New Zealand finally got their first win of the campaign against Uganda in their last match. However, their defeats to Afghanistan and the West Indies had already dented their chances of reaching the Super Eight stage. The win against Uganda only proved to be a consolation for the Blackcaps. Having already been eliminated, Kane Williamson's men would want to bow out with a win on Monday.
Meanwhile, Papua New Guinea failed to build on the promise they showed against the West Indies, where they made the two-time champions grind hard for the two points. Assad Vala’s men suffered defeats in their next two games against Uganda and Afghanistan to crash out of the competition. They would have their task cut out against a strong New Zealand side.
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NZvs.PNG MatchDetails
Match:NZvs.PNG, Match 39 of T20 WC 2024
Captains:
Kane Williamson is going to lead New Zealand Cricket Team
Assad Valawill lead Papua New Guinea Cricket Team
When: June 18th 2024, Monday
Match is going to start at 08:00 p.m.
Venue: Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba.
Head to head of these two teams: Both the teams are going to face each other for the first time.
Likely playing XI
Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Philips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson.
Tony Ura, Assad Vala (C), LegaSiaka, SeseBau, HiriHiri, Chad Soper, KiplinDoriga (WK), Norman Vanua, Alei Nao, John Kariko, SemoKamea.
Pitch report
Trent Boult and Tim Southee got prodigious swing with the new ball in the game against Uganda. They will hope to get similar movement and trouble the Papua New Guinea batters on Monday. The wicket is quite sluggish and run-scoring isn't easy at all. The average first innings score in seven T20Is is 146. Four games have been won batting first, while three have been won while chasing.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Devon Conway
Best Bowler:Trent Boult
Weather forecast for today inTarouba
Maximum temperature: 30°C
Minimum temperature: 25°C
Wind speed: 6km/h
Chances of rain: 10%
Capacity of stadium:15,000
Prediction to win: New Zealand is most likely to win the match
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