GEORGETOWN (Guyana): Uganda gave themselves a great chance of a first ever victory at the T20 World Cup after bowling out Papua New Guinea for 77 at Providence Stadium on Wednesday.
The African side, in their debut in the tournament, produced a fine bowling performance after skipper Brian Masaba won the toss and put Papua New Guinea in to bat.
Captain Assad Vala went in the second ball of the innings, trapped leg before by Alpesh Ramjani in what was a wicket-maiden opening over.
Sese Bau tried to drive Juma Miyagi but was snaffled up by Roger Mukasa who did well to get back and make the catch from mid-off.
Tony Ura went in similar fashion as his attempted drive off Cosmas Kyewuta became a simple catch for Mukasa at mid-on to leave his side struggling at 19-3 in the fourth over.
Lega Siaka looked confident making 12 off 17 balls before an ill-advised attempt to make a second run ended in a run-out and when Charles Amini was bowled by Frank Nsubuga it was damage limitation time.
But only Hiri Hiri (15) and Kiplin Doriga (12) were able to make double figures as the Pacific Islanders were bowled out with five balls left of their allotted 20 overs. AFP