Papua New Guinea Vs Namibia 107Th Match
World Cup League 2 - 2019 (2019-2023) · Amini Park, Port Moresby · 20 September 2022
Namibia won by 167 runs
Namibia won by 167 runs. Michael van Lingen top-scored with 119* for Namibia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Amini Park, Port Moresby
- Date
- 20 September 2022
- Toss
- Namibia, chose to bat
- Result
- Namibia won by 167 runs
- Player of the match
- Michael van Lingen
- Captains
- Gerhard Erasmus (Namibia), Assad Vala (P.N.G.)
- Umpires
- DM Koch and L Oala
- Match referee
- RW Stratford
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Namibia won the toss and chose to bat.
Namibia batted first and made 284 for 4. Michael van Lingen top-scored with 119 not out off 107 balls, and Gerhard Erasmus made 68. Norman Vanua took 3 for 47 for P.N.G.. The innings was built on a 162-run stand for the fourth wicket between Gerhard Erasmus and Michael van Lingen, 57% of the total. That was well above the 2020s average first-innings total at Amini Park, 224 across 6 ODIs.
Chasing 285, P.N.G. made 117 all out. Norman Vanua top-scored with 38 off 68 balls. Bernard Scholtz took 3 for 21 for Namibia. From 32 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 24 runs, to 56 for 7.
Namibia won by 167 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Amini Park across the 8 ODIs in our archive. Namibia's 284 is the highest total at Amini Park.
NAMIBIA: 284 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lo-handre Louwrens | lbw b Norman Vanua | 28 | 42 |
| Divan la Cock | c Chad Soper b Norman Vanua | 20 | 46 |
| Michael van Lingen | not out | 119 | 107 |
| Stephan Baard | c Charles Amini b Semo Kamea | 21 | 48 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | c Tony Ura b Norman Vanua | 68 | 55 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | not out | 7 | 2 |
Did not bat: Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni, Zane Green, Ruben Trumpelmann, Jan Frylinck
Extras 21 · Total 284 for 4
| Bowler (P.N.G.) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semo Kamea | 7 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Damien Ravu | 7 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Chad Soper | 8 | 1 | 51 | 0 |
| Norman Vanua | 9 | 1 | 47 | 3 |
| Charles Amini | 8 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Assad Vala | 8 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Sese Bau | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-55 (Lo-handre Louwrens, 13.5 ov), 2-62 (Divan la Cock, 15.2 ov), 3-115 (Stephan Baard, 30.2 ov), 4-277 (Gerhard Erasmus, 49.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Lo-handre Louwrens (28) and Divan la Cock (17) | 55 | 83 |
| second | Michael van Lingen (1) and Divan la Cock (3) | 7 | 9 |
| third | Stephan Baard (21) and Michael van Lingen (32) | 53 | 90 |
| fourth | Gerhard Erasmus (68) and Michael van Lingen (86) | 162 | 116 |
| fifth | Michael van Lingen (0) and Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (7) | 7 | 2 |
P.N.G.: 117 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lega Siaka | c Stephan Baard b Ruben Trumpelmann | 0 | 1 |
| Hiri Hiri | c Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton b Bernard Scholtz | 13 | 19 |
| Charles Amini | b Jan Frylinck | 27 | 56 |
| Assad Vala | b Bernard Scholtz | 5 | 5 |
| Tony Ura | caught b Bernard Scholtz | 1 | 7 |
| Sese Bau | lbw b Jan Frylinck | 6 | 29 |
| Simon Atai | c Ben Shikongo b Gerhard Erasmus | 2 | 20 |
| Norman Vanua | b Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 38 | 68 |
| Chad Soper | run out (Michael van Lingen) | 12 | 32 |
| Damien Ravu | c Gerhard Erasmus b Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 10 | 18 |
| Semo Kamea | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 2 · Total 117 all out
| Bowler (Namibia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 5 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 8 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Bernard Scholtz | 10 | 4 | 21 | 3 |
| Tangeni Lungameni | 7 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| Jan Frylinck | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 7.4 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| Divan la Cock | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Lega Siaka, 0.1 ov), 2-26 (Hiri Hiri, 5.6 ov), 3-32 (Assad Vala, 7.1 ov), 4-34 (Tony Ura, 9.1 ov), 5-53 (Sese Bau, 18.1 ov), 6-56 (Charles Amini, 22.3 ov), 7-56 (Simon Atai, 23.2 ov), 8-87 (Chad Soper, 36.1 ov), 9-116 (Norman Vanua, 42.1 ov), 10-117 (Damien Ravu, 42.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Lega Siaka (0) and Hiri Hiri (0) | 0 | 1 |
| second | Charles Amini (11) and Hiri Hiri (13) | 26 | 35 |
| third | Assad Vala (5) and Charles Amini (1) | 6 | 7 |
| fourth | Tony Ura (1) and Charles Amini (1) | 2 | 12 |
| fifth | Charles Amini (13) and Sese Bau (6) | 19 | 54 |
| sixth | Charles Amini (1) and Simon Atai (2) | 3 | 26 |
| seventh | Norman Vanua (0) and Simon Atai (0) | 0 | 5 |
| eighth | Norman Vanua (19) and Chad Soper (12) | 31 | 77 |
| ninth | Norman Vanua (19) and Damien Ravu (10) | 29 | 36 |
| tenth | Semo Kamea (1) and Damien Ravu (0) | 1 | 3 |
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