- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.6 The rapid opening stand has been broken by Soper... Looks like a cross seamer outside off, sort of stops on Babar, who was on the walk while he played an attempted drive. Spooned into the hands of cover 65/110.5 Plumb in front. Umpire Tim Robinson raises his forefinger. Dai gives this loads of air on middle, Dodson shuffles a smidgen across off, misses the defensive little push and is struck on the front pad. He has to depart for a run-a-ball 38 79/215.4 bowled'em. Amini exults. Slides on quick on middle, keeps low as well. Patel does not get hold of the pull. He drags it it on off an under edge 101/317.3 quicker through the air and Amini drags his length back outside off. Amsterdam wants to slog it across the line and ends up getting a leading edge to Dai at short third man 114/516.1 Vala takes a return catch. Straight roller just a shade outside off, Bhatti seeks to drive it. He hits it in the air, Vala hangs onto it in his followthrough. He wrings his hands in pain.. 102/418.6 yorker on off, dragged in front of square leg for an inside edge. They hustle across for two after some hesitation. The throw comes onto the non-strikers' end. Ura does not gather the ball on the first attempt. However, he recovers, flings himself forward and under-arm flicks it onto the stumps on the second. It is given one short as well. The outcome is a dot plus wicket. Jamali is caught short... 135/6Extras2 (lb 1, nb 1)TOTAL147/6 (20 Overs, RR: 7.35)Fall of wickets: 1-65 (Fahad Babar, 7.6 ov), 2-79 (Akeem Dodson, 10.5 ov), 3-101 (Japen Patel, 15.4 ov), 4-102 (Adil Bhatti, 16.1 ov), 5-114 (Alex Amsterdam, 17.3 ov), 6-135 (Naseer Jamali, 18.6 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.5 Jamali strikes in his first over. Banged in short and wide outside off, Ura shapes to cut and ends up slicing it to Shahid at deep third man. Ura has been asked to wait... The umpire's check for a possible no-ball. Jamali's front foot is fine 7/11.2 Ghous leaps and takes high-fives from his team-mates. Openers fall. Siaka ventures down the track, Ghous is wary of it as he fires it flat and outside off. Siaka can't connect. The keeper does the rest. Dodson pulls off the finger-on-the-lip celebration.. 8/23.5 picks out cover. Looped up outside off as Ghous held this one back. Vala was a bit early into an airy drive. Chipped tamely to cover 21/311.3 PNG are sliding quickly. Dodson thumps the bowler's chest. Good length and on off, Bau seeks to swipe it across the line. But the ball twists in his hands to foil his timing. Skewered to long-off 61/58.5 PNG four down. Vare ventures down the track and yorks himself. Shahid shoots through the legs and hits the timber. He sets off on an airplane celebration, a la Shoiab Akthar 42/414.2 Patel gives it ample air outside off. Pala comes down the track and misses an almighty slog-sweep. He is beaten in flight. Patel strikes the off stump and roars 88/616.6 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 115/717.2 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 116/818.1 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 118/9Extras7 (lb 1, nb 1, w 5)TOTAL129/9 (20 Overs, RR: 6.45)Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Tony Ura, 0.5 ov), 2-8 (Lega Siaka, 1.2 ov), 3-21 (Assad Vala, 3.5 ov), 4-42 (Jack Vare, 8.5 ov), 5-61 (Sese Bau, 11.3 ov), 6-88 (Kila Pala, 14.2 ov), 7-115 (Mahuru Dai, 16.6 ov), 8-116 (Charles Amini, 17.2 ov), 9-118 (Norman Vanua, 18.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Naseer Jamali 4 0 19 1 4.75 13 2 0 1 0 Muhammad Ghous 4 0 27 2 6.75 13 2 1 2 0 Adil Bhatti 4 0 26 1 6.5 9 3 0 0 0 H Shahid 4 0 24 1 6 7 0 0 1 1 TK Patel 4 0 32 2 8 7 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Papua New Guinea , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.15 start, First Session 14.15-15.40, Interval 15.40-16.00, Second Session 16.00-17.25
Match days
19 July 2015 (20-over match)
Twenty20 debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
United States of America 2, Papua New Guinea 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 56 runs, 0 wicket)
- United States of America: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (Fahad Babar 24, AL Dodson 26, Ex 0)
- United States of America: 100 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 0
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 33 runs, 3 wickets)
- Papua New Guinea: 50 runs in 10.1 overs (61 balls), Extras 2
- Papua New Guinea: 100 runs in 15.2 overs (93 balls), Extras 3
Match Coverage
All Match NewsUSA eliminated despite 18-run win
PNG suffered an 18-run loss to USA at Malahide, a result which pushed PNG down to fourth in Group A. Despite the win, USA were eliminated after finishing fifth in the group





