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NZ vs UGA, 2024 - T20 Live Commentary

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Match 32, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba , Jun 14, 2024
New Zealand New Zealand
41/1 (5.2/20)
Uganda Uganda
40 (18.4/20)
New Zealand beat Uganda by 9 wickets
  • Player of the Match
    Tim Southee
    3/4(4)
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 champions. That game will begin at 10.30 pm IST (5 pm GMT). Do join us in advance for the build-up of both games. See you then. Cheers!
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.
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. States that this has been a humbling experience for him and thanks the West Indies' fans for being receptive of them.
Tim Southee wins the PLAYER OF THE MATCH 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.
Time for the presentation ceremony...
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 understandably 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 Lockie Ferguson and the spin duo of Mitchell Santner and Rachin Ravindra extended the stranglehold over them. On a surface offering help for both pacers and spinners, Uganda never looked assured, and they were eventually bowled out for 40. For New Zealand, Tim Southee was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3 for 4 from his 4 overs, including a maiden.
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 till the 19th over, a similar fight was expected by Uganda with the ball. While Riazat Ali Shah struggled in the solitary over he bowled, the new ball pairing of Cosmas Kyewuta and Juma Miyagi bowled tightly and made the Kiwi batters work hard for every run.
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 his touch and struck a few classy boundaries to take his side over the line.
End Of The Over 5.2 : 41/1
8 Runs
  • 45.1
  • 45.2
D. Conway
22 (15)
R. Ravindra
1 (1)
J. Miyagi
2.2-0-16-0
5.2
4
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.
5.1
4
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.
End Of The Over 5 : 33/1
10 Runs
  • 1 WD 4.1
  • 04.1
  • W 4.2
  • 14.3
  • 04.4
  • 44.5
  • 1 WD 4.6
  • 1 WD 4.6
  • 1 WD 4.6
  • 14.6
D. Conway
14 (13)
R. Ravindra
1 (1)
Ali Shah
1-0-10-1
4.6
1
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.
4.6
wd
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.
4.6
wd
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.
4.6
wd
Riazat Ali Shah To Devon Conway
Wide! Well down the leg side, Conway leaves it alone.
4.5
4
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.
4.4
0
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.
4.3
1
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.
Rachin Ravindra is in at number 3.
4.2
W
Riazat Ali Shah To Finn Allen OUT!
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 the bat and the ball. Oh, now the third umpire suggests the bat brushed the ball. On-field decision stays!
4.1
0
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.
4.1
wd
Riazat Ali Shah To Finn Allen
Wide! Starts with one well down the leg side. Allen lets it go.
End Of The Over 4 : 23/0
4 Runs
  • 13.1
  • 13.2
  • 03.3
  • 03.4
  • 13.5
  • 13.6
F. Allen
9 (15)
D. Conway
9 (10)
J. Miyagi
2-0-8-0
3.6
1
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.
3.5
1
Juma Miyagi To Devon Conway
Goes short on this occasion on middle, Conway pulls it to square leg and rotates the strike.
3.4
0
Juma Miyagi To Devon Conway
Juma Miyagi goes full and on middle and leg, Conway makes room and pushes it to covers.
3.3
0
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.
3.2
1
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
1
Juma Miyagi To Devon Conway
A length ball, angling on the pads. Conway nudges it to square leg for a single.
End Of The Over 3 : 19/0
6 Runs
  • 2 NB 2.1
  • 12.1
  • 02.2
  • 12.3
  • 12.4
  • 12.5
  • 02.6
F. Allen
7 (13)
D. Conway
7 (6)
C. Kyewuta
2-0-13-0
2.6
0
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.
2.5
1
Cosmas Kyewuta To Devon Conway
Conway did not know much about it there! Bangs it on a hard length and it jags back in as well, on middle, Devon Conway gets taken aback by the extra bounce and takes the bottom hand off the bat. Gets an inside edge that rolls down to short fine leg for one.
