The 32nd match of the tournament will be of Group C between New Zealand (NZ) and Uganda (UGA). The match will be live at 06:00 A.M. (IST) and 08:30 P.M. (local).
| New Zealand’s last match | Lost against West Indies by 13 runs. |
| Uganda’s last match | Lost against West Indies by 134 runs. |
Teams Analysis
New Zealand (NZ):
An unfortunate thing happened to them as they were unable to qualify for the Super 8 round. They lost 2 matches back to back and have only 2 matches left for them. On the other hand, West Indies and Afghanistan from their group moved to the Super 8, after claiming 6 points in the group. Their batting looked weaker than their bowling, which was the ultimate cause of their elimination.
Looking at their batting, Glenn Phillips is currently their top scorer with 58 runs in 2 matches. He has a strike rate of 113.73. His best came against West Indies where he scored 40 runs in 33 balls. Till the time he batted against Caribbean, the target was achievable but after his departure the hope got shattered.
Finn Allen who is known for his hard hitting from the start has only managed just 26 runs with a strike rate of 108.33. He failed to get healthy knocks with the bat. His partner Devon Conway did not look good against the bowlers and got out on single digits in both the occasions. He scored just 8 & 5 runs with the bat.
Skipper Kane Williamson has a pathetic season going on as he got just 10 runs with the bat in 2 matches. And the strike was below 70 (66.67).
Looking at their bowling line up, Trent Boult was the only bowler who was solid against the batters. He grabbed 5 wickets till now and has the best economy among the bowlers in the team, which is 4.75. Lockie Ferguson got 3 wickets till now with an economy of 6.88.
Mitchell Santner their main spinner hasn’t influenced much with his spin as he got just 1 wicket with an expensive economy of 8.5. Tim Southee looked decent with his spell in the last spell as he got 2 wickets after conceding just 21 runs in his 4 overs.
Probable Playing 11 of New Zealand (NZ):
Kane Williamson ©, Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson.
Uganda (UGA):
They were the first team in this season who got knocked out from the group stage for going to Super 8. This will be their last match in this tournament and they definitely wanted to end on a happy note. They won 1 and lost 2 in their 3 matches. It was also their first win in ICC tournaments.
Looking at their batting, they struggled a lot. None of the batter crossed the 50 runs mark yet. Their top scorer is Riazat Ali Shah who scored 47 runs in 3 matches with a strike rate of 47.96. None of the top order batters has a strike rate close to greater than 100.
Their openers Roger Mukasa and Simon Ssesazi have failed miserably to give the team a good start in the tournaments. Mukasa hasn’t opened his account yet and got out on ducks in all the matches he played while Ssesazi only managed 9 runs in 3 matches.
Brian Masaba the leader of the team has taken 5 wickets in three matches with an economy of 5.75. With the bat he only managed just a single run in three matches. Cosmas Kyewuta also grabbed 5 wickets for the team and has an economy of 7.52. Alpesh Ramjani has 4 wickets to his name and the economy of 6.
Probable Playing 11 of Uganda (UGA):
Brian Masaba ©, Roger Mukasa, Simon Ssesazi, Robinson Obuya, Alpesh Ramjani, Kenneth Waiswa, Riazat Ali Shah, Dinesh Nakrani, Juma Miyagi, Cosmas Kyewuta, Frank Nsubuga.
Pitch Report for the match between New Zealand (NZ) and Uganda (UGA):
The match will be played at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad. 65m and 67m square boundaries while the straight hit is at 74m. There are some bare patches with a few dents around, so expect variable pace and bounce. The teams need to get accustomed to the conditions.
Weather Report:
The weather will remain mostly cloudy throughout the day as there is 20% chance of rain. Humidity will be above 70% and the higher temperature may be recorded as 32 degree celsius while the lowest may be recorded as 24 degree celsius.
Best 11 for the match between New Zealand (NZ) and Uganda (UGA):
Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Alpesh Ramjani, Brian Masaba, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson, Cosmas Kyewuta.