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West Indies vs Papua New Guinea Live Highlights, Match 2, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024, June 2, 2024

PNG 136/8 (20)
West Indies beat Papua New Guinea by 5 wickets
WI 137/5 (19)
Match over
1.5 : 1.5: Romario Shepherd to Tony Ura, OUT! c Nicholas Pooran b Romario Shepherd.
2.1 : 2.1: Akeal Hosein to Lega Siaka, OUT! b Akeal Hosein.
3.5 : 3.5: Andre Russell to Sese Bau, FOUR! Not exactly where he intended but Papua New Guinea have their first boundary.
4.1 : 4.1: Roston Chase to Assad Vala, SIX! Oh, hello! Assad Vala greets Chase with a maximum!
5.3 : 5.3: Alzarri Joseph to Assad Vala, FOUR! Gets it through this time! Pitched up and around off again, Assad Vala leans on nicely on to his drive and creams it through covers for a boundary.
5.5 : 5.5: Alzarri Joseph to Assad Vala, FOUR! Nice shot! Alzarri Joseph looks for the swing and serves this very full, on off, Assad Vala stays in his crease this time, times his on drive beautifully past mid on for another boundary.
5.6 : 5.6: Alzarri Joseph to Assad Vala, OUT! BLINDER AT POINT! Alzarri Joseph gets his man but all the credit should go to Roston Chase for this fantastic catch.
6.3 : 6.3: Akeal Hosein to Sese Bau, Four!
7.1 : 7.1: Roston Chase to Sese Bau, FOUR! Excellent use of the feet! Tossed up around off, Sese Bau skips down the track to get to the pitch of it, lofts it away wide of long off for another boundary.
8.5 : 8.5: Gudakesh Motie to Hiri Hiri, OUT! c Rovman Powell b Gudakesh Motie.
12.2 : 12.2: Gudakesh Motie to Sese Bau, FOUR! Thumped down the ground! Motie offers flight and serves it on off, Sese Bau uses his feet and converts it into a half-volley. Drills it back over the bowler's head for a boundary.
12.4 : 12.4: Gudakesh Motie to Sese Bau, SIX! Excellent use of the feet again by Bau and he gets the maximum reward this time.
12.5 : 12.5: Gudakesh Motie to Sese Bau, Four!
13.4 : 13.4: Alzarri Joseph to Sese Bau, FOUR! Not in control but Sese Bau will take it!
14.6 : 14.6: Andre Russell to Charles Amini, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Andre Russell breaks through for the West Indies! 50th T20I wicket for the Windies all-rounder.
16.3 : 16.3: Alzarri Joseph to Sese Bau, OUT! b Alzarri Joseph.
17.3: Romario Shepherd to Kiplin Doriga, FOUR! Good shot! Romario Shepherd bowls a slower one, short and on middle, Kiplin Doriga reads it early, waits for it and pulls it away to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.
18.1 : 18.1: Andre Russell to Chad Soper, FOUR! A bit streaky but PNG won't mind one bit!
18.6 : 18.6: Andre Russell to Chad Soper, OUT! TIMBER! Andre Russell strikes again! He delivers another pin-point yorker, on middle, Chad Soper unlike his partner is late to put his bat down in time, the ball goes under his bat and rattle the stumps. Papua New Guinea seven down now!
19.1 : 19.1: Alzarri Joseph to Kiplin Doriga, FOUR! Powered away! Alzarri Joseph goes full and around off, Kiplin Doriga coes down the track and absolutely crunches it through covers for a boundary.
19.2 : 19.2: Alzarri Joseph to Kiplin Doriga, FOUR! TWO IN TWO! Back of a length this time, outside off, Kiplin Doriga backs away, gets on top of that and cuts it away nicley over point for another boundary. Doriga is adding crucial runs here!
19.3 : 19.3: Alzarri Joseph to Kiplin Doriga, OUT! run out (Alzarri Joseph).
0.5 : 0.5: Kabua Morea to Brandon King, FOUR! Brandon King and West Indies finally get underway! Hard length this time, on middle, takes pace off as well, Brandon King skips down the track again, waits for it and swats it over the bowler's head for a boundary.
0.6 : 0.6: Kabua Morea to Brandon King, FOUR! Even better shot!
