TAROUBA (Web Desk) – A brilliant display of bowling has helped New Zealand cruise to a nine-wicket victory over Uganda in their ICC Men's T20 World Cup match in Trinidad on Friday.
Left-armer Trent Boult (2/7) set the tone with two wickets during the opening over and his teammates joined in on the act as Uganda were all out for just 40 in the penultimate over after they were sent into bat first by Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson.
And the Kiwis wasted no time in cruising to their first triumph at the tournament, as Devon Conway (22*) helped them ease past the victory target in the sixth over of the chase.
Tim Southee (3/4), Rachin Ravindra (2/9) and Mitchell Santner (2/8) all collected multiple wickets for the Black Caps, while Kenneth Waiswa (11) was the only Uganda player to reach double figures with the bat.
The victory sees New Zealand move up to third place on the standings in Group C, although they remain out of contention of earning a place in the Super Eights with Afghanistan and the West Indies having already qualified.
It also ends Uganda's tournament, with the African nation having registered one win from four matches when they defeated Papua New Guinea earlier in the month.
Teams: New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult Uganda: Ronak Patel, Simon Ssesazi, Robinson Obuya, Riazat Ali Shah, Alpesh Ramjani, Dinesh Nakrani, Kenneth Waiswa, Brian Masaba (c), Fred Achelam (wk), Juma Miyagi, Cosmas Kyewuta