T20 World Cup 2024 : Papua New Guinea vs Afghanistan Match Preview, ICC T20 World Cup 2024

29th T20I • Brian Lara Stadium • Tarouba

Papua New Guinea

95 (19.5)

Afghanistan

101/3 (15.1)

AFG won by 7 wickets

Info

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Date & Time

14 Jun, 06:00 AM IST

Venue

Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba

TV/Streaming

Disney+ Hotstar, Star Sports

Match

29th T20I,

Umpires

Alex Wharf (England), Michael Gough (England), Richard Illingworth (England, TV)

Referee

David Boon (Australia)

Toss

Afghanistan elected to bowl

Pitch Report

There is a breeze along the ground and the wind is blowing towards the shorter side. The pitch is very much the same. Some areas are bare and there is grass along the cracks. Expect some extra pace and bounce from this surface

1st Innings

185Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

154.72Avg SR

2nd Innings

148Avg Runs

8Avg Wkts

131.85Avg SR

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Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

AFG

0- 0

PNG

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Afghanistan

Papua New Guinea

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

AFG . WK

156 Runs

2 Matches

Ibrahim Zadran

AFG . BAT

114 Runs

2 Matches

Sese Bau

PNG . ALL

55 Runs

2 Matches

Top Bowlers

Fazalhaq Farooqi

AFG . BOWL

9 Wkts

2 Matches

Rashid Khan

AFG . BOWL

6 Wkts

2 Matches

Alei Nao

PNG . BOWL

3 Wkts

2 Matches

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Venue Details

Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba

1st Innings

185Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

154.72Avg SR

2nd Innings

148Avg Runs

8Avg Wkts

131.85Avg SR

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25%Bat First Bowl First75%

Team Batting First

75%Wins Losses25%

Recent Matches on venue

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Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Afghanistan

Papua New Guinea

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

AFG

0- 0

PNG

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

162

Average Score

133

212/6

Highest Score

206/3

111/10

Lowest Score

77/10

Player of the Match Fazalhaq Farooqi

3/16

Lucky Winner Lalithareddy Pallareddy

PNG

AFG

Info

Papua New Guinea

95/10 (19.5)

Batters

Tony Ura

61.11

b N Haq

Assad Vala

(C)

150.00

runout (Rahmanullah Gurbaz / F Farooqi)

Lega Siaka

0.00

c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b F Farooqi

Sese Bau

0.00

c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b F Farooqi

Hiri Hiri

33.33

b N Haq

Chad Soper

34.62

runout (R Khan / N Ahmad)

Kiplin Doriga

84.38

lbw b N Ahmad

Norman Vanua

0.00

runout (R Khan)

Alei Nao

68.42

c R Khan b F Farooqi

John Kariko

57.14

Not out

Semo Kamea

66.67

runout (Rahmanullah Gurbaz)

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 12, NB: 0, W: 13)

TOTAL

(19.5 Ov, RR: 4.79)

95/10

Bowlers

EXT

Fazalhaq Farooqi

4.00

Mohammad Nabi

9.00

Naveen ul Haq

2.5

1.41

6.25

3.50

2.50

5.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Assad Vala

runout (Rahmanullah Gurbaz / F Farooqi)

1-12

1.5

Lega Siaka

c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b F Farooqi

2-12

2.1

Sese Bau

c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b F Farooqi

3-12

2.2

Hiri Hiri

b N Haq

4-17

3.1

Tony Ura

b N Haq

5-30

5.4

Chad Soper

runout (R Khan / N Ahmad)

6-46

9.4

Norman Vanua

runout (R Khan)

7-50

12.1

Kiplin Doriga

lbw b N Ahmad

8-88

17.5

Alei Nao

c R Khan b F Farooqi

9-89

18.2

Semo Kamea

runout (Rahmanullah Gurbaz)

10-95

19.5

Afghanistan

101/3 (15.1)

Batters

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

157.14

b A Nao

Ibrahim Zadran

0.00

b S Kamea

Gulbadin Naib *

136.11

Not out

Azmatullah Omarzai

72.22

b N Vanua

Mohammad Nabi

69.57

Not out

Extras

(B: 1, LB: 6, NB: 0, W: 5)

TOTAL

(15.1 Ov, RR: 6.66)

101/3

Did not Bat

Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Naveen ul Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Bowlers

EXT

Alei Nao

6.50

Semo Kamea

5.33

Chad Soper

2.1

8.77

Norman Vanua

6.00

John Kariko

5.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Ibrahim Zadran

b S Kamea

1-8

1.4

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

b A Nao

2-22

2.5

Azmatullah Omarzai

b N Vanua

3-55

8.4

Match Info

Date & Time

14 Jun, 06:00 AM IST

Venue

Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba

TV/Streaming

Disney+ Hotstar, Star Sports

Match

29th T20I,

Umpires

Alex Wharf (England), Michael Gough (England), Richard Illingworth (England, TV)

