T20 World Cups. The Netherlands were bowled out for 39 by Sri Lanka in a T20 World Cup game in Chattogram in 2014.
Uganda and the Netherlands now share the record for the lowest score in the history of T20 World Cups.
The next three lowest scores in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cups are:
44 all-out by the Netherlands vs Sri Lanka in Sharjah during 2021 World Cup, 55 all-out by the West Indies vs England in Dubai during 2021 World Cup and 58 all-out by Uganda vs Afghanistan in Guyana during 2024 World Cup.
Biggest wins margin in T20 WCs (by runs)
By recording a win by 134 runs, the West Indies have moved to the second spot in the list of the biggest win margin (by runs) in T20 World Cups.
The highest win margin (by runs) recorded in T20 World Cups is of 172 runs when Sri Lanka beat Kenya at the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cups.
Afghanistan’s 130-run win over Scotland during 2021 T20 World Cup, South Africa’s 130-run win over Scotland during the 2010 T20 World Cup and Afghanistan’s 125-run win over Uganda in this World Cup are the next three victories on this list.
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