19/07Result
41st Match, Group A, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier at Dublin, Jul 19 2015
U.S.A. won by 18 runs
Player of the Match
Nicholas StandfordUnited States of America
19/07Result
41st Match, Group A, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier at Dublin, Jul 19 2015
U.S.A. won by 18 runs
Player of the Match
Nicholas StandfordUnited States of America

END OF OVER:
20 | 8 Runs | PNG: 129/9 (19 runs required, RR: 6.45)

  • Chad Soper11 (13b)
  • Willie Gavera1 (3b)
  • Hammad Shahid4-0-24-1
  • Timil Patel4-0-32-2

5:15pm: Shahid takes high-fives from his team-mates. Contrastingly, glum faces in the PNG camp. Hong Kong had thumped Namibia by 83 runs to seal their playoff berth. This means that Ireland automatically qualify for the World T20 in India and USA crash out, despite three wins in a row. Hong Kong are now level with Namibia and PNG with 7 points. Until next time, goodbye and good night..

Ghous, USA captain: We did not qualify but we will have to live with it. We finished on a high and will come back strong. I am proud of my boys and there is a lot of talent. We just need more cricket and we have to pick it up. Nicholas' performance in the last two games was great. We would love to come back and play again.

Vare, PNG captain: We couldn't get through the line. We expected USA to come hard at us and we wanted to control what we wanted to control. We are still in the tournament. We couldn't build on partnerships. We will find ways to get back and improve ourselves.

Nicholas Stanford collects his second straight Man-of-the-Match award.

Stanford: I was just getting into my stride. We played well and came out wit another win. I just played my natural game and we knew we had the bowling to defend 147.

19.6
1
Shahid to Soper, 1 run, shortish and on middle, Soper steps away and carves it to backward point
19.5
0
Shahid to Soper, no run, Soper makes room outside leg, Shahid slips in a slower one. Beaten
19.4
2
Shahid to Soper, 2 runs, length and on off, clubbed to long-on. Not off the middle of the bat
19.3
1
Shahid to Gavera, 1 run, Gavera steps away outside leg, Shahid chases him. Pushed to the covers
19.2
1
Shahid to Soper, 1 run, length and on off, dragged to midwicket off the inside half of the bat
19.2
1w
Shahid to Soper, 1 wide, Shahid shoves it too full and wide outside off, past the tram line
19.1
2
Shahid to Soper, 2 runs, short and on middle, backed away and carved to deep cover for two

PNG need 27 off the last over.

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | PNG: 121/9 (27 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.36, RRR: 27.00)

  • Willie Gavera0 (2b)
  • Chad Soper5 (8b)
  • Timil Patel4-0-32-2
  • Hammad Shahid3-0-16-1
18.6
0
TK Patel to Gavera, no run, flighted legbreak, Gavera drives and only meets with thin air
18.5
0
TK Patel to Gavera, no run, loopy on a leg-stump line, pushed down the ground
18.4
1
TK Patel to Soper, 1 run, good length and pushed to the covers
18.3
2
TK Patel to Soper, 2 runs, short and wide outside off, cracked to deep cover
18.2
0
TK Patel to Soper, no run, tossed up and turning away outside off, sliced to short third man off the outer half of the bat
18.1
W
TK Patel to Soper, 1 run, OUT, full on off, driven past the covers. Soper pushes on for a second. The fielder from sweeper fires an accurate throw to the bowler, who takes the bails off. Vanua out for a duck

N Vanua run out 0 (7m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

"That's exactly how Shahid ran out Irfan Ahmed vs Hong Kong yesterday. Great athleticism in his follow through," says Peter Della Penna

END OF OVER:
18 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | PNG: 117/8 (31 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 6.50, RRR: 15.50)

  • Chad Soper1 (4b)
  • Norman Vanua0 (1b)
  • Hammad Shahid3-0-16-1
  • Timil Patel3-0-28-2
17.6
1
Shahid to Soper, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, Soper skips back and flashes a cut to backward point
17.5
0
Shahid to Soper, no run, short and wide outside off, bottom-edges a cut behind to Dodson
17.4
0
Shahid to Soper, no run, possibly a slower one outside off, Soper cuts and misses
17.3
0
Shahid to Soper, no run, wide yorker outside off, he can't dig it out

Soper.

17.2
W
Shahid to Vanua, OUT, USA break into celebrations, again. Short, lifting ball on off, Vanua drops into the pitch and calls for a quick single. Amini is short of his crease. Shahid was sharp to under-arm flick it onto the strikers' end

CJA Amini run out 14 (12m 9b 1x4 0x6) SR: 155.55

17.1
1
Shahid to Amini, 1 run, back of a length and on middle, Amini sits back and punches it to long-on

Vanua..

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | PNG: 115/7 (33 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 6.76, RRR: 11.00)

  • Charles Amini13 (8b)
  • Timil Patel3-0-28-2
  • Muhammad Ghous4-0-27-2
16.6
W
TK Patel to Dai, OUT, holes out to long-on. Dai slams his bat onto the turf as he trudges back. Flighted around off, Dai takes the aerial route and slog-sweeps it to Shahid at the edge of the long-on boundary. Big, big wicket for USA

MD Dai c Shahid b TK Patel 25 (21m 17b 3x4 0x6) SR: 147.05

16.5
2
TK Patel to Dai, 2 runs, fractionally short and on off, pulled to deep midwicket. Amsterdam runs across to his left and swats the ball back in play. Impressive work in the deep
16.4
1
TK Patel to Amini, 1 run, good length and on off, dragged to long-on after clearing the front leg
16.3
2
TK Patel to Amini, 2 runs, back of a length and spins, punched to long-on
16.2
2
TK Patel to Amini, 2 runs, Amini drops back and slaps this flatter one to long-off
16.1
1
TK Patel to Dai, 1 run, half-tracker outside off, pulled to deep midwicket