Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    0.2 leg stump half-volley and he picks out one of the two men outside the ring during the Powerplay! Sese Bas is the man at deep square leg. Naim is too loose with the flick chipping this in the air to the leg side. Bas came charging in initially before having to steady himself and backpedal to take a theatrical catch tumbling backward 10 yards inside the rope. But he held on and that's all that matters. 0/1
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    126.08
    7.1 flighted full on fifth stump, shuffles across for a slog sweep and picks out deep midwicket charging in for a superb sliding catch. Bau misjudged the chance for Naim second ball at deep square leg but was athletic enough to recover. This time he reads it off the bat to perfection and the lack of hesitation is what allows him to cover the 20 yards rushing in to get his hands underneath the ball. 50/2
    13.4 no way Charles Amini! Stunning, simply stunning. Good length and turning away again outside off. Shakib gets forward and swings across the line as it turns. Not close to the pitch and something of a hail mary from him as he's been tiring. It comes off the bottom of the bat and heads in long-on's direction. Amini tracks it to his right all the way to the end, manages to get low as he does it, and then lunges forward to get his fingers under this. Superb judgement, because that ball didn't go too high and was dipping fast 101/4
    10.2 slaps it straight to deep square! This is dropped short and sits up nicely at middle and off stump line. Rahim waits on it, swivels, and gets a lot of bat on his pull shot. But it is flat and straight at the mid-riff of Hiri Hiri in the deep and he holds on at second attempt after it pops out briefly 72/3
    17.2 we're going upstairs to check for no-ball. On height. It's a high full toss at leg stump, Mahmudullah is backing away as he swishes this into the leg side. He ends up hitting it to Chad Soper at deep square leg. Third umpire has a look at it, it's thigh height, so well under the waist. But the screen flashes not-out before they make amends and confirm Mahmudullah's innings is over. A complete gamechanger from the captain and he goes off with a smile at all that's just happened 144/5
    18.6 another superb catch! What a joy it's been to watch them catch today. This is full and dipping outside off. He gets down on a knee for the slog sweep and gets a good connection on it. But he's too far under it and has absolutely skied it. Ravu runs in from the long midwicket boundary and stays stable enough that he can cover for the swerve - and it swerves gradually to his right and behind. He manages to keep his eye on it and dive about two yards to hold on 161/7
    17.6 stabbed straight to short third! Short and wide outside off, nice pace to attempt the shot that Nurul just has. But there isn't enough pace on it and it's an easy one for the fielder 153/6
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    316.66
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    66.66
    Extras
    9 (lb 1, nb 2, w 6)
    TOTAL
    181/7 (20 Overs, RR: 9.05)
    Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Mohammad Naim, 0.2 ov), 2-50 (Litton Das, 7.1 ov), 3-72 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 10.2 ov), 4-101 (Shakib Al Hasan, 13.4 ov), 5-144 (Mahmudullah, 17.2 ov), 6-153 (Nurul Hasan, 17.6 ov), 7-161 (Afif Hossain, 18.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    KV Morea402626.5062010
    D Ravu4040210.0064140
    CA Soper4053013.2562502
    S Bau2020010.0010110
    A Vala302628.6650200
    CJA Amini20904.5030000
    SK Atai10616.0010000
  • BATSMEN
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    2.3 full and straight, Siaka's head falls across toward point missing a flick to midwicket. Big lbw shout upheld. He looked unsettled after the injury delay and he was off balance playing that shot. Hit on the knee roll in front of middle and leg. Siaka doesn't bother discussing with Vala whether to use a review. He felt he was out and just walks off. 11/1
    3.2 Stunner by Nurul Hasan behind the stumps with a one-hander down the leg side. Sums up PNG's tourney. Short on the hips, goes to pull this with a short arm jab just trying to help it on its way through fine leg and instead gets it too fine to keep Nurul in the mix. He anticipated it well and timed his dive perfectly to pluck it at knee height, full extension. 13/2
    4.1 Naim one ups Amini's catch from the first innings at long-on! Full on off, Amini winds up to heave this down the ground. Naim was fielding quite wide at long-on and has 20-25 yards to track to his right, leaps like a salmon and pouches a spectacular grab at chest height before holding on after a tumble on the landing just a foot inside the rope. 10/10 on the judge's scorecards from Romania, Fiji, Venezuela and Ivory Coast. 13/3
    8.5 flighted full on fifth stump, charges Shakib and skies this high to long-on. This time a far less adventurous effort from Naim. He reaches above his head three yards inside the rope and takes a simple catch. 24/5
    4.4 flighted full on fourth stump, goes to slog sweep, top edge goes to square leg. Too easy. PNG had to go hard early in the Powerplay to have any chance of overhauling the target and the result is looking quite ugly. 14/4
    10.3 and another for Shakib. Four wickets for him. This is lobbed up at a length on middle stump, he steps out and then looks for he slog sweep. Gets a top edge that hangs behin Nurul and he takes it easily 29/7
    9.2 flighted full on fifth stump, Vanua with an impetuous slog second ball and skies this a mile high to Mushfiqur at long-off. He waits an eternity for it to come down. Limp end to the tournament from PNG as they continue to unravel. 24/6
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    14.5 splits the stumps! Searing yorker headed for middle and off. Soper clears the front foot and has a big heave across the line with no luck 54/8
    17.4 full and at leg stump, clips it into the square leg region and wants the two. Afif is rapid in getting to the ball though and his throw is quick and on top of the stumps. Nurul clips the bails off and completes the job 80/9
    19.3 that's that! PNG fall shy of the 100 mark and Doriga of a half-century. This is short of a length outside off, he backs away and has a stab at this. Thin outside edge is taken easily 97/10
    Extras
    5 (lb 1, nb 1, w 3)
    TOTAL
    97 all out (19.3 Overs, RR: 4.97)
    Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Lega Siaka, 2.3 ov), 2-13 (Assad Vala, 3.2 ov), 3-13 (Charles Amini, 4.1 ov), 4-14 (Simon Atai, 4.4 ov), 5-24 (Sese Bau, 8.5 ov), 6-24 (Norman Vanua, 9.2 ov), 7-29 (Hiri Hiri, 10.3 ov), 8-54 (Chad Soper, 14.5 ov), 9-80 (Kabua Morea, 17.4 ov), 10-97 (Damien Ravu, 19.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Mohammad Saifuddin402125.2590021
    Mustafizur Rahman403408.5061210
    Taskin Ahmed3.311223.42162000
    Shakib Al Hasan40942.25150000
    Mahedi Hasan402015.00141100

Match Notes

P.N.G. 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st11A ValaL Siaka
2nd2A ValaCJA Amini
3rd0CJA AminiS Bau
4th1S BauSK Atai
5th10S BauH Hiri
6th0N VanuaH Hiri
7th5K DorigaH Hiri
8th25CA SoperK Doriga
9th26KV MoreaK Doriga
10th17K DorigaD Ravu