T20 World Cup Game 29 Afghanistan v Papua New Guinea June 14 1000hrs @ Brian Lara Cricket Academy Trinidad and Tobago

[Gough]

Afghanistan from, Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik. Reserves: Sediq Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Saleem Safi
PNG from, Assadollah Vala (c), Alei Nao, Chad Soper, CJ Amini, Hila Vare, Hiri Hiri, Jack Gardner, John Kariko, Kabua Vagi Morea, Kipling Doriga, Lega Siaka, Norman Vanua, Sema Kamea, Sese Bau, Tony Ura

 

[icyflakes]

How do you not ground your bat

 

[icyflakes]

Will PNG take the lowest score of the tournament? 4/17

 

[ioppolo]

Afghanistan are serious dark horses right now. Their match with the Windies will be a great matchup.

 

[icyflakes]

Afghanistan are serious dark horses right now. Their match with the Windies will be a great matchup.

Will be a good test for them - NZ were rusty as all hell, the Windies are looking a little more consistent but still not great. But probably right around the level AFG are playing at.

 

[ioppolo]

Will PNG take the lowest score of the tournament? 4/17

12 to go. I think they'll make that at least

 

[ioppolo]

Will be a good test for them - NZ were rusty as all hell, the Windies are looking a little more consistent but still not great. But probably right around the level AFG are playing at.

Both sets of bowlers seem to have rhythm too, it may come down to which batsman tee off. Both lineups are as inconsistent as each other.

 

[Gough]

In the day and age of DRS appealing for no reason seems a bit stupid.

 

[icyflakes]

In the day and age of DRS appealing for no reason seems a bit stupid.

Probably still an aspect of building preceived pressure against batters

 

[icyflakes]

3rd ridiculous run out for PNG

 

[icyflakes]

 

[magpiemaniac44]

Afghanistan are serious dark horses right now. Their match with the Windies will be a great matchup.

Reckon they go in favourites against the Windies, and could be a threat to us and India next round

 

[icyflakes]

If PNG don't run like complete nuffies they could have put together a 130 and made it far more competitive. Particularly given their bowling is pretty decent, even though this deck doesn't look difficult.

 

[icyflakes]

that was like 7 total misfields in a single play lmao

 

[Gough]

Five off a nudge to point.

 

[Gough]

You'd have given a primary school team a bollocking for that.

 

[icyflakes]

AFG's middle order is shit but still think they do this comfortably. If PNG had not run like under 8's cricket we'd have a totally different story.

 

[Gough]

This bowler looks like he needs a good feed.

 

[akkaps]

Can the Afghan batters finish this quickly. I need to be elsewhere

 

[icyflakes]

Overall decent showing from PNG. Recovered reasonably well from an early collapse, and they bowled really well.

Afghanistan were pretty clinical, and was good to see the middle order do some work for them. Still think there's a few issues - their fielding is rough at times, and the middle order need to prove themselves against a bigger team

 

[Around the Wicket]

Well NZ are officially knocked out of the Super Eight stage, time to barrack for my second team, anyone that is playing Australia.

NZ shit the bed, on paper you'd say they were the best side in the group.

 

[icyflakes]

NZ shit the bed, on paper you'd say they were the best side in the group.

That Pakistan series sure seems like a good time to have gotten some warm up games in given they didn't organise any others...

 

[Around the Wicket]

So we will lose NZ, Sri Lanka and possibly Pakistan if USA can beat Ireland.

England look safe unless we see a major upset and Scotland beat Australia or England lose to Namibia.

3 of the Top 8 sides missing out is a surprise.

 

[yabsy]

Well NZ are officially knocked out of the Super Eight stage, time to barrack for my second team, anyone that is playing Australia.

Must be bitterly disappointing that they've still got 2 dead rubbers to play from only 4 group games

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[Around the Wicket]

Must be bitterly disappointing that they've still got 2 dead rubbers to play from only 4 group games

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NZ were abit hard done in just about every other top nation got minnows first to hit the ground running, they got the two hardest match ups straight away.