Papua New Guinea vs Uganda Head To Head Record & Stats in Guyana Stadium Ahead of T20 World Cup 2024 Match 9

The two underdogs from Group C collide as Papua New Guinea take on Uganda in match 9 of T20 World Cup 2024 at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence, Guyana on Wednesday (June 5).

Assad Vala-led Papua New Guinea will look to emulate the performance from their opening game, but aim for a better result following their loss by 5 wickets to West Indies, while Brian Masaba’s Uganda will look to put behind their 125-run loss to Afghanistan.

Papua New Guinea vs Uganda head to head record and stats ahead of T20 World Cup 2024 match 9

Both Uganda and Papua New Guinea are not expected to progress from Group C that includes Afghanistan, West Indies and New Zealand, who are likely to be fighting for two spots in the Super 8s.

This is Uganda’s first appearance in the T20 World Cup, while Papua New Guinea are playing in their second edition with their previous appearance coming in 2021, when they finished winless in the first round group stage.

Although they have not faced each other at the show-piece tournament, the two sides will clash for the second time in T20 format and for the first time in the Guyana venue. Here is a look at the head to head numbers of UGA vs PNG:

Papua New Guinea vs Uganda Head to Head Record

In the 1 UGA vs PNG head to head meetings in T20Is, Papua New Guinea hold the edge with the solitary win against Uganda. Here is a look at the Papua New Guinea vs Uganda head to head stats:

Papua New Guinea vs Uganda Head To Head Stats in T20

STAT	For Papua New Guinea vs Uganda	For Uganda vs Papua New Guinea
Wins Batting 1st	0	0
Wins Chasing	1	0
Highest Total	161	160
Lowest Total	-	-
Highest Successful Chase	161	NA
Lowest Total Defended	NA	NA
Most Runs	Assad Vala (93 runs)	Simon Ssesazi (78 runs)
Highest scorer	Assad Vala (93*)	Simon Ssesazi (78)
Most Sixes	Assad Vala (6 sixes)	Simon Ssesazi (4 sixes)
Most Fours	Assad Vala (7 fours)	Simon Ssesazi (7 fours)
Most wickets	Charles Amini (2 wickets)	Frank Nsubuga (2 wickets)
Best Bowling	Charles Amini (2/20)	Frank Nsubuga (2/16)

PNG vs UGA record in Guyana Stadium

Papua New Guinea and Uganda will face off for the first time in the Guyana National Stadium in Providence, Guyana, a venue which has hosted many other T20I matches earlier. In fact, PNG and UGA have already played at this venue in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024.

Papua New Guinea tested West Indies in their defence of 136, taking the tournament co-hosts very deep before the match was decided in the 19th over. Uganda were bundled for 58 by Afghanistan before conceding 183 in the first innings.

The wickets used so far has seen mixed results with the first encounter ending in a low-scoring thriller, while the second match was a one-sided affair that saw one team post a big total before bowling out the opponent for a low total. Here is a look at the T20I stats from the venue:

Guyana National Stadium T20I Record and Stats

Matches: 15
Won Batting 1st: 4
Won Batting 2nd: 8
No Result: 3
Highest Total: 191/5 by England vs West Indies in 2010
Lowest Total: 58 All Out by Uganda vs Afghanistan in 2024
Average 1st Innings Score: 132
Highest Successful Chase: 169/5 in 18.2 overs by West Indies vs Bangladesh in 2022
Lowest Total Defended: 138/9 by West Indies vs Ireland in 2010
Highest Individual Score: Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) - 100 off 64 balls vs Zimbabwe in 2010
Best Bowling Figures: Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan) - 5 for 9 in 4 overs vs Uganda in 2024
Total Sixes: 129 sixes
Total Fours: 220 fours
Total Fifties: 16 fifties
Total Hundreds: 1 hundred