PNG Playing 11 vs West Indies- ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 2
Published - 02 Jun 2024, 11:52 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:12 AM
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Papua New Guinea will face West Indies in their opening game of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. West Indies vs PNG encounter is Match 2 of the tournament. Assad Vala leads PNG in ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
Both teams are part of Group C. Defeating West Indies will be a tough challenge for Papua New Guinea. They will also face New Zealand, Afghanistan, and Uganda later. Below we look at PNG's possible playing 11 for the opening clash against West Indies.
PNG Playing 11 vs West Indies- ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 2
Lega Siaka
Lega Siaka will be the opening batsman for Papua New Guinea. He was part of the warm-up matches and scored 28 runs in the first clash against Oman.
Tony Ura
Tony Ura also opened the innings for the team in the same against. He added 8 runs in the match. In the T20 World Cup qualifiers last year, he slammed 182 runs in 6 games.
Assad Vala (C)
Assad Vala is the skipper of Papua New Guinea and will lead the side in the opening game against West Indies in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. He will bat at one-down.
Charles Amini
Charles Amini would bat at two-down position and he could only score 8 runs in the match. He slammed 123 runs in 5 innings at an average of 61+ in the Qualifiers tournament and also slammed a fifty.
Norman Vanua
Norman Vanua is a powerful all-rounder for PNG, who was a superb performer in Qualifiers. He clinched a total of 10 wickets in the tournament to help PNG top the points table.
Kiplin Doriga (WK)
Kiplin Doriga will be the wicketkeeper for the side. He is the best and most experienced choice of wicketkeeper for PNG in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
Hila Vare
Hila Vare was part of the warm-up game against Oman and will be picked against West Indies. He lost his wicket through a run-out.
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Kabua Morea
Kabua Morea grabbed 2 wickets for the team in the first warm-up match in ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and looks in good form. The right-arm pacer has 19 wickets in 12 T20I so far.
Alei Nao
Alei Nao will be another player in the playing 11. He got 2 wickets in the first warm-up match against Oman. He looks in good form and might be inducted against West Indies as well.
Charles Amini
Charles Amini clinched 2 wickets for the side in the same game. The leg spinner was also impressive in the Qualifiers tournament where he clinched 6 wickets in 2 games.
Chad Soper
Chad Soper is a highly experienced bowler for Papua New Guinea with experience of over 50 ODIs in international cricket. He has also played 21 T20Is in which he got 25 wickets.
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