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

 

[Plugger35]

Go PNG, if they can pull off an upset they will keep our hopes of qualifying for the Super Eight stage alive.

 

[icyflakes]

How do you not ground your bat

 

[Plugger35]

A schoolboy error there from the PNG captain.

Now they have lost another wicket with Siaka going for a first ball duck.

 

[Plugger35]

Another first ball duck and Farooqi is on a hat trick.

Any hopes of a PNG upset are fading by the minute.

 

[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.

 

[Plugger35]

PNG losing 5 wickets in the powerplay for 30 runs, not ideal.

 

[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

 

[Plugger35]

Another park level run out for PNG.

 

[icyflakes]

3rd ridiculous run out for PNG

 

[Plugger35]

Another awful run out due to the bat being stuck in the pitch, PNG have thrown away a few wickets.

 

[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.

 

[Plugger35]

A 4th run out to finish the innings with PNG all out for 95, that should be an easy run chase for Afghanistan.

 

[icyflakes]

that was like 7 total misfields in a single play lmao

 

[Gough]

Five off a nudge to point.

 

[Plugger35]

Comically bad fielding there.

 

[Gough]

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

 

[Plugger35]

Kamea missed out on the lbw so he decided to bowl him instead.