USA: West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first in Guyana.
West Indies skipper Rovman Powell decided to bat first after winning the toss. He believed it was a good batting wicket, and that his side could set up a strong total.
The first Powerplay saw Brandon King and Johnson Charles open their arms, scoring at a quick pace before King was cleaned up by the left-arm spin of Alpesh Ramjani. However, this brought on Nicholas Pooran who smacked two sixes early in his innings to let make clear his intentions.
Frank Nsubuga and Brian Masaba bowled with control and discipline, the latter also accounting for Pooran, but the West Indies batters made the most of the odd bad ball and dispatched a number of boundaries in the middle overs.
Uganda had a big break when they dismissed big-hitting Powell in the 16th over.
Big hits from all-rounder Andre Russell helped West Indies add 45 runs in the final four overs.
So far in this tournament, the four matches in Guyana have seen the team batting first win two and lose two contests respectively.
Group D is interestingly placed after Afghanistan’s inspirational run, which has seen them beat strong tournament contenders New Zealand by 84 runs.
With four points and a healthy net run rate, the Asian team is well-placed to make it to the next stage. This, however, makes each remaining contest in the group important in the context of qualification.
West Indies would like to garner all points from today’s game with a significant run rate boost, while Uganda would love to build on their maiden win over PNG a few days back.
Teams
West Indies:
Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran, Roston Chase, Rovman Powell (c), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie
Uganda:
Roger Mukasa, Simon Ssesazi, Robinson Obuya, Riazat Ali Shah, Alpesh Ramjani, Dinesh Nakrani, Juma Miyaji, Kenneth Waiswa, Brian Masaba (c), Cosmas Kyewuta, Frank Nsubuga
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