| 0.2 : 0.2: Nosaina Pokana to George Munsey, FOUR! Firsr runs off the bat! Length ball, on leg. George Munsey picks it up early and flicks it to deep square leg. The fielder from fine leg runs to his right to stop the ball but in vain. A boundary. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: Nosaina Pokana to Kyle Coetzer, FOUR! Kyle Coetzer opens his account in style! Easy pickings for the Scotland captain. Short of a length, outside off. Kyle Coetzer rocks back and slaps it through cover-point. The ball races away to the boundary in a flash. |
| 1.3 : 1.3: Charles Amini to George Munsey, FOUR! George Munsey is so strong on the leg side! Slower and wider, George Munsey walks across, gets low and sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: Charles Amini to George Munsey, FOUR! Two in a row! Quicker and fuller, on middle. George Munsey goes down on one knee again and plays an aerial sweep towards deep square leg for another boundary. |
| 2.2 : 2.2: Kabua Morea to Kyle Coetzer, OUT! TIMBER! Kabua Morea draws first blood. Good-length ball, on middle, shaping back in. Kind of a banana swing there. Kyle Coetzer looks to push it on the off side but is outfoxed completely by the inward movement. He misses and the ball crashes the wooden furniture behind him. Kabua Morea is pumped up and Scotland lose their first wicket. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Kabua Morea to Matthew Cross, FOUR! Good-looking shot from Matthew Cross. Pitched up, on off and driven just to the right of the mid off fielder. The fielder gets a finger on it but the ball races away to the fence. |
| 3.4: Chad Soper to George Munsey, OUT! CAUGHT! Back of a length, on middle and leg. George Munsey decides to muscle the ball across. The timing isn't right and the ball skies up in the air off the lower half of the bat. Gets more height than the distance. Sese Bau from deep square leg, runs ahead and takes a simple catch. Scotland lose both their openers now. This is a good start from Papua New Guinea. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Chad Soper to Richie Berrington, FOUR! A short ball, on leg stump. Richie Berrington rocks back and rolls the wrist, places it perfectly behind square on the leg side and picks up a boundary. |
| 6.4 : 6.4: Lega Siaka to Richie Berrington, SIX! Bang! That one has gone 97 metres! Nicely flighted delivery, on middle. Richie Berrington dances down the track and lifts this one well over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 7.2 : 7.2: Charles Amini to Richie Berrington, FOUR! Dragged down and punished. Richie Berrington rocks back and pulls this one into the mid-wicket fence. 50 up for Scotland. |
| 10.4 : 10.4: Charles Amini to Richie Berrington, FOUR! Welcome boundary and a much-needed one! A full ball, on off. Richie Berrington gets low and smacks it through cover for a boundary. Long off runs across but to no avail. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: Charles Amini to Matthew Cross, SIX! MASSIVE! Can this over change the momentum? Full and on middle. Matthew Cross gets on his knee and slogs it over mid-wicket for a biggie. 14 runs from the over. |
| 11.6: Simon Atai to Richie Berrington, SIX! The fielder at deep cover was a mere spectator! Full and on off. Richie Berrington uses his crease and smokes it well over covers for a biggie. |
| 12.2 : 12.2: Nosaina Pokana to Richie Berrington, FOUR! Fine leg is up inside the circle and the ball races away. On a length on leg, Richie Berrington shimmies down the track and swings his bat but miscues. The ball goes off the inside edge past short fine for a boundary. |
| 12.5 : 12.5: Nosaina Pokana to Matthew Cross, SIX! Scotland have accelarated exceedingly well after the drinks break. This one is slow and in the slot, at 108 kph. Matthew Cross swings his bat hard and sends the bail sailing over the deep mid-wicket fielder who is just a spectator there. A 76 metre maximum. |
| 12.6 : 12.6: Nosaina Pokana to Matthew Cross, FOUR! Another boundary! A full toss, on the pads. Matthew Cross whips it away square of the man at 45. Excellent batting. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Simon Atai to Matthew Cross, OUT! CAUGHT! Papua New Guinea get the much needed breakthrough and Simon Atai is the man to provide that. Bowls it short again, on middle. This time, Matthew Cross gets low and smacks it straight down the throat of the deep mid-wicket fielder. Charles Amini is stationed there and takes the catch without any trouble. Matthew Cross has to walk back to the pavilion. Nonetheless a good knock from him. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: Kabua Morea to Richie Berrington, FOUR! Length ball, outside off. Richie Berrington sits low and clubs it straight down the ground towards long off for a boundary. He brings up his fifty as well. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: Kabua Morea to Calum MacLeod, FOUR! Calum MacLeod gets into the act now! What a shot to collect a boundary. Full and on off, Calum MacLeod plays a reverse sweep. Bisects the short third and point fielder perfectly and gets a boundary. |
| 15.6 : 15.6: Kabua Morea to Richie Berrington, FOUR! Nicley played! Touch fuller, on middle. Richie Berrington clears his front leg and whacks it over the bowler's head. Beats the long on fielder and fetches himself a boundary. 15 runs coming from the over. Scotland are motoring along very well. |
