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Singapore (SIN) will clash against Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the 3rd match of the T20I series at Indian Association Ground in Singapore on Tuesday. Papua New Guinea won the 2nd match by 3 wickets to level up this four-match series to 1-1. Singapore scored 203 runs while batting first thanks to Surendran Chandramohan’s 100-run knock of just 52 balls. But Papua New Guinea’s batter Tony Ura scored an unbeaten 93 runs off just 40 balls with the help of 9 sixes to guide them to 3 wickets win. Norman Vanua also played a crucial knock of 71 runs while batting in 7th position.
MATCH DETAILS:
Match: Singapore vs Papua New Guinea, 3rd T20I
Venue: Indian Association Ground, Singapore
Date & Time: 5th July at 5:00 PM IST and 7:30 PM Local Time
SIN VS PNG, 3RD T20I PITCH REPORT:
Indian Association Ground’s pitch is well balanced for both batters and bowlers in a T20 game. But bowlers have struggled to control big runs due to very little movement from the ball in this series. We can expect a 180 par game on Tuesday.
SIN VS PNG, 3RD T20I PROBABLE PLAYING XIS:
SINGAPORE
Rohan Rangarajan, Surendran Chandramohan, Rezza Gaznavi, Arjun Mutreja, Aman Desai (wk), Janak Prakash, Aryaman Sunil, Amjad Mahboob (c), Vinoth Baskaran, Akshay Roopak Puri, Neil Anant Karnik.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Lega Siaka, Assad Vala (c), Charles Amini, Tony Ura, Sese Bau, Norman Vanua, Riley Hekure, Damien Ravu, Hila George Vare(wk), Simon Atai, Semo Kamea
TOP PICKS – SINGAPORE
SURENDRAN CHANDRAMOHAN:
The star opener continues his red hot form with a 100-run knock of just 52 balls in the last match and will be a key batter for the hosts in the remaining two matches.
ARJUN MUTREJA:
The experienced batter scored 77 runs in the first match and played a crucial knock 36-run knock in the last match as well.
TOP PICKS – PAPUA NEW GUINEA
DAMIEN RAVU:
The right-arm pacer was sensational in the last match with three big wickets. He proved economically costly in the 2nd match but is taking wickets consistently in the recent matches.
TONY URA:
The star batter scored an unbeaten 93 runs off just 40 balls in the last match and also became the first player to reach the 1000 T20I runs mark for his nation.
MATCH PREDICTION:
CASE 1: IF SINGAPORE BATS FIRST
First Innings score prediction: Singapore will score 125-135
Result prediction: Papua New Guinea will win the match by 6 wickets
CASE 2: IF PAPUA NEW GUINEA BATS FIRST
First Innings score prediction: Papua New Guinea will score 165-175
Result prediction: Papua New Guinea will win the match by 25-35 runs