New Zealand 41 to 1 (Conway 22*) win Uganda 40 (Southey 3-4, Boult 2-7) 9 wickets
Uganda were all out for 40 in the 19th over, with only one batsman, Kenneth Wieswa, reaching double figures. They hit three boundaries throughout the innings, failed to find a scoring option, and the New Zealand bowlers often beat their bats.
New Zealand reached their target in 5.2 overs, losing just one wicket.
Bolt made his home on the stump early.
Even the best batsmen of the more established teams would have been tested in Boult’s first over. He started with two inswinging yorkers to Ronak Patel, who managed to get the strike off the second ball.
Bolt’s next two pitches were wide swings and accurate. First, he faced left-hander Simon Sesage, then beat Robinson Obuya with a curved pitch through the gate.
After Boult bowled a double wicket and gave away just one run, Saudi Arabia batted first and Boult bowled another first. Uganda’s top order often failed to touch the ball.
The pair went straight through the powerplay to put Uganda ahead 9-3, before Saudi Arabia got ahead through Alpesh Ramjani in the second over.
Spinners and Ferguson destroy Uganda’s middle order
Next came Santner, Lockie Ferguson and Ravindra. Santner struck first, drawing an outside edge off Ronak that was brilliantly caught by wicketkeeper Devon Conway.
Ferguson cleared Weiss of stumps. Even Riazat Ali Shah and Dinesh Nakhrani seemed unable to score against New Zealand, and by the end of the 14th over, Uganda were 27 runs behind by seven.
Their only small consolation was that they were out for 39 – the lowest ever T20 total – having been dropped against the West Indies.
Pursuit
The chase was largely smooth and Uganda’s only wicket was a bit lucky, with Riazat catching Finn Allen on the leg side with a full delivery.
New Zealand also struggled to hit boundaries, finding the ropes only twice in their first four overs. But the target was so small that singles and doubles were also acceptable. Conway finished the match with back-to-back boundaries off Jumo Miyagi.
Andrew Fidel Fernando is a senior writer at ESPNcricinfo. @afidelf
