| 0.0 : Papua New Guinea (Playing XI) - Tony Ura, Assad Vala (C), Charles Amini, Sese Bau, Hiri Hiri, Chad Soper, Kipling Doriga (WK), Norman Vanua, Alei Nao, Kabua Morea, Semo Kamea. |
| Kane Williamson, the captain of New Zealand says that they will bowl first and it has started raining again. Adds that it is about putting on performances and it is a bit frustrating because they didn't have a nice start but will look to build on the last win. Informs that they have one change with Ish Sodhi coming on for James Neesham. |
| New Zealand (Playing XI) - Finn Allen, Devon Conway (WK), Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (C), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult. |
| The skipper of Papua New Guinea, Assad Vala says they have taken lots of learnings from the previous games. Adds it is going to be tough batting first on this surface. Informs that they have two changes with Charles Amini and Kabua Morea coming in for Lega Siaka and John Kariko. |
| UPDATE -Â 8.38 pm IST (3.08 pm GMT)Â - The start time earlier was 8.50 pm IST (3.20 pm GMT) but it looks like we are in for more of a delay. There is no further update on the actual start time and for now, we can only hope that the match does get underway soon. Stick around as we bring you the latest news from the ground. |
| Right then, the rain has stopped and the covers are off. It will be a quick turnaround and the match officials are already out in the middle. The two sets of players line up along with their mascots for the respective national anthems. It will be the national anthem of Papua New Guinea first followed by that of New Zealand. |
| Done with the pre-match formalities and it is finally time to get the play underway! It is a bit more sunny out in the middle and we will have a full game, at least for now. The umpires are out in the middle and Trent Boult is seen exchanging hugs with all his teammates as he gets ready to take the new ball in what could potentially be his final T20 game for New Zealand, certainly his final T20 World Cup game. It will be skipper, Assad Vala to open the innings for Papua New Guinea alongside T |
| 0.1 : Trent Boult to Tony Ura, Attacks the stumps first up. Good length pitching on off and shaping back in towards the batter. Tony Ura pushes this towards off and takes a quick single. |
| 0.2 : Trent Boult to Assad Vala, BEATEN! Good length around off, away movement on this after pitching. Assad Vala pokes at it and gets beaten. |
| 0.3 : Trent Boult to Assad Vala, Good length around the pads, Assad Vala tucks this towards mid-wicket for no run. |
| 0.4 : Trent Boult to Assad Vala, On a length around off, Assad Vala blocks this off the front foot. |
| 0.5 : Trent Boult to Assad Vala, Back of a length on top of off, Assad Vala jams this back towards the bowlers. |
| 0.6 : Trent Boult to Assad Vala, LEG BYE! On a length around the pads, Assad Vala misses the ball as it deflects off his pads towards square leg and they take a single. |
| 1.1 : Tim Southee to Assad Vala, Good length angling away from the batter, Assad Vala throws his bat at it and gets beaten comprehensively. |
| 0.6 : Tim Southee to operate from the other end. |
| 1.2 : Tim Southee to Assad Vala, LEG BYE! Touch fuller around leg, Assad Vala misses the flick and the ball deflects off his pads towards leg for one. |
| 1.3 : Tim Southee to Tony Ura, OUT! c Glenn Phillips b Tim Southee. |
| 0.0 : Charles Amini walks in at number 3. |
| 1.4 : Tim Southee to Charles Amini, Fuller outside off, Charles Amini goes for the drive and misses. |
| 1.5 : Tim Southee to Charles Amini, FOUR! LUCKY! Good length angling across the batter. Charles Amini looks to drive this but gets an inside edge just past the leg-pole and away for a boundary towards the third man region. |
| 1.6 : Tim Southee to Charles Amini, Fuller around off, Charles Amini drives this towards cover for no run. |
| 2.1 : Trent Boult to Assad Vala, Good length in and around that off-stump. Assad Vala opens this bat face and tucks this towards point for no run. |
| 2.2 : Trent Boult to Assad Vala, Good length outside off, Assad Vala looks to push at it and gets beaten on his outside edge. |
| 2.3 : Trent Boult to Assad Vala, Too hot to handle for Vala. Good length around off, shaping away from the batter. Assad Vala goes fishing and gets beaten. |
| 2.4 : Trent Boult to Assad Vala, FOUR! SPLENDID! A touch fuller on off, no movement on offer, Assad Vala plays the on drive a bit uppish but away from the bowler's reach to his left. Gets a boundary down the ground. |
| 2.5 : Trent Boult to Assad Vala, 1 run. |
| 2.6 : Trent Boult to Charles Amini, On a length outside off, Charles Amini pokes at it and misses. |
| 3.1 : Tim Southee to Assad Vala, WOAH! This was an inswinging delivery just outside off, Assad Vala looks to slog this and gets beaten on the inside this time. |
| 3.2 : Tim Southee to Assad Vala, Back of a length around off, Assad Vala scuffs the drive off the inner edge back to the bowler. |
