WI vs UGA Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: Akeal Hosein's fifer helps West Indies crush Uganda by 134 runs

Juma Miyagi to Nicholas Pooran, Better length and line! A length ball, outside off, shapes away after Juma angles it across. Nicholas Pooran has a poke at it but misses.

Juma Miyagi to Johnson Charles, Follows Charles with a length ball on leg. Charles tries to loft it away but mistimes it to long on. Just a single.

Alpesh Ramjani to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! BOOM! Nicholas Pooran is off and running! Ramjani misses his mark on the last delivery as he lands it right in the wheelhouse for Pooran, on middle and leg. Nicholas Pooran gets down on one knee quickly and nails the slog sweep over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Alpesh Ramjani to Nicholas Pooran, Angling across, fuller and on off, Nicholas Pooran strides ahead and firms the drive to mid off.

Alpesh Ramjani to Nicholas Pooran, Attacks the stumps, on a nagging length, stays a bit low, Nicholas Pooran punches it with a straight bat back to the bowler.

Nicholas Pooran is the new man in.

Alpesh Ramjani to Brandon King, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Alpesh Ramjani strikes back! The Ugandan fans on the grass banks are delighted. Ramjani angles it into the right-hander and the ball skids through off the deck. This is short and around leg, Brandon King makes room and tries to nudge it on the leg side. Gets rushed as the ball beats the inside edge, deflects off his pads and goes on to crash into the stumps.

Alpesh Ramjani to Brandon King, FOUR! Nicely done! On a nagging length and angling in, way outside leg, Brandon King backs away and creates the room succesfully. Punches it between cover and mid off for a boundary.

Alpesh Ramjani to Brandon King, Tosses it up, full and on middle and leg, Brandon King skips down the track and lofts it to the left of long on for a couple of runs.

Cosmas Kyewuta to Johnson Charles, Keeps it full and straight, Johnson Charles makes room and drills it straight to cover.

Cosmas Kyewuta to Brandon King, It would have been curtains for Brandon King had the throw hit. Back-to-back opportunities for Uganda. Full and at the stumps, Brandon King firms the drive to mid off. Riazat Ali Shah gets to it and fires in a throw at the bowling end but misses. Brandon King dives to make his ground.

Cosmas Kyewuta to Johnson Charles, DROPPED! Riazat Ali Shah did all the hard work but put it down! Bowls it with a scrambled seam, slanting in, on a length, Johnson Charles makes room to go up and over mid off. Skies it high in the air where Riazat Ali Shah back pedals and stutters a bit. The ball bursts through his hands and Johnson Charles gets an early life. Three runs taken.

Cosmas Kyewuta to Johnson Charles, Pitches it right up to the batter, on middle, Johnson Charles makes room and digs it out to mid off.

Cosmas Kyewuta to Johnson Charles, SIX! Launched down the ground! Johnson Charles went through his shot early but got enough bat on it. Cosmas takes pace off and it is fuller as well, on middle and leg, Johnson Charles holds his shape and extends his hands to loft it over long on's head for a maximum.

Cosmas Kyewuta to Johnson Charles, Sees the batter make room and follows him with a length delivery, Johnson Charles nudges it off the front foot to mid-wicket.

Juma Miyagi to Johnson Charles, Pulls the length back and gets the ball to skid through, on a hard length, on off, Johnson Charles mistimes the pull in front of square leg for one. An expensive first over from Juma, 15 runs off it and this might just be the over that gets Johnson Charles going.

Juma Miyagi to Johnson Charles, FOUR! The boundaries starting to flow now for Johnson Charles. Juma goes searching for the yorker but it comes out as a low full toss, on off, Johnson Charles does not miss out as he creams the drive through covers for the third boundary of the over.

Juma Miyagi to Johnson Charles, Slips in a fullish delivery, on off, Johnson Charles jams it out to cover.

Juma Miyagi to Johnson Charles, FOUR! Not in control but Johnson Charles still manages to find the fence. Rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls it away from the reach of the batter, on a length, Johnson Charles crouches and drags the swipe across the line towards deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Juma Miyagi to Johnson Charles, NO BALL! Beaten but Miyagi has overstepped! Bowls it in the channel on off, on a back of a length, Johnson Charles pokes at the delivery but the ball holds its line and zips past the bat. Free Hit to follow now.

Juma Miyagi to Brandon King, Very full this time from Juma, on off, Brandon King squeezes it out in front of mid off and gets to the other end.

Juma Miyagi to Brandon King, FOUR! Width offered and Brandon King pounces on it! Juma errs in line as this is on a back of a length and wide on off, Brandon King frees his arms and rides the bounce nicely to hit it through extra cover for his first boundary.