| 16.4 : 16.4: Chad Soper to Richie Berrington, SIX! Fetch that! In the slot, outside off. Richie Berrington gets low and smokes this one back over the bowler's head for a huge maximum. That's his 49th six in T20Is as well. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Chad Soper to Calum MacLeod, OUT! CAUGHT! This one is slower and bowled into the surface, around off stump. Calum MacLeod tries to fetch it and pull it across but ends up getting a top edge towards wide long on. Kabua Morea runs around from deep mid-wicket and takes a brilliant catch. Scotland lose their fourth and Chad Soper has done the job for his team. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Chad Soper to Richie Berrington, OUT! CAUGHT! The dangerman, Richie Berrington has to depart and that is a huge blow to Scotland. Chad Soper has a clear game plan of bowling it short and the plan is working perfectly. Short ball, outside off. Berrington fetches it and clubs it nicely but straight to Charles Amini at the cow corner fence. Amini takes a sharp catch and could this prove to be the difference in a big score and a par score? |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Kabua Morea to Chris Greaves, OUT! CAUGHT! A slower one, full and well outside off. Chris Greaves makes the mistake of fetching it from that wide and trying to go across. Greaves ends up skying it high and towards wide long on. Lega Siaka settles under it and finally pouches it after some juggling. Kabua Morea gets his second wicket. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: Kabua Morea to Michael Leask, SIX! WOW! That is some shot from Michael Leask. A length ball, outside off and angled across. Leask shuffles across and flat-bats it over the square leg fence for a biggie. |
| 19.4 : 19.4: Kabua Morea to Michael Leask, OUT! RUN OUT! Slight hesitation and Michael Leask pays the price for it. Length again and outside off, Leask walks across his stumps and pulls it towards deep square leg. Assad Vala gets to it quickly and Leask pushes for the second. Kiplin Doriga, behind the stumps whips off the bails in a flash and the replay shows that Leask was not even in the frame. Leask has to depart. |
| 19.5 : 19.5: Kabua Morea to Josh Davey, OUT! CAUGHT! Another bites the dust! In the slot and Josh Davey gives it his all as he clubs it right back over the bowler's head. For a moment it looked to be sailing over the long on fence but Lega Siaka, stationed over there remains unfazed. He takes the catch with ease and Josh Davey has to depart for a golden duck. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Kabua Morea to Mark Watt, OUT! Cleaned up! Brilliant stuff from Kabua Morea as he gets his fourth wicket and Papua New Guinea complete a team hat-trick. Pacy delivery, full and on off stump. Mark Watt looks to play the reverse sweep but the ball sneaks in under his bat. The ball crashes into the off stump and Watt also departs for a golden duck. Four wickets fall in the final over as Scotland end with 165/9! |
| 1.3 : 1.3: Josh Davey to Tony Ura, OUT! DRAGGED ON! An early blow to Papua New Guinea! Short of a length, on off. Tony Ura hops on his toes and looks to punch it on the off side. Ends up chopping the ball onto the stumps. Good start for Scotland and Tony Ura will have to walk back to the pavilion for a timid score. |
| 2.4 : 2.4: Alasdair Evans to Assad Vala, FOUR! Length ball, on the pads. Assad Vala helps the ball on its way to fine leg for a boundary. Easy pickings for Assad Vala. |
| 2.5 : 2.5: Alasdair Evans to Assad Vala, FOUR! Latched on! Good-length ball, on middle. Assad Vala stands tall and hammers this one through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 3.1 : 3.1: Brad Wheal to Lega Siaka, FOUR! Bold stroke! Short of a length, on middle. Lega Siaka takes a couple of steps forward and whips it disdainfully over mid-wicket for a boundary. That went like a tracer bullet. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Brad Wheal to Lega Siaka, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Both the openers are sent back in the hut. Length ball, outside off, in the corridor of uncertainty. Lega Siaka charges down the track and throws his arms at it. Ends up getting a thick edge and Matthew Cross behind the sticks doesn't have to move an inch. He makes no mistake and Papua New Guinea lose their second wicket. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: Alasdair Evans to Assad Vala, FOUR! Good shot! This was full and asking to be hit, on middle and Vala stands tall and lofts it over mid on for a boundary. |
| 4.4 : 4.4: Alasdair Evans to Assad Vala, FOUR! Easy pickings! A gift from Evans! A length ball, on the pads. Vala stays back and tickles it fine to the fine leg fence. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Alasdair Evans to Assad Vala, OUT! TAKEN! The momentum took Vala to hit too many shots but now he ends up walking back to the shed. This was on a length and on middle. Assad Vala stays back and looks to pull but is too early to his shot. Ends up getting a leading edge in the air and towards mid off where Brad Wheal takes a dolly. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Josh Davey to Sese Bau, OUT! RUN OUT! Another one bites the dust! What were you thinking Amini? Angles it on the pads. Bau flicks it to deep backward square leg. Leask runs to his right, grabs it and throws it to the keeper. Amini was looking for another run which was never available and an easy run out by the keeper, Matthew Cross who removes the bails off with ease. The third umpire has a look at it and Sese Bau is caught well short of the crease. He has to depart now. |