Referee

David Boon (Australia)

Toss

Afghanistan elected to bowl

4 1 1 0 1 1

Over 13

Runs: 8

4 0 1 1 0 0

Over 14

Runs: 6

6 2 2 1 1 1b

Over 15

Runs: 13

Over 16

Runs: 6

All Overs

Player of the Match Fazalhaq Farooqi

3/16

Lucky Winner Lalithareddy Pallareddy

Commentary

That's that for Group C as we have the two teams that will be advancing into the next stage. Afghanistan will now be taking on the hosts in St. Lucia and that will be a mouthwatering clash between two sides, who have been clinical so far in the tournament. This is Lavil Saldanha alongside Karthik Raj signing off. Keep following Sportskeeda and join us at 7.00 pm for the clash between Ireland and co-hosts USA. We hope you enjoyed our coverage and look forward to seeing you sometime soon. Until then, it is goodbye from our side. SEE YA!

Rashid Khan (Afghanistan captain) : Felling great, it is a big step in qualifying for the Super 8. They executed things beautifully. Someone like Fazal who is taking wickets sets up a strong base for us. In T20, if the batter attacks, we need to attack back harder with the pitches helping us. The openers have given us good starts and today was a good opportunity for the other guys to spend some time in the middle. That is the beauty of playing franchise cricket. The guys who have played in St. Lucia can share their ideas about the venue. Everyone has the skill and ability to settle to the conditions and hopefully win the game

Assad Vala (PNG captain): They are a very good team, to give them 4 easy wickets, we never had a chance. My run out was a bit lazy. It has been challenging to score runs for every team. We spoke about giving ourselves a chance in the middle. We could not execute our plans and they are a very good side. Very happy with the bowling, their skill and execution have been good. It is a challenge getting exposure for quick bowlers at associate level and need opportunities against higher ranked teams

Fazalhaq Farooqi (Player of the Match): First of all, want to congratulate all the people of Afghanistan for qualifying to the Super 8. I didn't play much in the IPL and came late but I know how to carry my body. Just tried to follow my strengths. Have to keep it simple and give our 100%

Fazalhaq Farooqi has been named as the 'Player of the Match'

Afghanistan beat Papua New Guinea by 7 wickets

Gulbadin Naib: 49(36)* | Mohammad Nabi: 13(16b)*
Semo Kamea: 1/16 (3 overs) | Alei Nao: 1/26 (4 overs)

Afghanistan win and send New Zealand crashing out in the Group Stages! This is a statement win for Afghanistan who continue to have a stellar tournament. They are unbeaten since March in this format and they continue to steamroll past teams.

The chase started off on a worrying note for the Afghans, who lost Ibrahim Zadran cheaply. Gurbaz, this edition's highest run-getter, smashed a six but then was dismissed to a ball that kept low. Azmatullah Omarzai looked to go big, but lost his wicket, playing an expansive strike on a tricky strip.

Seasoned campaigners, Gulbadin Naib and Mohammad Nabi joined forces in the middle when things looked tricky. They started off slow, but Naib took the onus of scoring runs and ended unbeaten, capping off the chase for his side and ensuring that there are no more hiccups.

PNG had a paltry total, but they managed to sweat Afghanistan, who were looking to chase it off in a canter. Semo Kamea, Alei Nao and Norman Vanua picked up a wicket each but that wasn't enough. Their fielding was subpar at the start of the chase and had they managed to save runs early on, they could have managed to hold Afghanistan for a bit longer.

Let's now here from the Player of the Match and the captains

15.1 Chad Soper to Gulbadin Naib, SIX! AFGHANISTAN ARE THROUGH TO THE SUPER 8! Full outside-off, Naib powers it down the ground for a maximum to help his team seal a seven-wicket win!

overs

95 /3 score

runs

Gulbadin Naib *

43 (35)

Mohammad Nabi

16 (23)

Alei Nao

1 /26

14.6 Alei Nao to Gulbadin Naib, full and slow outside-off, Naib walks down the track and swings hard but he misses as the ball almost rolls along the pitch. The keeper has a shy at the stumps and misses while the batters sneak a bye.

14.5 Alei Nao to Mohammad Nabi, low full-toss angling in, Nabi tucks it to the right of mid-on. Single taken.

14.4 Alei Nao to Gulbadin Naib, length delivery outside-off, Naib pushes it to deep cover for a single.

14.3 Alei Nao to Gulbadin Naib, full and angling in, Naib clips it to the right of long-on for a couple of runs.

14.2 Alei Nao to Gulbadin Naib, full and angling in, Naib lifts it straight down the ground for a couple of runs.

14.1 Alei Nao to Gulbadin Naib, SIX! WHAT A SHOT! Short of a length outside-off, Naib pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Victory in sight now for Afghanistan. They only need 14 runs in 24 balls to win. Nabi and Naib both should finish this chase calmly rather than going for the glory shot

overs

82 /3 score