| 3.3 : Tim Southee to Assad Vala, Good length outside off, Assad Vala dabs this towards backward point and takes a single. |
| 3.4 : Tim Southee to Charles Amini, On a length in the line of stumps. Charles Amini blocks this off the front foot. |
| 3.5 : Tim Southee to Charles Amini, WIDE! Full and wide outside off, Charles Amini leaves it all alone. |
| Tim Southee to Charles Amini, Good length around off, Charles Amini thumps this towards cover for no run. |
| 3.6 : Tim Southee to Charles Amini, Good length outside off, Charles Amini smashes this into the surface towards short cover for no run. |
| 4.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Assad Vala, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Fuller one angling across the batter, Assad Vala throws his bat at it with no footwork towards the line of it. Gets an outside edge straight to Daryl Mitchell at first slip. |
| 0.0 : Sese Bau is the new man in. |
| 4.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Sese Bau, Good length around off, Sese Bau cuts this towards Glenn Phillips at backward point. Glenn Phillips throws at the non-striking end with the batter no where near the crease. The ball misses the stumps adn Ish Sodhi does the backing up. Had Glenn hit the stumps it would have been it for Charles Amini. |
| 4.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Sese Bau, Good length around off, Sese Bau leaves it all alone. |
| 4.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Sese Bau, No run. |
| 4.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Sese Bau, Back of a length around off, Sese Bau defends this off the front foot for no run. |
| 4.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Sese Bau, On a length angling across the batter, Sese Bau flashes at it and misses. |
| 5.1 : Tim Southee to Charles Amini, Good length around off, Charles Amini thumps this towards cover-point and takes a quick one. |
| 5.2 : Tim Southee to Sese Bau, On a length around off, Sese Bau jumps down the track and smashes this towards mid off and takes one. |
| 5.3 : Tim Southee to Charles Amini, Back of a length pitching on off and shaping away from the batter. Charles Amini pokes at it and gets beaten. |
| 5.4 : Tim Southee to Charles Amini, On a length around off, Charles Amini blocks this off the front foot. |
| 5.5 : Tim Southee to Charles Amini, Back of a length outside off, Charles Amini plays the square cut towards cover-point for no run. |
| 5.6 : Tim Southee to Charles Amini, Good length around middle and leg, Charles Amini tucks this towards the leg side for another dot to end the over. |
| 6.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Sese Bau, No run. |
| 6.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Sese Bau, On a length going across the batter. Sese Bau leaves it all alone. |
| 6.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Sese Bau, Short and wide outside off, Sese Bau flashes hard at it and gets beaten. |
| 6.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Sese Bau, Good length outside off, Sese Bau advances down the track and looks to take on the infield on off but misses. |
| 6.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Sese Bau, On a length in the line of stumps, Sese Bau advances and defends this well. |
| 6.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Sese Bau, Short-pitched delivery climbing on the batter around off, Sese Bau slashes at it but misses. |
| 7.1 : Ish Sodhi to Charles Amini, Fuller around the pads, Charles Amini tucks this towards square leg for one. |
| 6.6 : Time for some leg spin as Ish Sodhi comes into the attack. |
| 7.2 : Ish Sodhi to Sese Bau, Wrong'un around off, Sese Bau goes for the slog sweep and misses. The ball misses everything and Devon Conway collects this behind the stumps. A bit of discussion as there was some noise as the ball passed the batter but the Kiwis decided not to review. The replays show that it did take a bit of a pad on its way. |
| 7.3 : Ish Sodhi to Sese Bau, Length dragged back around leg, Sese Bau jumps down the track and goes for the slog sweep but misses. |
| 7.4 : Ish Sodhi to Sese Bau, Tossed up on the pads, Sese Bau drills this to long on for one. |
| 7.5 : Ish Sodhi to Charles Amini, Four! |
| 7.6 : Ish Sodhi to Charles Amini, WIDE! Fuller one way too wide outside off, Charles Amini leaves it all alone. |
| Ish Sodhi to Charles Amini, Quicker one on the pads, Charles Amini flicks this through square leg for a couple. A good over for Papua New Guinea. |
| 8.1 : Mitchell Santner to Sese Bau, No run. |
| 8.2 : Mitchell Santner to Sese Bau, Tossed up on off, Sese Bau defends this off the front foot. |
| 8.3 : Mitchell Santner to Sese Bau, Hangs it around the pads, Sese Bau goes back and tucks this towards deep square for a single. |
| 8.4 : Mitchell Santner to Charles Amini, Fuller around middle and leg, Charles Amini rolls this towards mid-wicket for a dot. |
| 8.5 : Mitchell Santner to Charles Amini, 1 run. |