| 5.6 : 5.6: Josh Davey to Simon Atai, OUT! TAKEN! Richie Berrington with a stunner and Papua New Guinea are in a spot of bother! A full ball, outside off. Atai goes for a big booming drive but ends up slicing it towards point where Richie Berrington times his jump and takes a wonderful catch. Half the side back in the hut now. End of the Powerplay and Papua New Guinea are 35/5. |
| 8.2 : 8.2: Mark Watt to Sese Bau, SIX! 'Catch it' is the call from the keeper, maybe he was calling someone in the crowd to catch it because that is massive. On middle and Sese Bau slog-sweeps it over the square leg fence for a biggie and a welcome one too for Papua New Guinea. |
| 9.2: Michael Leask to Sese Bau, FOUR! Just a bit too straight from Leask and he gets punished. Quicker one, sliding down the leg side. Bau gets a tickle on it and the ball races away into the fine leg fence. |
| 11.3 : 11.3: Chris Greaves to Sese Bau, OUT! CAUGHT! The set batter, Sese Bau departs as he looks to inject some momentum into the innings. Tossed up delivery, on middle. Bau gets down on one knee and looks slog it over the mid-wicket fence. Bau doesn't quite get to the pitch of the ball and ends up skying it towards the mid-wicket region. Brad Wheal settles under it and takes a fine catch. Chris Greaves strikes in his first over. |
| 13.3: Chris Greaves to Norman Vanua, FOUR! A welcome boundary for Papua New Guinea! Slower through the air, on middle. Norman Vanua stands tall and hammers it over the bowler's head. One bounce and into the long on fence. Papua New Guinea need more of these though. |
| 13.4 : 13.4: Chris Greaves to Norman Vanua, FOUR! Make that two in a row! Full and outside off, Norman Vanua slices it towards deep cover. Brad Wheal was present there but he wasn't sure whether to go for the catch or stop the boundary. In the end, ends up conceding a boundary as he dives, but the ball bounces in front of him and goes past him. |
| 14.2 : 14.2: Brad Wheal to Norman Vanua, SIX! BANG! Fuller in length, on off. Norman Vanua thumps it powerfully over long off for a biggie. Cracking shot that! |
| 14.4 : 14.4: Brad Wheal to Norman Vanua, SIX! Papua New Guinea are getting some momentum here. Crucial runs for them. Length ball, on leg. Norman Vanua muscles it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. Brute power! He moves onto 42. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: Chris Greaves to Kiplin Doriga, SIX! This is brilliant batting. Papua New Guinea are certainly putting up a fight here. This is tossed up on middle, Kiplin Doriga dances down the track and launches it over the bowler's head for a biggie. Straight as an arrow! |
| 15.4 : 15.4: Chris Greaves to Kiplin Doriga, FOUR! Fraction short, around off. Kiplin Doriga waits for the ball to come and cuts it past point. The fielder at deep cover runs to his left and dives but the ball wins the race. A boundary. |
| 16.2 : 16.2: Mark Watt to Kiplin Doriga, OUT! STUMPED! Clever bowling and this is an important wicket for Scotland! Watt sees Doriga come down the track and serves it full and way outside off. Doriga had to reach out for it but fails to do so. Matthew Cross, behind the stick, grabs it and whips the bails off. 46 needed in 22 balls. |
| 18.1 : 18.1: Brad Wheal to Chad Soper, FOUR! Smashed! A full ball, on off. Soper lifts it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 17.6 : 17.6: Josh Davey to Norman Vanua, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! This might be game over for Papua New Guinea and he also takes away with him the hopes of qualification. A short of a length, on middle. Norman Vanua hangs back and goes for the pull shot. He mistimes it and seems to get some gloves on it. The ball lobs back to the keeper and Matthew Cross pouches it comfortably. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Brad Wheal to Chad Soper, OUT! RUN OUT! Full and on off. Chad Soper pushes it to long off and goes for a quick couple. The throw from Evans from long off at the bowler's end is spot on and Pokana is found short at his side. Brad Wheal removes the bails with ease. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: Brad Wheal to Kabua Morea, SIX! A full ball, on middle. Morea stays back and tonks it over long on for a biggie. 24 needed in 6 balls. |
| 19.2 : 19.2: Josh Davey to Chad Soper, SIX! Papua New Guinea are not done yet as Chad Soper has kept the hopes alive! A length ball, around off. Chad Soper heaves it over mid-wicket for a biggie. 18 needed in 4 balls. |
| 19.3 : 19.3: Josh Davey to Chad Soper, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A slower short ball, outside off. Soper looks to ramp it away but seems to miss it. Matthew Cross collects the ball diving forward and appeals for it straightaway. The umpire is not interested though. They take the review and UltraEdge shows a little spike as the ball passes the bat. Brilliant review from Scotland and they win by 17 runs. |
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