Within the second match of the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2024, West Indies secured an exciting victory over Papua New Guinea (PNG) by 5 wickets at Windfall Stadium in Guyana.
Sese Bau powers PNG to a decent whole
PNG struggled to construct momentum after dropping early wickets. Sese Bau anchored the innings with a well-crafted 50 off 43 balls, hitting 6 fours and 1 six. Captain Assad Vala contributed 21 runs off 22 balls, and Kiplin Doriga added a brisk 27 off 18 balls. Nonetheless, the remainder of the batting lineup didn’t make vital contributions, leading to a modest whole of 136 for 8.
For the co-hosts, Andre Russell (3 overs, 2 wickets, 19 runs conceded), Alzarri Joseph (4 overs, 2 wickets, 34 runs conceded) bagged two wickets every whereas Akeal Hosein (3 overs, 1 wicket, 9 runs conceded) picked up one scalp.
Roston Chase holds nerves within the difficult chase
Chasing 137, West Indies obtained off to a rocky begin with the early dismissal of Johnson Charles for a duck. Nonetheless, Brandon King steadied the innings with a stable 34 off 29 balls. Nicholas Pooran and Roston Chase offered essential middle-order contributions, with Chase top-scoring with 42 off 27 balls, together with 4 fours and a couple of sixes. Regardless of a couple of hiccups, Andre Russell‘s quickfire 15 off 9 balls ensured West Indies reached the goal with an over to spare.
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Right here is how Twitter reacted:
The hosts kick it off with a win however kudos to Papua New Guinea for placing up a struggle and taking the sport so shut!!#T20WorldCup #WIvPNG
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) June 2, 2024
Roston Chased. 🗿
— Foolish Level (@FarziCricketer) June 2, 2024
🤩 @windiescricket win by 5 wickets 🤩 🇬🇾#WIReady #WIvPNG #T20WorldCup #CPL24 #CricketPlayedLouder #BiggestPartyInSport pic.twitter.com/HpOmEomG2Z
— CPL T20 (@CPL) June 2, 2024
WELL FOUGHT, PNG. 🫡
– An important comeback, given 2 time Champions numerous complications at one second, Cricket is profitable in T20I World Cup 2024. pic.twitter.com/p0GWl1spmD
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 2, 2024
A fantastic knock from Roston Chase with 42* and WI win by 5 wickets with 1 over to spare
Good effort from PNG although#T20WordCup
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA) June 2, 2024
Flatter the pitch, wider the hole between two sides.
Powerful pitch to bat will deliver groups nearer to one another. WI has wonderful batting depth and a really first rate bowling unit…however PNG pushed them correctly.
Hope as we speak’s pitch was simply an aberration … #T20WorldCup— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 2, 2024
Roston Chase has began to grasp his limited-overs sport significantly better. A fantastic participant of spin too.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12) June 2, 2024
WEST INDIES DEFEATED PNG BY 5 WICKETS…!!!!
– PNG has given a scare to West Indies however Russell & Chase grew to become the finishers for the host. 🌟 pic.twitter.com/Tuubbg4nNF
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 2, 2024
An in depth end 🔥
Roston Chase’s 42* powers West Indies to a win in opposition to PNG at Guyana 👏#T20WorldCup | #WIvPNG | 📝: https://t.co/1t44q31AAH pic.twitter.com/FNLy0HlZuM
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) June 2, 2024
West Indies beat PNG of their opening sport 👊#WIvPNG #cricket #T20WorldCup2024
Scorecard: https://t.co/b9tOUnP32l #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/Wsw0ogdoh3— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) June 2, 2024
Bringing it dwelling!🙌🏾
What a knock, Roston! 💪🏽#WIREADY | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/MRZbvVVZcY
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) June 2, 2024
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