| 8.6 : Mitchell Santner to Sese Bau, Quicker and fuller on the pads, Sese Bau goes for the sweep and misses. |
| 9.1 : Ish Sodhi to Charles Amini, Flipper outside off, Charles Amini looks to block this and gets beaten all ends up. |
| 9.2 : Ish Sodhi to Charles Amini, Short of a length outside off, Charles Amini slaps this through point for a single. |
| 9.3 : Ish Sodhi to Sese Bau, Leg bye. |
| 9.4 : Ish Sodhi to Charles Amini, Tossed up on off, Charles Amini pushes this gently towards point and takes a quick single. |
| 9.5 : Ish Sodhi to Sese Bau, FOUR! Smashed away. Length dragged back around middle and off, Sese Bau rocks back and smashes this wide of the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. Bau was clearly up for this delivery and he latched onto this one. |
| 9.6 : Ish Sodhi to Sese Bau, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Drinks break! A pretty sedate start to the match and even though New Zealand have plugged the runs, they have managed to pick up just two wickets in the first ten overs. Since the spinners have been on, Papua New Guinea have managed to score a bit more freely, and with wickets in hand, they will look to shift gears in the second half of the innings. Can PNG get to that three-figure mark? Or will the Kiwis be able to pick up wickets in a hurry and keep them to a low total? We shall find out. |
| 10.1 : Mitchell Santner to Sese Bau, Floated up on a shorter length and over off stump, Sese Bau presses back and tucks it neatly past square leg for a single. |
| 10.2 : Mitchell Santner to Charles Amini, Tosses this one up a bit more around middle, Charles Amini leans on and knocks the ball down to long on for one more. |
| 10.3 : Mitchell Santner to Sese Bau, That is very clever from Sese Bau. |
| 10.4 : Mitchell Santner to Charles Amini, Tossed up on a length and at the stumps, Charles Amini comes forward and pushes it straight to mid on. |
| 10.5 : Mitchell Santner to Charles Amini, On a dragged length around middle and holding in the surface, Charles Amini gets a leading edge on the off side and picks up a quick single. |
| 10.6 : Mitchell Santner to Sese Bau, Floated up on the pads, Sese Bau looks to flick it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 11.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Charles Amini, Starts the new spell from around the stumps and bowls it full and wide outside off stump. Charles Amini looks to drive at it but is beaten and the ball dies on its way to the keeper. |
| 11.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Charles Amini, Oh, that stayed quite low and there is a huge appeal for LBW but it is turned down. Lockie Ferguson bangs this one into the pitch and angles it back into the pads. Charles Amini hops to tuck but is beaten by the low bounce and gets thudded on the pads. |
| 0.0 : Hiri Hiri walks out next. |
| 11.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Hiri Hiri, No run. |
| 11.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Hiri Hiri, Play and a miss! Hits the deck hard and bowls it in the channel around off stump, Hiri Hiri has a slash at it but is completely beaten. |
| 11.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Hiri Hiri, Hard length again, attacking the top of off stump this time, Hiri Hiri stays back and manages to keep the ball out towards backward point. |
| 11.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Hiri Hiri, Another maiden for Lockie Ferguson, three in a row! Goes for the wide yorker and Hiri Hiri tries to give the charge and take it on but is well beaten. |
| 12.1 : Mitchell Santner to Sese Bau, Flighted delivery around middle, extracting some extra bounce off the deck. Sese Bau looks to sweep but fails to connect. |
| 12.2 : Mitchell Santner to Sese Bau, OUT! CAUGHT! One brings two and Papua New Guinea have lost both their set batters in a jiffy here. Mitchell Santner tosses this one up around middle and gives it a nice loop. Sese Bau dances down the track and looks to launch it over long on but mistimes it badly. The ball goes straight to Finn Allen who is well inside the ropes at long on and he takes a simple catch. |
| 0.0 : Chad Soper walks out next. |
| 12.3 : Mitchell Santner to Chad Soper, Nicely drifted in from around the stumps and onto the off stump, Chad Soper watchfully keeps it out on the off side. |
| 12.4 : Mitchell Santner to Chad Soper, WIDE! Bowled flatter but spilled down leg, good take from Devon Conway behind the stumps. |
| Mitchell Santner to Chad Soper, Pushed through at the stumps, Chad Soper plays it back to the bowler. |
| 12.5 : Mitchell Santner to Chad Soper, No run. |
| 12.6 : Mitchell Santner to Chad Soper, Flatter delivery around off stump, Chad Soper goes hard at it and gets an inside edge past the stumps to short fine leg and picks up a single. |
| 13.1 : Lockie Ferguson to Chad Soper, Pitched up around off at 141.3 clicks and honing in at the stumps, Chad Soper solidly blocks it towards cover. |
| 13.2 : Lockie Ferguson to Chad Soper, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Three for none for Lockie Ferguson, unreal! |
