On Saturday, June 15, at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad, New Zealand defeated an inexperienced Ugandan team to record their first victory of the T20 World Cup 2024.
Following their earlier-round losses to Afghanistan and the West Indies, the Kane Williamson-led team made a dismal start to their World Cup campaign and were eventually eliminated. Having won the toss, New Zealand decided to field first.
Uganda’s hitters endured again another poor day as they failed to find any solace against a potent bowling lineup led by the Kiwis. With a score of 9/3 after six overs, Uganda had the lowest powerplay score of any team in the tournament’s history. The only batter with several double-digit scores was Kenneth Waiswa. However, he left the game after only 11 runs, thus his scores were similarly unimpressive.
For the first time in the competition, New Zealand wins.
With 39 runs, Ug`anda’s total from the T20 World Cup earlier in the competition against the West Indies was tied for the lowest ever. The Brian Masaba-led team had a similar performance against the BlackCaps, scoring just 40 runs in 18.4 overs. With three wickets in hand, Tim Southee was the main wrecker with the ball.
The ongoing grand event is experiencing a sequence of low scores that highlight the unpredictable nature of the sport, despite IPL 2024 being a run-fest with scores of 200+ being set in every match.
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With a very easy chase of the mark, Devon Conway led New Zealand with 22 runs off of 15 balls. The New Zealand side won the match by nine wickets with 88 balls remaining, with Finn Allen taking the lone wicket for them. Due to his outstanding spell, Southee was named Player of the Match. Despite being eliminated from the competition, the previous runners-up are competing to cap off a successful season.
New Zealand get their first points on the board at #T20WorldCup 2024 with a big win over Uganda
#NZvUGA: https://t.co/cXIYVhdNba pic.twitter.com/lQ0T133EM7
— RP Cricket News
(@rp_cricket_news) June 15, 2024
Teams with Multiple 1 run wins in T20Is
5 – South Africa
2 – England
2 – India
2 – New Zealand
2 – Ireland
2 – Kenya #SAvsNEP #Cricket #T20IWorldCup— Cricket Stats Zone (@CricStatZone) June 15, 2024
Today New Zealand won their first match of T20 WC 2024, it comes against Uganda.
Their first two losses were against Afghanistan & West Indies.@mohanstatsman #NZLvsUganda
— Dilip Singh (@Statsdilip) June 15, 2024
Largest T20I wins for New Zealand
(by balls):
88 balls vs UGA, Tarouba 2024*
74 balls vs KEN, Kingsmead 2007
70 balls vs BAN, Seddon Park 2010
60 balls vs SL, Eden Park 2016
39 balls vs ZIM, Harare 2011#T20WorldCup #NZvUGA
— The Stats Kid (@TheStatsKid1523) June 15, 2024
Remember Shadab asked for Kohli’s shirt after Pakistan’s loss against India?
This is relative #Uganda #NewZealand#Minnow #PowerHouse#Associate #FullMember https://t.co/4ZZbfgbXkm
— 𝐍𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧 | نادر دامان (@nadirdaman) June 15, 2024
NZ WON BY 9 WICKETS AND CHASED TARGET OF 41 IN only 5.2 overs
Nz 41-1(5.2)
UGA40-10(18.4)#NZVSUGA— Zain (@cardiactech12) June 15, 2024
NZ clinched an easy victory against Uganda, but it’s a little too late for them. #NZvsUGA #NZvUGA #T20lWorldcup2024 pic.twitter.com/qwKiLnxGvA
— Muhammad Saeed (@saeedmalik91) June 15, 2024
New Zealand
Uganda – 40 Runs ( Lowest Score)
Southee Take 3 Wicket & Boult , Rachin Ravindra, Santner Take 2 Wicket#T20WorldCup #NZvsUGA #NZvUGA #UGAvNZ #UGAvsNZ pic.twitter.com/JBJK2X8uWK
— TAMIL_SELVAN (@Tamil_Selvan__) June 15, 2024
Kane Williamson gifted his signed jersey to Uganda Captain Brian Masaba.#NZvsUGA pic.twitter.com/yLAYXC9Euh
— Don Cricket
(@doncricket_) June 15, 2024
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