In the second match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, West Indies secured a thrilling victory over Papua New Guinea (PNG) by 5 wickets at Providence Stadium in Guyana.
Sese Bau powers PNG to a respectable total
PNG struggled to build momentum after losing 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. However, the rest of the batting lineup failed to make significant contributions, resulting in a modest total 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 each while Akeal Hosein (3 overs, 1 wicket, 9 runs conceded) picked up one scalp.
Roston Chase holds nerves in the tricky chase
Chasing 137, West Indies got off to a rocky start with the early dismissal of Johnson Charles for a duck. However, Brandon King steadied the innings with a solid 34 off 29 balls. Nicholas Pooran and Roston Chase provided crucial middle-order contributions, with Chase top-scoring with 42 off 27 balls, including 4 fours and 2 sixes. Despite a few hiccups, Andre Russell‘s quickfire 15 off 9 balls ensured West Indies reached the target with an over to spare.
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Here is how Twitter reacted:
The hosts kick it off with a win but kudos to Papua New Guinea for putting up a fight and taking the game so close!!#T20WorldCup #WIvPNG
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) June 2, 2024
Roston Chased. 🗿
— Silly Point (@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. 🫡
– A great comeback, given 2 time Champions lots of headaches at one moment, Cricket is winning in T20I World Cup 2024. pic.twitter.com/p0GWl1spmD
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 2, 2024
A fine knock from Roston Chase with 42* and WI win by 5 wickets with 1 over to spare
Good effort from PNG though#T20WordCup
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA) June 2, 2024
Flatter the pitch, wider the gap between two sides.
Tough pitch to bat will bring teams closer to each other. WI has amazing batting depth and a very decent bowling unit…but PNG pushed them properly.
Hope today’s pitch was just an aberration … #T20WorldCup
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 2, 2024
Roston Chase has started to understand his limited-overs game much better. A fine player of spin too.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12) June 2, 2024
WEST INDIES DEFEATED PNG BY 5 WICKETS…!!!!
– PNG has given a scare to West Indies but Russell & Chase became the finishers for the host. 🌟 pic.twitter.com/Tuubbg4nNF
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 2, 2024
A close finish 🔥
Roston Chase’s 42* powers West Indies to a win against PNG at Guyana 👏#T20WorldCup | #WIvPNG | 📝: https://t.co/1t44q31AAH pic.twitter.com/FNLy0HlZuM
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) June 2, 2024
West Indies beat PNG in their opening game 👊#WIvPNG #cricket #T20WorldCup2024
Scorecard: https://t.co/b9tOUnP32l #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/Wsw0ogdoh3
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) June 2, 2024
Bringing it home!🙌🏾
What a knock, Roston! 💪🏽#WIREADY | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/MRZbvVVZcY
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) June 2, 2024
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