WI vs UGA | Twitter in disbelief as Powell shoots for the moon with astounding 107-metre hit

‌West Indies rampaged their way to a 134-run triumph in their second T20 World Cup 2024 fixture, against Uganda on Saturday. The star-turn of the one-sided show was wily spinner Akeal Hosein with sensational figures of 5/11 but his heroics meant the batters' exploits flew under the radar despite a relatively high total of 173/5 in tricky Guyanese conditions. While no batter managed to register a half-century, there were cameos aplenty full of highlight moments, the leading act of which was a sensational Rovman Powell smash down the ground.

The Windies skipper was against Frank Nsubuga in the 11th over when the 43-year-old spinner tried to catch his counterpart off-guard by firing in an arm-ball on length. However, Powell seemed to have anticipated the delivery well in advance as he immediately shuffled down the tracks before letting his free levers swing free with aplomb. The very meat of the willow connected with the Kookaburra to send it sailing over mid-on, onto the back slope of the iconic stadium roof, and onto the road beyond the hallowed ground.

The cameras immediately panned to the Caribbean team's dugout where the players and staff alike wore expressions of disbelief on their faces, accurately reflecting the reaction of Twitterati on social media.

Biggest so far!

Powell unleashes his power!

Rovman Power-powell!

Massive hit!

It's outta here!

It just vanished into sky!

Hahaha!

He did his job!

Hugeeee!

That's how you hit sixes!