Papua New Guinea Vs United States Of America 3Rd Place Playoff

MATCH FACTS

Series

WCL Division Two in Namibia - 2019 (2019)

Ground

Affies Park, Windhoek

Date

27 April 2019

Toss

P.N.G., chose to field

Result

P.N.G. won by 5 wickets (with 102 balls remaining)

Player of the match

Norman Vanua

Captains

Saurabh Netravalkar (U.S.A.), Assad Vala (P.N.G.)

Debuts

Monank Patel (U.S.A.), Steven Taylor (U.S.A.), Aaron Jones (U.S.A.), Jaskaran Malhotra (U.S.A.), Hayden Walsh (U.S.A.), Timil Patel (U.S.A.), Karima Gore (U.S.A.), Jessy Singh (U.S.A.), Saurabh Netravalkar (U.S.A.), Ali Khan (U.S.A.), Simon Atai (P.N.G.)

Umpires

C Thorburn and HKG Jansen

Match referee

S Wadvalla

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

P.N.G. won the toss and chose to field. Monank Patel, Steven Taylor, Aaron Jones, Jaskaran Malhotra, Hayden Walsh, Timil Patel, Karima Gore, Jessy Singh, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan and Simon Atai played their first ODIs.

U.S.A. batted first and made 164 all out. Timil Patel top-scored with 50 not out off 74 balls, and Monank Patel made 39. Norman Vanua took 4 for 37 for P.N.G..

Chasing 165, P.N.G. made 165 for 5. Lega Siaka top-scored with 62 off 51 balls.

P.N.G. won by 5 wickets (with 102 balls remaining). P.N.G.'s 165 is the highest total at Affies Park. U.S.A.'s 164 all out is the lowest completed total at Affies Park. Lega Siaka's 62 is the highest individual score at Affies Park. Norman Vanua's 4 for 37 are the best innings figures at Affies Park.