| 0.0 : Kipling Doriga walks out next. |
| 13.3 : Lockie Ferguson to Kipling Doriga, TWO LEG BYES! Lazy fielding in the deep from Ish Sodhi. Short of a good length and angled into the batter, Kipling Doriga tries to step out and play at it but gets it off the thigh pads through backward point for a couple of leg byes. |
| 13.4 : Lockie Ferguson to Kipling Doriga, No run. |
| 13.5 : Lockie Ferguson to Kipling Doriga, No run. |
| 13.6 : Lockie Ferguson to Kipling Doriga, How about that? Lockie Ferguson bowls four straight maidens and even picks up three wickets, never has that happened in T20I cricket. Hard length around off and middle, Kipling Doriga defends it out and all of Ferguson's teammates are ecstatic. |
| 14.1 : Mitchell Santner to Hiri Hiri, Beaten! |
| 14.2 : Mitchell Santner to Hiri Hiri, No run. |
| 14.3 : Mitchell Santner to Hiri Hiri, 2 runs. |
| 14.4 : Mitchell Santner to Hiri Hiri, Nagging length around off stump, Hiri Hiri tries to play it away but misses. |
| 14.5 : Mitchell Santner to Hiri Hiri, Fuller one around off stump, heaved away down towards cow corner for a single. |
| 14.6 : Mitchell Santner to Kipling Doriga, FOUR! Good hit from Kipling Doriga and the 50 is up for Papua New Guinea. This is flighted up around off stump, Doriga goes down on one knee and slogs it off the top edge down wind towards deep mid-wicket and picks up four runs. |
| 15.1 : Trent Boult to Hiri Hiri, FOUR! Wow, aggressive shot but nailed to perfection! Trent Boult comes from around the stumps and looks to spear it in from around off, Hiri Hiri steps out, makes a bit of room and smashes it flat over covers for a boundary. |
| 15.2 : Trent Boult to Hiri Hiri, OUT! TIMBER! A wicket for Trent Boult in his final T20 World Cup game. |
| 0.0 : Norman Vanua walks out next. |
| 15.3 : Trent Boult to Norman Vanua, Pitched up in the channel around off and gets it to straighten just a bit, Norman Vanua looks to drive on the up but the ball zips past the outside edge. |
| 15.4 : Trent Boult to Norman Vanua, 1 run. |
| 15.5 : Trent Boult to Kipling Doriga, Good length on off stump, Kipling Doriga charges down the track and hots it straight to mid off for a quick run. |
| 15.6 : Trent Boult to Norman Vanua, Full again and around off, Norman Vanua gets an inside edge past the stumps and towards the fine leg region for another single. |
| 16.1 : Tim Southee to Norman Vanua, Swing and a miss! Short of a good length, trying to swing it away from off stump, Norman Vanua comes down the pitch and looks to smash it across the line but is well beaten. |
| 16.2 : Tim Southee to Norman Vanua, Leg bye! Back of a length and angled into the body, Norman Vanua misses the flick and the ball goes off the thigh pads behind point. They pick up a quick leg bye. |
| 16.3 : Tim Southee to Kipling Doriga, WIDE! Wayward from Tim Southee as he bangs it in short and angles it well down the leg side for a wide. |
| Tim Southee to Kipling Doriga, OUT! BOWLED! Another one bites the dust! |
| 0.0 : Alei Nao walks out next. |
| 16.4 : Tim Southee to Alei Nao, Pitched up on the middle stump, looking to get another one past the bat but Alei Nao watchfully defends it off the front foot. |
| 16.5 : Tim Southee to Alei Nao, Slightly shorter and outside off, cut away off the outer half of the bat behind point for a single. |
| 16.6 : Tim Southee to Norman Vanua, Back of a length and on the pads, Norman Vanua stands tall and nudges it down in front of mid-wicket for another quick single. |
| 17.1 : Ish Sodhi to Norman Vanua, FOUR! Poor delivery and dealt with. A half-tracker on the pads, Norman Vanua gets inside the line and helps it down to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 17.2 : Ish Sodhi to Norman Vanua, No run. |
| 17.3 : Ish Sodhi to Norman Vanua, SIX! That has been dispatched! Tossed up a bit too full and on the off stump, Norman Vanua takes it on and gets under the ball, whacking it straight back over the bowler's head for a biggie. It has been a poor outing with the ball so far for Ish Sodhi. |
| 17.4 : Ish Sodhi to Norman Vanua, Shorter one outside off and turning away, Norman Vanua looks to cut off the back foot but misses. |
| 17.5 : Ish Sodhi to Norman Vanua, Fuller one tossed up on middle, Norman Vanua flicks it away through mid-wicket and picks up a single. |
| 17.6 : Ish Sodhi to Alei Nao, Held back a bit and drifted onto the off stump, Alei Nao plays it late and angles it to backward point. |
| 18.1 : Trent Boult to Norman Vanua, Leg bye! Fuller one angled into the legs, Norman Vanua fails to get it away and the ball rolls off the pads towards point. They sneak in a leg bye. |
| 18.2 : Trent Boult to Alei Nao, No run. |
| 18.3 : Trent Boult to Alei Nao, Bowls this one from over the stumps and over middle on a good length, Alei Nao hangs back and dabs it down past point for a run. |
| 18.4 : Trent Boult to Norman Vanua, OUT! CAUGHT! Back to around the wicket and Trent Boult picks up another wicket. |
