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Match Details
PNG vs WI assets, T20 WC 2024
WI
137-519.0
West Indies won by 5 wickets 🏆
PNG
20.0136-8
Player of the Match
Roston Chase
West Indies0/26
42(27)
WI - 2nd Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 63 | 52 | 10 Over | 90 | 63 | 15 Over | 104 | 94 |
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PNG - 1st Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 37 | 34 | 10 Over | 56 | 57 | 15 Over | 88 | 94 | 20 Over | 131 | 136 |
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So both the co-hosts of the prestigious ICC Men's T20 World Cup are off with a win. United States of America last night and now West Indies with a tense win against PNG. That will be it from match number 2 as our coverage ends here. Ninaad Dixit here signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Akshay Bhide and scorer/analyst Raju Khariya. Stay tuned for more cricketing action from around the world.
Rovman Powell (West Indies Captain): "PNG's plans were simple and they played some really good cricket. It is important to get two points in this tournament.
Since I turned the captain, 70% or 80% of the team has played together so it was not a big issue.
Roston Chase bowled pretty well and to come out under pressure in the end and the way he played was what we needed.
We are 60-70% there. We can be better in all the 3 departments. Hopefully we can correct that for the 2nd game."
Since I turned the captain, 70% or 80% of the team has played together so it was not a big issue.
Roston Chase bowled pretty well and to come out under pressure in the end and the way he played was what we needed.
We are 60-70% there. We can be better in all the 3 departments. Hopefully we can correct that for the 2nd game."
Assad Vala (Papua New Guinea Captain): "It was a competitive score. But we missed a trick in the end. If we would have got 10-15 runs more, it would have been nice. We lost wickets in the end.
We are really happy with the fight we showed. We got wickets in key moments.
It's an opportunity and a challenge we look forward to playing against the best players. We want to play good game and it's good to see the boys bring out the energy on the field. We will look to carry it forward in the next game.
Phil Simmons has been really helpful with the conditions and the pitches. He is really calm and really helpful."
We are really happy with the fight we showed. We got wickets in key moments.
It's an opportunity and a challenge we look forward to playing against the best players. We want to play good game and it's good to see the boys bring out the energy on the field. We will look to carry it forward in the next game.
Phil Simmons has been really helpful with the conditions and the pitches. He is really calm and really helpful."
Roston Chase (Player of the Match): "Yeah, I'm very pleased. To start the tournament with a win is always good.
Well, I always knew that it was hard for the batter coming in to start. I gave myself some time and backed myself. I watched the PNG batters. They got going once they spend some time in the middle. So, I backed my skills.
We have been putting in a lot of hard work. We have had a camp in Antigua and we have been working hard.
PNG are not a less team. We won't be taking any team lightly. They are here means they are a quality team. We had a chat at the halfway stage to rally around and bring out the best game."
Well, I always knew that it was hard for the batter coming in to start. I gave myself some time and backed myself. I watched the PNG batters. They got going once they spend some time in the middle. So, I backed my skills.
We have been putting in a lot of hard work. We have had a camp in Antigua and we have been working hard.
PNG are not a less team. We won't be taking any team lightly. They are here means they are a quality team. We had a chat at the halfway stage to rally around and bring out the best game."
Player of the Match: Roston Chase
11:25 PM IST, 1:55 PM Local Time: West Indies survive a scare against Papua New Guinea in their opening encounter of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup here at Providence in Guyana.
Skipper Rovman Powell won the toss, elected to bowl first with the bowlers putting a spectacular display to restrict PNG for 136/8. Andre Russell and Alzarri Joseph picking up a couple of wickets each and spinners Akeal Hosein and Roston Chase bowling a tidy and ecnomic spell.
The chase didn't begin as the hosts expected with Johnson Charles falling for a golden duck in the 2nd over itself. Rain halted the game for around 15 minutes or so. Brandon King (34 off 29) and Nicholas Pooran (27 in 27) added 53 runs for the 2nd wicket to stabilize the innings.
John Kariko removed NickyP in the ninth over and finished with 1/17 in his 4 overs. Assad Vala bowled a wicket maiden which saw King depart. Skipper Rovman Powell followed suit after scoring 15 in 14 balls.
