WI vs UGA, T20 World Cup 2024: Akeal Hosein registers best figures for West Indies bowler in T20 WC

The left-arm spinner scalped 5/11 in four overs while opening the bowling for the team to help West Indies to a facile win.

Akeal Hosein of West Indies bowls during the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup West Indies & USA 2024 warm-up match between West Indies and Australia. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Akeal Hosein registered the best figures for a West Indies bowler in ICC T20 World Cup history during the match against Uganda at Providence Stadium, Guyana on Sunday.

The left-arm spinner scalped 5/11 in four overs while opening the bowling for the team to help West Indies to a facile win.

Best Bowling figures for West Indies in T20 World Cups

Akeal Hosein - 5/11 in 4 overs vs Uganda (Guyana, 2024)*

Samuel Badree - 4/15 in 4 overs vs Bangladesh (Mirpur, 2014)

Alzarri Joseph - 4/16 in 4 overs vs Zimbabwe (Hobart, 2022)

Lendl Simmons - 4/19 in 3 overs vs Sri Lanka (Nottingham, 2009)

Dwayne Bravo - 4/38 in 4 overs vs India (Lord’s, 2009)