1.1 : 1.1: Alei Nao to Johnson Charles, OUT! LBW! Alei Nao draws first blood straightaway! He gets rid of Johnson Charles for a golden duck here.
2.1: Kabua Morea to Brandon King, FOUR! Good shot!
2.3 : 2.3: Kabua Morea to Brandon King, FOUR! Brandon King only dealing in boundaries here! Back of a length and just outside off, Brandon King lets it come to him, makes room and cuts it away through point for four more runs.
3.5 : 3.5: Alei Nao to Brandon King, FOUR! Brandon King connects this time alright! Back of a length and on off, Brandon King comes down the track, reaches for it a bit and smashes it through covers for a boundary.
3.6 : 3.6: Alei Nao to Brandon King, FOUR! Another one! Brandon King moves to 24 and all of his runs have come in boundaries. Short of a length and outside off, Brandon King gets on top of the bounce and crunches it wide of deep point for four more runs.
4.6: Chad Soper to Brandon King, EDGED AND FOUR! Chad Soper continues with the fuller length, on the fifth stump line, Brandon King looks for the drive but gets a thin outside edge past the keeper and to the third man fence for yet another boundary for him.
5.1 : 5.1: Sese Bau to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! BANG! This should help Nicholas Pooran feel a lot better! Sese Bau starts with a flighted delivery from around the wicket, full and outside off, Nicholas Pooran shimmies down the track and tonks it back over the bowler's head for a maximum.
5.2 : 5.2: Sese Bau to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! Uses his feet again and finds the fence again!
5.3 : 5.3: Sese Bau to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Nicholas Pooran is taking a liking to Sese Bau's off-spin! Bau continues to give the ball air and bowls it on off, Nicholas Pooran advances down the track but the ball is not full enough for the big shot. He has to reach out and drags the lofted stroke over long on for half a dozen.
8.1 : 8.1: John Kariko to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! TAKEN! John Kariko is ecstatic as are his teammates! A favourable match-up for Nicholas Pooran but it does not quite come off for him.
9.5 : 9.5: Assad Vala to Brandon King, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Brandon King succumbs to the pressure of dots! Immediate impact for the PNG skipper. Vala cleverly slows it up and offers flight, full and on middle, tempting the batter to hit against the wind towards the leg side and to hit the longer square boundary. 
11.3 : 11.3: Assad Vala to Rovman Powell, MISFIELD AND FOUR! Papua New Guinea cannot afford to this! Short again and on middle, Rovman Powell rocks back and pulls it away wide of deep square leg, the fielder gets behind it but lets it through his legs for a boundary.
13.1 : 13.1: Chad Soper to Rovman Powell, FOUR! Much-needed for West Indies!
13.6 : 13.6: Chad Soper to Rovman Powell, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A massive wicket for Papua New Guinea! Chad Soper gets the opposition skipper and thing just got more interesting here in Guyana.
14.5 : 14.5: Charles Amini to Roston Chase, SIX! BANG! Roston Chase goes big now! Gives this one some more air, full and around off, Roston Chase goes down on one knee, fetches it and slog-sweeps it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.
15.6 : 15.6: Assad Vala to Sherfane Rutherford, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Assad Vala has done it again for his side!
16.6: John Kariko to Andre Russell, SIX! Andre Russell goes HUGE! Does not need many deliveries to have a look.
17.1 : 17.1: Assad Vala to Roston Chase, FOUR! Oh, no! A misfield in the deep and it races away. Vala serves it around the pads, short in length, Roston Chase swats it towards deep backward square leg where the fielder lets it slip through his legs for a boundary.
17.5 : 17.5: Assad Vala to Roston Chase, SIX! BANG! Launched down the ground! Vala misses his mark as he offers width and serves it right in the slot, Roston Chase swings through the line and pumps it over long off for a biggie.
17.6 : 17.6: Assad Vala to Roston Chase, FOUR! A six and a four to close out the over and the balance of power completely in the favour of West Indies.
18.3 : 18.3: Kabua Morea to Roston Chase, FOUR! Intelligent batting!
18.4 : 18.4: Kabua Morea to Roston Chase, FOUR! Two in two from Roston Chase and West Indies are just a hit away now. Kabua Morea goes searching for the yorker but ends up serving a low full toss, angling away, on off, Roston Chase opens up his front hip and with a still head, goes inside out over cover for four more runs. Just 2 needed now.