Cosmas Kyewuta to Johnson Charles, FOUR! Powerfully hit and Johnson Charles finally gets it through! Cosmas offers width slightly on off, on a short of a good length, Johnson Charles makes room and slaps it through the in-field on the off side for a boundary.

Cosmas Kyewuta to Johnson Charles, Make that five dots on the trot! It isn't easy to keep Johnson Charles quiet but Cosmos is doing a fine job here. At pace, on a length, on off, Johnson Charles moves leg side and dabs it square to cover-point.

Cosmas Kyewuta to Johnson Charles, Four dots in a row! Cosmas takes pace off and goes slightly fuller, on middle and leg, Johnson Charles has to check his shot due to the lack of pace and watchfully nudges it to mid-wicket. This is turning out to be a brilliant first over from the right-arm seamer.

Cosmas Kyewuta to Johnson Charles, Missed out! Cosmas misses his mark as he dishes out a juicy full toss, on off, Johnson Charles makes room but can only hit this one straight to cover.

Cosmas Kyewuta to Johnson Charles, Bangs it away on a hard length, around off, Johnson Charles clears his front leg to have a hack across the line. Charles gets rushed in the shot and miscues it to mid on.

Cosmas Kyewuta to Johnson Charles, On the money straight away! Hits the good length from over the wicket, on the off pole, Johnson Charles covers the line of the ball and pats it back to the bowler with a straight bat.

Who'll bowl from the other end? It is Cosmas Kyewuta.

Alpesh Ramjani to Johnson Charles, Drags the length back and bowls it slower through the air, at 81.8 kph, a hint of away turn, Johnson Charles hangs back and punches it down to long off for a run.

Alpesh Ramjani to Johnson Charles, Big swing and a miss! Fires it in, fuller and sliding on with the arm, around leg, Johnson Charles backs away and heaves to go leg side but the ball keeps low and scoots under the bat.

Alpesh Ramjani to Johnson Charles, Attacks the stumps, on middle, on a fullish length, Johnson Charles digs it out down the deck.

Alpesh Ramjani to Johnson Charles, FOUR BYES! Oh, that has gone through everyone! Coming in with the arm, full and on leg, Johnson Charles stays leg side of the ball and gets half-forward to defend but the ball sneaks past the inside edge and the keeper for a boundary.

Alpesh Ramjani to Brandon King, Brandon King and West Indies are underway! Floats it up nicely, full and on the off-stump line, Brandon King gets a good stride in and knocks it down to long off for a single.

Alpesh Ramjani to Brandon King, Starts from around the wicket and bowls a flighted delivery, very full, on off, Brandon King plays it back to the bowler.

Done with the pre-match proceedings. Time for some buisness work to do. The Uganda players are out in the middle. The pair of Johnson Charles and Brandon King to open for West Indies. Alpesh Ramjani to bowl first. Let's play...

All set for action but before that, players from both teams will line up for their respective national anthems. It will be Uganda's national anthem first followed by of West Indies.

PITCH REPORT - Simon Doull is near the deck. He informs that it is the same pitch that was used for the game between Afghanistan and New Zealand. Says that it is a cool and fairly pleasant night with a good breeze blowing across. Shares that the 77 metres and 70 metres are the dimensions of the square boundaries with an 84-metre-long straight boundary. Samuel Badree joins him, and he feels that the variable bounce we saw last night in the game between Afghanistan and New Zealand is a cause for concern. Reckons that the surface will play in a similar way, and keeping wickets in hand for the last 10 overs will be crucial for the batting team. 

Brian Masaba, the captain of Uganda says they would have batted first as well, as he feels it is difficult to chase here. Tells it was historic moment to get the first win but they are focusing on this match, they just want to get the processes right and put some pressure on the Windies. Shares they just want to keep it nice and simple while batting, focus on the ball and get to a decent score. Informs they are playing the same team.

The skipper of the West Indies, Rovman Powell says that they will bat first. Feels that it is a typical low and slow Guyanese wicket. Adds that it is a surface where you need to play proper cricketing shots. Hopes to put a good score on the board and defend it later. States that they are looking to improve in all 3 areas. Informs that they are going with the same team as the last game.

Uganda (Unchanged Playing XI) - Simon Ssesazi (WK), Roger Mukasa, Robinson Obuya, Riazat Ali Shah, Alpesh Ramjani, Dinesh Nakrani, Kenneth Waiswa, Brian Masaba (C), Juma Miyagi, Cosmas Kyewuta, Frank Nsubuga.

West Indies (Unchanged Playing XI) - Johnson Charles, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell (C), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph.

TOSS - West Indies have won the toss and will BAT first!