| 0.0 : Kabua Morea walks out next. |
| 18.5 : Trent Boult to Kabua Morea, Back of a length and angling in from around middle, Kabua Morea swats it away to mid-wicket. |
| 18.6 : Trent Boult to Kabua Morea, A wicket and a single off Boult's final over in the T20 World Cup and it has been a stellar performance from him again. Goes full and nails it in the blockhole around off, Kabua Morea jams it out to covers. |
| Trent Boult finishes with figures of 4-0-14-2. |
| 19.1 : Ish Sodhi to Alei Nao, Edged but goes through! |
| 19.2 : Ish Sodhi to Kabua Morea, OUT! STUMPED! Tossed up full and outside off stump, it is the normal leggie that turns away from the right-hander. Kabua Morea steps down the pitch and misses the ball completely as Devon Conway whips off the bails and Sodhi picks up a wicket as well in the final over. |
| Semo Kamea walks out last to bat. |
| 19.3 : Ish Sodhi to Semo Kamea, Bowled a bit shorter on the stumps, Semo Kamea works it off the back foot to mid-wicket and picks up a single. |
| 19.4 : Ish Sodhi to Alei Nao, OUT! CAUGHT! That's it, Ish Sodhi picks up another wicket and Papua New Guinea have been bowled out here. This is tossed up full on the middle stump line, Alei Nao tries to get under it and slog it over deep mid-wicket but the connection isn't there. The ball goes high towards wide long on where Daryl Mitchell settles under it and takes a good catch. Papua New Guinea are bundled out for 78 runs! |
| 0.0 : Job well done by the bowlers of New Zealand as they bundle out Papua New Guinea at 78 runs. |
| After being put in to bat first, Papua New Guinea did not enjoy the best of starts and they struggled to score against the quality bowling unit of New Zealand. The side kept losing wickets and they had no reply to the bowling of the Kiwis. Charles Amini and Sese Bau did try to battle out for a while and they knitted a partnership of 27 for the 3rd wicket which happens to be their best batting display as a pair in this game. Some fighting spirit was shown by Norman Vanua as well as he managed |
| The Kiwis were the dominant side in all the department with the ball and they ran over the batting line-up of Papua New Guinea. Lockie Ferguson was phenomenal as he had figures of 3 for none after 4 overs and this is something he would gladly take back with him. The spell from Lockie Ferguson happens to be the most economical spell in the history of the World Cup. He got support from the other end as well. Trent Boult, Ish Sodhi and Tim Southee took a couple each while Mitchell Santner took |
| Pacer from New Zealand, Trent Boult is down for a chat. He says that it feels a bit weird and the emotions have been running over the last couple of days and it is sad that it is his last match. Adds that he isn't sure about his entire future with the international side and they are focused on chasing down the smallish total. Mentions that Tim Southee has been a dear friend of his and they have played together for over a dozen years. Adds that he has enjoyed the last couple of games and finish |
| 0.1 : Kabua Morea to Finn Allen, On the money right away! Pitched up on middle and angling back in, Finn Allen offers a good old-fashioned defence off the front foot. |
| 0.2 : Kabua Morea to Finn Allen, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! What a start from Kabua Morea! The umpires do go upstairs to check whether it carried or not. This is bowled on a good length and outside off stump, staying a bit low as well. Finn Allen doesn't move his feet and just throws his hands at it and ends up getting a cue end that goes down in front of the keeper. Kipling Doriga pouches it safely and the replays show that the ball did carry. Allen departs for a duck and Papua New Guinea will be v |
| 0.0 : Misery continues for Finn Allen as he departs for a duck. Rachin Ravindra walks out next. |
| 0.3 : Kabua Morea to Rachin Ravindra, Nice and full, seaming away from the off stump line, Rachin Ravindra pushes it out towards point. |
| 0.4 : Kabua Morea to Rachin Ravindra, Another good delivery! |
| 0.5 : Kabua Morea to Rachin Ravindra, Short of a length and outside the off stump, Rachin Ravindra looks to stay upright and play it away through covers but jams it down on the off side. |
| 0.6 : Kabua Morea to Rachin Ravindra, Rachin Ravindra and New Zealand are finally off the mark but with a streaky shot. Pitched up around off stump and going away, Rachin steps out to flick but miscues it off the inside edge past backward square leg for a run. |
| Alei Nao will bowl from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Alei Nao to Rachin Ravindra, Pitched up on the off stump line, Rachin Ravindra gets on the front foot and punches it on the up wide of mid off for a single. Good fielding there as well. |
| 1.2 : Alei Nao to Devon Conway, Banged in shorter and angled well outside off, Devon Conway looks to slap it away but gets an under edge back to the keeper. |
| 1.3 : Alei Nao to Devon Conway, Good length on off and middle, slanting away, Devon Conway stays put and punches it away in front of mid off. |