Vala struck at a crucial juncture again removing Sherfane Rutherford pushing PNG's hopes to the helm. It was allrounder Chase with his unbeaten 42 in 27 balls and Andre Russell with an unbeaten 15 in 9 balls guiding West Indies to a win in the penultimate over.
Vala (2/28) was the pick of the bowlers with Kariko (1/17), Alei Nao (1/9), Chad Soper (1/19) and Charles Amini (0/14) fighting it out for PNG. A better score with the bat could have helped the team's cause. The spirited performance from the bowling attack proves the fact.
Stay tuned as we head back with the post match festivities.
Skipper Rovman Powell won the toss, elected to bowl first with the bowlers putting a spectacular display to restrict PNG for 136/8. Andre Russell and Alzarri Joseph picking up a couple of wickets each and spinners Akeal Hosein and Roston Chase bowling a tidy and ecnomic spell.
The chase didn't begin as the hosts expected with Johnson Charles falling for a golden duck in the 2nd over itself. Rain halted the game for around 15 minutes or so. Brandon King (34 off 29) and Nicholas Pooran (27 in 27) added 53 runs for the 2nd wicket to stabilize the innings.
John Kariko removed NickyP in the ninth over and finished with 1/17 in his 4 overs. Assad Vala bowled a wicket maiden which saw King depart. Skipper Rovman Powell followed suit after scoring 15 in 14 balls.
Vala struck at a crucial juncture again removing Sherfane Rutherford pushing PNG's hopes to the helm. It was allrounder Chase with his unbeaten 42 in 27 balls and Andre Russell with an unbeaten 15 in 9 balls guiding West Indies to a win in the penultimate over.
Vala (2/28) was the pick of the bowlers with Kariko (1/17), Alei Nao (1/9), Chad Soper (1/19) and Charles Amini (0/14) fighting it out for PNG. A better score with the bat could have helped the team's cause. The spirited performance from the bowling attack proves the fact.
Stay tuned as we head back with the post match festivities.
OVER 19
West Indies
137/5
Roston Chase
42(27)
Andre Russell
15(9)
Kabua Morea
0-30(3.0)
18.6 K Morea to A Russell
1 Full on the middle stump. Driven to the right of long on for the winning single! Roston Chase and Andre Russell manage to rescue West Indies from a PNG scare! The co-hosts begin the tournament with a 5-wicket win! Relief for Rovman Powell and his men!
18.5 K Morea to R Chase
1 Yorker outside the off stump. Squeezes it to the left of short third man for a run. Scores are level!
18.4 K Morea to R Chase
4 IN THE AIR, ONE BOUNCE AND FOUR RUNS! Full toss outside the off stump, below the knee height. Chase on the front foot drives up and over extra cover. Hiri from sweeper cover and long off chase the ball running across but fail to stop it.
Chase with the killer blow!!! West Indies are one hit away from winning this fixture.
18.3 K Morea to R Chase
4 FOUR RUNS!! Roston Chase with some finishing touches. In the slot outside the off stump. Chase shuffles across and sits on a knee. Sweeps it up and over backward square picking up the big big gap in the outfield.
18.2 K Morea to A Russell
1 Shuffles early a long long way exposing his stumps. Morea bowls full and outside off. Whipped away to the right of deep midwicket for a sinigle.
18.1 K Morea to A Russell
2 Over the wicket. Full and wide angled across outside off. Russell throws his hands at it opening the bat face and speeds back for the second as deep backward point moves to his left to collect the ball.
18 runs coming off this over. That releases all the pressure. West Indies now require 13 runs from 12 balls. Kabua Morea will bowl the penultimate over.
OVER 18
West Indies
124/5
Roston Chase
33(24)
Andre Russell
11(6)
Assad Vala
2-28(4.0)
17.6 A Vala to R Chase
4 FOUR AGAIN! Windies back in the game. Short and outside the off stump, Chase thumps it off the backfoot. Smashes another lofted powerful hit in the leg side. Lot of bottom hand in use this time. Long on runs across to his left but doesn't get anywhere close to the ball.
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