Papua New Guinea vs United Arab Emirates, Live Score and Commentary, ICC World Cup Qualifiers, 4 March, 2018
COMPLETED / 1st Match, Group A / Harare Sports Club
113/10 (25.5 ov)
221/10 (49.4 ov)
U.A.E. won by 56 runs (D/L)
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Player of the match
Mohammad Naveed,
United Arab Emirates
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alei Nao | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Mohammad Naveed | 5.5 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 4.80 |
| Amir Hayat | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4.33 |
U.A.E. won by 56 runs (D/L)
Papua New Guinea vs United Arab Emirates, Live Cricket Commentary
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|---|---|---|
| Oman (OMA won by 52 runs) | 9th Match | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Samoa (SAMOA won by 6 wickets) | 6th Match | 9 Oct 2025 |
| Kenya (PNG won by 1 wickets) | Match 14 | 5 Oct 2024 |
| Kuwait (PNG won by 8 wickets) | Match 13 | 4 Oct 2024 |
| Qatar (PNG won by 7 wickets) | Match 9 | 1 Oct 2024 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Japan (UAE won by 8 wickets) | A1 v B2 | 16 Oct 2025 |
| Samoa (UAE won by 77 runs) | C2 v A1 | 15 Oct 2025 |
| Oman (OMA won by 5 wickets) | C1 v A1 | 13 Oct 2025 |
| Nepal (NEP won by 1 run) | A1 v B1 | 12 Oct 2025 |
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 4 run (1.1 ov): Alei Nao: 2 (4), Norman Vanua: 2 (3)
- Last Bat: Norman Vanua 20(22) - c R Shahzad b M Naveed Mohammad Naveed
- Fall of Wickets: 3 - 1 Lega Siaka, 14 - 2 Assad Vala, 14 - 3 Sese Bau, 23 - 4 Vani Morea, 40 - 5 Mahuru Dai, 65 - 6 Charles Amini, 66 - 7 Jason Kila, 70 - 8 Jack Vare, 109 - 9 Chad Soper, 113 - 10 Norman Vanua
- Reviews Remaining: Papua New Guinea - 0 of 0, United Arab Emirates - 0 of 0
- Toss: Papua New Guinea elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: 1st Match, Group A
- Series: ICC World Cup Qualifiers
- Date: Sunday, March 04, 2018
- Time: 01:00 PM
- Venue: Harare Sports Club
- City: Harare
- Umpires: Simon Fry (Australia), Shaun George (South Africa)
- Referee: Graeme Labrooy (Sri Lanka)
Ahmed Raza to Norman Vanua, no run,
Ahmed Raza to Norman Vanua, Six,
Ahmed Raza to Norman Vanua, 1 wide,
Ahmed Raza to Norman Vanua, 1 run,
End of over 22 (13 runs)
Imran Haider to Norman Vanua, Four,
Imran Haider to Norman Vanua, 1 run,
Imran Haider to Chad Soper, 2 runs,
Imran Haider to Chad Soper, 1 run,
Imran Haider to Norman Vanua, no run,
Imran Haider to Norman Vanua, no run,
End of over 23 (8 runs)
Rohan Mustafa to Chad Soper, 1 run,
Rohan Mustafa to Norman Vanua, no run,
Rohan Mustafa to Norman Vanua, 1 bye,
Rohan Mustafa to Chad Soper, 1 run,
Rohan Mustafa to Norman Vanua, 1 run,
Rohan Mustafa to Chad Soper, 1 run,
End of over 24 (5 runs)
Amir Hayat to Chad Soper, 1 run,
Amir Hayat to Norman Vanua, 1 run,
Amir Hayat to Chad Soper, no run,
Chad Soper b A Hayat 19 (18) Amir Hayat to Chad Soper, no run, b A Hayat,
Amir Hayat to Alei Nao, 1 run,
Amir Hayat to Norman Vanua, 2 runs,
End of over 25 (5 runs)
Mohammad Naveed to Alei Nao, no run,
Mohammad Naveed to Alei Nao, no run,
Mohammad Naveed to Alei Nao, 1 run,
Mohammad Naveed to Norman Vanua, no run,
Norman Vanua c R Shahzad b M Naveed 20 (22) Mohammad Naveed to Norman Vanua, no run, c R Shahzad b M Naveed,