| 1.4 : Alei Nao to Devon Conway, FOUR! Just a bit too wide of the keeper and it runs away to the fence as well. |
| 1.5 : Alei Nao to Devon Conway, Banged in a bit and over the stumps, Devon Conway looks to bend his back and pull it away but mistimes it badly off the inner half of the bat. |
| 1.6 : Alei Nao to Devon Conway, Nicely bowled! Short of a good length around the top of off stump and bouncing a bit extra, Devon Conway does well to fend it away. |
| 2.1 : Assad Vala to Rachin Ravindra, Bowled shorter and angled in from around off stump, Rachin Ravindra rocks back and punches it away through covers for one. |
| 2.2 : Assad Vala to Devon Conway, A bit fuller and angled into the legs, Devon Conway wrists the ball away in front of square leg for one more. |
| 2.3 : Assad Vala to Rachin Ravindra, BYE! Oh, that went past everything. |
| 2.4 : Assad Vala to Devon Conway, No run. |
| 2.5 : Assad Vala to Devon Conway, 1 run. |
| 2.6 : Assad Vala to Rachin Ravindra, Full and at the stumps, jammed down towards mid on for a quick single. |
| 3.1 : Alei Nao to Rachin Ravindra, Good length at the pads, flicked away towards mid-wicket for a quick single by Rachin Ravindra. |
| 3.2 : Alei Nao to Devon Conway, SIX! Picked up dispatched! A gentle half-volley on the pads, Devon Conway walks down the pitch and flicks it on the full with stellar timing and gets the ball over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 3.3 : Alei Nao to Devon Conway, Slightly shorter and angled across the left-hander, Devon Conway goes hard at it and slashes it away wide of deep third for a single. |
| 3.4 : Alei Nao to Rachin Ravindra, Good length over middle, Rachin Ravindra plays it with a straight bat and just pushes it gently to the left of mid off for a single. |
| 3.5 : Alei Nao to Devon Conway, No run. |
| 3.6 : Alei Nao to Devon Conway, On a fuller length and at the stumps, Devon Conway opts to block it off the front foot. |
| 4.1 : Kabua Morea to Rachin Ravindra, OUT! CAUGHT! Kabua Morea comes back into the attack and picks up a big wicket right away. Morea comes from over the stumps and angles in a fuller delivery into the pads. Rachin Ravindra comes down the pitch and lifts the back leg, looking to loft the ball over deep mid-wicket but doesn't get the timing at all. The ball goes to mid-wicket and Semo Kamea comes in from the deep to hang on to the catch with both hands. A shaky start from New Zealand so far. |
| The skipper of New Zealand, Kane Williamson, walks out in the middle. |
| 4.2 : Kabua Morea to Kane Williamson, 1 run. |
| 4.3 : Kabua Morea to Devon Conway, Floats it up a bit and bowls it full and wide of the off stump, Devon Conway waits on it and drives it straight to extra cover. |
| 4.4 : Kabua Morea to Devon Conway, Pitches the ball up again at that nagging gentle pace and bowls it a lot straighter now. Devon Conway looks to get on the front foot and drives it uppishly towards mid on. |
| 4.5 : Kabua Morea to Devon Conway, Bowled back of a length and over the stumps, Devon Conway stays back and watchfully defends it just to the off side. |
| 4.6 : Kabua Morea to Devon Conway, Four dots on the trot to end up a fine over from Kabua Morea. Back of a length and around off stump, Devon Conway blocks it off the back foot. |
| 5.1 : Alei Nao to Kane Williamson, Drags the length short and slants the ball well wide of the off stump, Kane Williamson goes chasing after it but toe-ends it in front of covers. |
| 5.2 : Alei Nao to Kane Williamson, A bit fuller and in the channel around off, Kane Williamson looks to block with soft hands but gets an outside edge that rolls to deep third for a single. |
| 5.3 : Alei Nao to Devon Conway, SIX! One hand off the handle but no problem! On a good length around middle, Devon Conway skips down the track and goes through with the lofted shot, hitting it with a straight bat and the ball travels over long on for a biggie. |
| 5.4 : Alei Nao to Devon Conway, Shortens the length and bowls it over the stumps, Devon Conway dabs it away on the off side and scampers across for a quick single. |
| 5.5 : Alei Nao to Kane Williamson, No run. |
| 5.6 : Alei Nao to Kane Williamson, Another dot to end the Powerplay and New Zealand are 29/2! On a good length and on a tighter line around the off stump, Kane Williamson takes his hands back past the body and makes the leave. |
| 6.1 : Charles Amini to Devon Conway, Tossed up on the off stump line, Devon Conway eases it towards cover. |
| 6.2 : Charles Amini to Devon Conway, Tossed up again and around off stump, Devon Conway drives it away through the gap at covers and picks up another single. |
| 5.6 : Charles Amini is introduced into the attack. |
| 6.3 : Charles Amini to Kane Williamson, Too full, in fact, a low full toss that dips on middle and leg, Kane Williamson leans ahead and knocks it down to long on for a run. |
| 6.4 : Charles Amini to Devon Conway, Flighted delivery, bowled full and around off, Devon Conway drives this one square on the off side but for just another single. |
