Papua New Guinea vs United States Live Score and Commentary, Match 10, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off, 2 April, 2023

COMPLETED / Match 10 / Wanderers Cricket Ground

Papua New Guinea

118/10 (34.5 ov)

United States

235/7 (50 ov)

United States of America won by 117 runs.

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Player of the match

Steven Taylor, United States

Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
John Kariko	0	1	0	0	0.00
Semo Kamea	1	1	0	0	100.00
Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECO
Gajanand Singh	6.5	1	15	4	2.20
Nisarg Patel	8	0	31	2	3.88

United States of America won by 117 runs.

Papua New Guinea vs United States of America, Live Cricket Commentary

0

30.3

Gajanand Singh to Assad Vala, no run,
1

30.4

Gajanand Singh to Assad Vala, 1 run,
1

30.5

Gajanand Singh to Gaudi Toka, 1 run,
0

30.6

Gajanand Singh to Assad Vala, no run,
End of over 31 (6 runs)
1. Assad Vala 40 (67)
2. Gaudi Toka 2 (9)
3. Gajanand Singh 5-1-12-1
4. Saurabh Netravalkar 7-2-19-0
5. Papua New Guinea 107/6
0

31.1

Nisarg Patel to Gaudi Toka, no run,
0

31.2

Nisarg Patel to Gaudi Toka, no run,
0

31.3

Nisarg Patel to Gaudi Toka, no run,
4

31.4

Nisarg Patel to Gaudi Toka, Four,
w

31.5

Gaudi Toka b NK Patel 6 (14) Nisarg Patel to Gaudi Toka, no run, b NK Patel,
0

31.6

Nisarg Patel to Chad Soper, no run,
End of over 32 (4 runs)
1. Chad Soper 0 (1)
2. Assad Vala 40 (67)
3. Nisarg Patel 7-0-27-2
4. Gajanand Singh 5-1-12-1
5. Papua New Guinea 111/7
1

32.1

Gajanand Singh to Assad Vala, 1 run,
0

32.2

Gajanand Singh to Chad Soper, no run,
0

32.3

Gajanand Singh to Chad Soper, no run,
0

32.4

Gajanand Singh to Chad Soper, no run,
1

32.5

Gajanand Singh to Chad Soper, 1 run,
0

32.6

Gajanand Singh to Assad Vala, no run,
End of over 33 (2 runs)
1. Assad Vala 41 (69)
2. Chad Soper 1 (5)
3. Gajanand Singh 6-1-14-1
4. Nisarg Patel 7-0-27-2
5. Papua New Guinea 113/7
1

33.1

Nisarg Patel to Chad Soper, 1 run,
0

33.2

Nisarg Patel to Assad Vala, no run,
1

33.3

Nisarg Patel to Assad Vala, 1 run,
0

33.4

Nisarg Patel to Chad Soper, no run,
2

33.5

Nisarg Patel to Chad Soper, 2 runs,
0

33.6

Nisarg Patel to Chad Soper, no run,
End of over 34 (4 runs)
1. Chad Soper 4 (9)
2. Assad Vala 42 (71)
3. Nisarg Patel 8-0-31-2
4. Gajanand Singh 6-1-14-1
5. Papua New Guinea 117/7
w

34.1

Assad Vala lbw b Gajanand Singh 42 (72) Gajanand Singh to Assad Vala, no run, lbw b Gajanand Singh,
1

34.2

Gajanand Singh to Semo Kamea, 1 run,
0

34.3

Gajanand Singh to Chad Soper, no run,
w

34.4

Chad Soper b Gajanand Singh 4 (11) Gajanand Singh to Chad Soper, no run, b Gajanand Singh,
w

34.5

John Kariko c M Patel b Gajanand Singh 0 (1) Gajanand Singh to John Kariko, no run, c M Patel b Gajanand Singh,

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Key Stats

Partnership: 0 run (0.1 ov): John Kariko: 0 (1), Semo Kamea: 0 (0)
Last Bat: John Kariko 0(1) - c M Patel b Gajanand Singh Gajanand Singh
Fall of Wickets: 23 - 1 Tony Ura, 27 - 2 Sese Bau, 30 - 3 Kiplin Doriga, 55 - 4 Hiri Hiri, 77 - 5 Charles Amini, 98 - 6 Riley Hekure, 111 - 7 Gaudi Toka, 117 - 8 Assad Vala, 118 - 9 Chad Soper, 118 - 10 John Kariko
Reviews Remaining: Papua New Guinea - 0 of 0, United States of America - 0 of 0
Toss: United States of America elected to bat