Match 2- West Indies vs Papua New Guinea (Providence Stadium, Guyana, Providence)


Current Form West Indies:

West Indies are currently placed at the 4th position on ICC Men's T20 Team Rankings with a rating of 252.

In the Warm up matches, West Indies beat Australia by 35 runs. Prior to that, West Indies had won a 3 match T20I series against South Africa by 3-0.

All of West Indies' all rounders and top order batters are in tremendous form and they are sighted as clear favorites to win the tournament.

Players to look out for:

1. Nicholas Pooran - He showed in the Indian Premier League why he is considered the most destructive batter in T20 cricket. Pooran played well against Australia in the warm up matches and should be able to take his team to the Finals of this World Cup.

2. Alzarri Joseph - He is a tall and fast bowler who doesn't give away freebies to the batters. Joseph can be hard to face on the West Indies pitches.


Current Form Papua New Guinea:

Papua New Guinea are currently placed at the 20th position on ICC Men's T20 Team Rankings with a rating of 147.

Papua New Guinea have lost both of their warm up games leading to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. They aren't in the best of form lately and it will be a surprise if they make any upsets in the competition.

Players to look out for:

1. Assad Vala - He is an experienced campaigner and the skipper for PNG. Vala can bat well in the middle order and bowl a few miserly overs for his team.

2. Tony Ura - He is a hard hitting batter who can provide great starts in the powerplay overs. Ura will play an important role for PNG in the upcoming matches.


Let’s have a look at the squads:

Papua New Guinea

Assadollah Vala (c), CJ Amini (vc), Alei Nao, Chad Soper, Hila Vare, Hiri Hiri, Jack Gardner, John Kariko, Kabua Vagi Morea, Kipling Doriga, Lega Siaka, Norman Vanua, Sema Kamea, Sese Bau, Tony Ura

West Indies

Rovman Powell (c), Alzarri Joseph, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd


Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Papua New Guinea

Who will win?-  West Indies

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Nicholas Pooran (West Indies), Tony Ura (Papua New Guinea)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Alzarri Joseph (West Indies), Assad Vala (Papua New Guinea)

Most Sixes – Nicholas Pooran (West Indies), Tony Ura (Papua New Guinea)

Player of the Match- Nicholas Pooran (West Indies)

Team Scores Batting first – West Indies 195+, Papua New Guinea 140+

Match Handicap: West Indies




*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.


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