| 6.5 : Charles Amini to Kane Williamson, Drops the length back a bit and turning away, this one bounces a bit extra as well, Kane Williamson goes on the back foot and taps it away in front of point for a single. |
| 6.6 : Charles Amini to Devon Conway, Flatter delivery, bowled on middle and leg, Devon Conway backs away and cuts it through the point region to make it five singles in the over. |
| 7.1 : Semo Kamea to Devon Conway, Bowled full and straight at the stumps, Devon Conway flicks it well but can't get it past the man at mid-wicket. |
| 7.2 : Semo Kamea to Devon Conway, No run. |
| 7.3 : Semo Kamea to Devon Conway, On the fuller side and around off, Devon Conway reaches out to drive but miscues it badly to the right of the bowler. |
| 7.4 : Semo Kamea to Devon Conway, Fuller again and on the pads, tucked away towards deep square leg for a single by Conway. |
| 7.5 : Semo Kamea to Kane Williamson, FOUR! Pitched up full and outside off stump, Kane Williamson transfers his weight forward and drives it gloriously through covers and in front of the man at sweeper cover. The fielder dives across but fumbles and the ball goes into the fence. The fielder seems to be in some pain as well but hopefully, he is fine. |
| 7.6 : Semo Kamea to Kane Williamson, Bowled on the shorter side and over off stump, Kane Williamson gets across a bit and drops it with soft hands into the leg side. |
| 8.1 : Chad Soper to Devon Conway, Full and wide of the off stump, Devon Conway squeezes it on the full but finds the man at backward point. |
| 8.2 : Chad Soper to Devon Conway, FOUR! Driven and driven well! A bit too full and in the slot around off, Devon Conway drills it back past the bowler and to the left of mid off for a cracking boundary. |
| 8.3 : Chad Soper to Devon Conway, Slightly shorter and angling in from outside off, Devon Conway goes on the back foot and opens the bat face playing it down to deep third for a run. |
| 8.4 : Chad Soper to Kane Williamson, Pitched up very full and around off stump, Kane Williamson leans ahead and strokes it nicely through the cover region. Norman Vanua from mid off and runs after it and pulls the back in to save a run for his side. |
| 8.5 : Chad Soper to Devon Conway, No run. |
| 8.6 : Chad Soper to Devon Conway, SIX! Clean strike from Devon Conway! Pitched up right in the slot and on the stumps, Conway frees his arms and hits through the line of the ball, dispatching it over the long on fence for a biggie. 14 off that over! |
| 9.1 : Semo Kamea to Kane Williamson, On a length drifting down the leg, Kane Williamson nudges this all along the ground towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.2 : Semo Kamea to Devon Conway, OUT! PLUMB! Good length angling into the batter on middle and leg. Devon Conway looks to play this late and run this fine towards third man region but misses. The ball sneaks past the bad and clatters onto the bad pad. The umpire wastes no time and gives him his marching orders. Devon Conway asks for a review but all reds on the Ball Tracker stamps the on-field decision. |
| 9.3 : Semo Kamea to Daryl Mitchell, Good length around off, Daryl Mitchell defends this off the front foot. |
| 0.0 : Daryl Mitchell is the next batter in. |
| 9.4 : Semo Kamea to Daryl Mitchell, Bumper outside off, Daryl Mitchell goes for the pull and misses. |
| 9.5 : Semo Kamea to Daryl Mitchell, On a length around off, Daryl Mitchell defends this well. |
| 9.6 : Semo Kamea to Daryl Mitchell, Back of a length sliding down the leg, Daryl Mitchell gently helps this towards dep fine leg and scampers back for two. |
| 0.0 : Drinks break! Well then, a pretty straightforward run chase but there hasn't been much momentum in the Kiwi innings. They lost a couple of cheap wickets after which skipper Kane Williamson and Devon Conway steadied the ship and they are now just 23 runs away from the win. Papua New Guinea will be proud of the way they have bowled so far and will look make a few more dents in the Kiwi batting line up. |
| 10.1 : Norman Vanua to Kane Williamson, On a length in the line of stumps, keeps low. Kane Williamson does well to block this out. |
| 10.2 : Norman Vanua to Kane Williamson, Good length outside off, Kane Williamson dabs this towards the off side for no run. |
| 10.3 : Norman Vanua to Kane Williamson, No run. |
| 10.4 : Norman Vanua to Kane Williamson, FOUR! Short-pitched around off, Kane Williamson swivels and pulls this flat through square leg for four. |
| 10.5 : Norman Vanua to Kane Williamson, Good length outside off, Kane Williamson drills this through cover-point for one. |
| 10.6 : Norman Vanua to Daryl Mitchell, On a length around off, Daryl Mitchell nearly chops this back onto the stumps. The ball just lands behind the off stumps and they run a single as the ball rolls to the keeper's left. |
