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4 overs, 2 maidens, 4 runs and 2 wickets… Looking at these stats of any bowler you would surely think that this is a Test cricket spell, but if we tell you these are T20 match stats. Test, so what can you believe? Perhaps not, but 43-year-old Frank Nsubuga from Uganda has achieved such a feat. This left-arm finger spinner cast this magical spell in the 9th match of the T20 World Cup against Papua New Guinea. Uganda managed to win the match by 3 wickets due to his brilliant bowling.
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43-year-old Frank Nsubuga won the T20 based on his spell. World Cup History is made. He became the lowest run bowler in the list of bowlers to complete the quota of 4 overs. Recently South Africa’s Enrique Norkhian made this record in his name against Sri Lanka. Norkhia took 4 wickets for just 7 runs in that match, but within days Frank Nsubuga has broken his record.
Bowler who conceded the fewest runs in a spell of 4 overs in T20 cricket-
4 – Frank Nsubuga vs PNG, 2024*
7 – Enrich Nortje vs Sri Lanka, 2024
8 – Ajanta Mendis v Zimbabwe, 2012
8 – Mahmudullah v Afghanistan, 2014
8 – Wanindu Hasaranga vs UAE, 2022
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How was the match between Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
After winning the toss and electing to bowl first, Uganda bowled out PNG for just 77 runs. All the other bowlers except captain Brian Masaba took 2 wickets each. The Ugandan team chasing this score did not get off to a good start. In the Powerplay, the team lost 4 wickets for 25 runs. However, after this Riyazat Ali Shah played an innings of 33 runs in 56 balls and won the team. He was awarded Player of the Match for this innings.