What a start to the Super Sunday. The T20 World Cup witnessed one of the most dominating matches of the tournament. The 18th match of the tournament witnessed a crazy match between West Indies and Uganda. The Providence Stadium witnessed a thrilling clash between these two teams. Uganda was just blown away by the excellence of the West Indies bowlers. In that match, Uganda registered an unwanted record as they registered the lowest totals in the T20 World Cup.
The Bizzare Record by Uganda:
The T20 World Cup has been spreading excitement since the beginning. But the 18th match of the tournament was exciting. West Indies displayed their dominating side and hammered Uganda with a massive defeat. In front of West Indies’ brilliance, the Uganda batters could not stand long and struggled throughout.
After restricting West Indies by 173 runs, Uganda came to bat in the second innings to chase down the target of 174. But that was a disaster for them. Their entire batting lineup choked. They couldn’t find a way to fight back and got all out just in 39 runs. West Indies defeated them by a massive margin of 134 runs. With that defeat, they made an unwanted record. They register the joint lowest all-out totals in The T20 World Cup. Before them, the Netherlands got all out in 39 runs against Sri Lanka in Chottogram in 2014.
| No | Lowest Total | Team | Team | Venue | Ye ar |
| 1 | 39 all out | Â Â Netherlands | Sri Lanka | Chottogram | 2014 |
| 2 | 39 all out | Uganda | West Indies | Providence | 2024 |
| 3 | 44 all out | Netherlands | Sri Lanka | Sharjah | 2021 |
| 4 | 55 all out | Â Â West Indies | England | Dubai | 2021 |
| 5 | 58 all out | Uganda | Afghanistan | Guyana | 2024 |
West Indies’s Dominating Win:
In the 18th match, West Indies locked horns with Uganda and they have showcased their best qualities. While batting first, Brandon King was dismissed in 13 runs. Nicholas Pooran and Johnson Charles tried to build a good partnership. Porran got out on 22 runs in 17 balls. Charles played an innings of 44 runs in 42 balls. Andre Russell played an exciting unbeaten knock of 30 runs only in 17 deliveriveries.Â
In the second innings, their bowling performances overshadowed their batting brilliance. The West Indies bowlers didn’t let the Uganda batter build any crucial partnership. Akeal Hosein was a threat to them. This Caribbean bowler secured 5 wickets in by just conceding 11 runs in 4 overs. That unbelievable spell broke the backbone of Uganda’s batting lineup. Alzarri Joseph secured 2 wickets just by conceding 6 runs. Romario Shepherd and Andre Russell secured 1 wicket each. They registered a huge 134-run win.Â
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