| 11.1 : Semo Kamea to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Brilliantly picked up for four. Touch fuller on the pads, Daryl Mitchell picks it up and flicks this couple of bounces over the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region. Runs have started to come for the Kiwis now. |
| 11.2 : Semo Kamea to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run. |
| 11.3 : Semo Kamea to Kane Williamson, Back of a length in middle, Kane Williamson slaps this towards deep square for one. The ball kept low and Kane Williamson did well to get it away. |
| 11.4 : Semo Kamea to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! The finishing line is in sight of the Kiwis now. Pitched up down the leg, Daryl Mitchell glances this wide of the keeper to his left for a boundary towards the fine leg region. |
| 11.5 : Semo Kamea to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! DISPATCHED! Good length outside off, Daryl Mitchell walks down the track and lofts this over cover for a boundary more. New Zealand needs just 3 more runs to win this. |
| 11.6 : Semo Kamea to Daryl Mitchell, On a length around the pads, Daryl Mitchell flicks this towards fine leg region for a single. |
| 12.1 : Kabua Morea to Daryl Mitchell, On a length around off, Daryl Mitchell tucks this towards square leg for no run. |
| 12.2 : Kabua Morea to Daryl Mitchell, The Kiwis have won this by 7 wickets. On a length in middle, Daryl Mitchell lofts this over mid on and takes two to win this game. The fielder tried his best to take this but the ball kept travelling away from him and landed inches inside the fence towards long on. |
| 0.0 : Papua New Guinea will feel that if they had put 100 plus on the board, they could have had a real shot in this game but still, they had more than a decent outing with the ball. Kabua Morea bowled really well upfront picking up a couple of wickets and was well supported by the rest of the pack. They just didn't have many runs to play with and one good partnership in the middle took them out of the game. |
| New Zealand sign off the 2024 Men's T20I World Cup with a win but it isn't enough to take them through to the Super Eight stage. They will go home empty-handed but on a positive note nonetheless, whereas Papua New Guinea bow out without a single win but they have pushed a couple of big teams. Requiring 79 for the win, the Black Caps lost Finn Allen in the very first over and the frustration could be seen on his face as he walked off. After that, neither Devon Conway nor Rachin Ravindra could re |
| Earlier in the game, it was a delayed start due to rain and even after the toss, there was a slight delay due to the weather. Kane Williamson put Papua New Guinea into bat as the likes of Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson picked up early wickets. There was some resistance from Charles Amini and Sese Bau but Ferguson came back in and delivered a dream spell where he picked up 3 wickets without giving away a single run in his four overs. In the latter half of the innings, Trent Boult and the two spi |
| The Presentation ceremony... |
| Lockie Ferguson is the Player Of The Match for his scintillating bowling spell of 4 overs 3 for nothing. He is up for a quick chat and says the wicket was tough to bat on and it felt good to bowl on such a track. Adds that there are not many games in T20 cricket where they can bowl seam up throughout but this was the plan today and it worked. Mentions that it is hard to know what is a good total on this track and they will be looking behind to those losses they had against Windies and Afghanista |
| Assad Vala, the captain of Papua New Guinea says that they can take a lot of learnings, especially in the batting aspect of the game. Adds that it was challenging for them but they gave it their best. Mentions that there was a bit of juice in the wicket early on and tried to be positive. Adds that it has been a couple of weeks since they have been here and they know a lot of fans have been watching the game back home. Ends by saying that they will look to better their game in the future. |
| The victorious skipper of New Zealand, Kane Williamson is up for a quick chat and says they were looking to execute their plans on this surface and the boys did well. Adds they were looking to start strong and they came across two very strong teams first up in challenging conditions and that did not work in their favor. Mentions that after every tournament there is a bit of reflection and they'll be doing that again. Adds that playing with Trent has been really special throughout the years and h |
| Right then, that is it from this game and we have just one more game remaining in the group stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024. Co-hosts West Indies take on Afghanistan in a battle for supremacy in Group C at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia. That game will take place on Tuesday, 18 June and will begin at 6 am IST (12.30 am GMT) but you can join us a lot sooner for the build-up. Till then, take care and goodbye! |
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