2.4
1
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.
2.3
1
Cosmas Kyewuta To Devon Conway
This comes back in a touch, on middle, on a length, Devon Conway reads it well and knocks it in front of point for a single.
2.2
0
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.
2.1
1
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.
2.1
nb
Cosmas Kyewuta To Devon Conway
NO BALL! On the off-stump line, on a good length, Devon Conway lets the ball come to him and drops it with soft hands in front of point for a quick single. Kyewuta has overstepped and a Free Hit will follow now.
End Of The Over 2 : 13/0
4 Runs
  • 41.1
  • 01.2
  • 01.3
  • 01.4
  • 01.5
  • 01.6
F. Allen
5 (10)
D. Conway
4 (2)
J. Miyagi
1-0-4-0
1.6
0
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.
1.5
0
Juma Miyagi To Finn Allen
That kept low! Offers width on off, on a back of a length, Finn Allen throws his hands at it to latch onto the width but the ball stays low and scoots under the bat.
1.4
0
Juma Miyagi To Finn Allen
After a poor first delivery, Miyagi seems to have found his rhythm. Shaping in, on a hard length, on off and middle, Finn Allen gets right behind the line of the ball and defends it right under his eyeline.
1.3
0
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.
1.2
0
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.
1.1
4
Juma Miyagi To Finn Allen
FOUR! Flayed away! Juma Miyagi errs in line first up and length too as this is short and wide on off, Finn Allen gets on his toes and goes after it. Hits it over backward point for his first boundary.
Juma Miyagi to share the new ball.
End Of The Over 1 : 9/0
9 Runs
  • 00.1
  • 1 WD 0.2
  • 1 LB 0.2
  • 1 WD 0.3
  • 1 LB 0.3
  • 00.4
  • 10.5
  • 40.6
D. Conway
4 (2)
F. Allen
1 (4)
C. Kyewuta
1-0-7-0
0.6
4
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.
0.5
1
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.
0.4
0
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.
0.3
lb
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.
0.3
wd
Cosmas Kyewuta To Devon Conway
WIDE! Pitches it up but it swings beyond the tramline on off, Devon Conway shoulders arms.
0.2
lb
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.
0.2
wd
Cosmas Kyewuta To Finn Allen
WIDE! New Zealand are underway with an extra! Starts on the wrong line as this tails back in sharply, on a nagging length, down leg, Finn Allen lets it go. The keeper puts in a dive to his left and makes the stop.
0.1
0
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.
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Match Info
  • Venue Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba
  • Weather Clear
  • Toss New Zealand won the toss and elected to field
  • Result New Zealand beat Uganda by 9 wickets
  • Player of the Match Tim Southee
  • Umpire Richard Illingworth (ENG), Paul Reiffel (AUS) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL)
  • Referee David Boon (AUS)
Match Notes
  • Innings Break: Uganda 40/10 in 18.4 overs
  • Uganda 39/9: J Miyagi lbw b T Southee 0(1)
  • Referral 4 (17.4 ovs): J Miyagi against NZ (LBW) Unsuccessful (NZ: 2, UGA: 0)
  • Drinks: Uganda 21/5 in 10.0 overs
  • Referral 3 (4.2 ovs): NZ against K Waiswa (Caught) Unsuccessful (NZ: 2, UGA: 1) (Retained)
  • Uganda 2/3: A Ramjani lbw b T Southee 0(6)
  • Referral 2 (3.4 ovs): A Ramjani against NZ (LBW) Unsuccessful (NZ: 2, UGA: 1)
  • Referral 1 (2.6 ovs): R Patel against NZ (LBW) Successful (NZ: 2, UGA: 2)
  • New Zealand 24/0: F Allen c F Achelam b R Shah 9(17)
  • Referral 1 (4.2 ovs): F Allen against UGA (Caught) Unsuccessful (NZ: 1, UGA: 2)
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