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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Papua New Guinea won the toss and chose to bat first
United Arab Emirates beat Papua New Guinea by 6 wickets
Papua New Guinea have won each of their last 4 games against the United Arab Emirates.
Back Papua New Guinea as the winners of this contest.
Tournament: ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2019-22 | Format: ODI | Venue: Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur, Nepal | Toss: To Bat
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Papua New Guinea will be ending the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at the bottom of the table. They have just 5 wins to show from the 35 matches they have played. Papua New Guinea will play their last match against the United Arab Emirates, who are one place above them with 31 points from 34 matches. They have a good record against the UAE and would be confident of ending the league on a high.
Papua New Guinea were bundled out for just 95 in their previous encounter against Nepal at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground on the 13th of March. They would be looking to quickly shrug off that defeat and focus on ending the series on a winning note. The fact that they have had success against the UAE in recent times bodes well for them.
Skipper Assad Vala is their man to watch out for. He has accumulated 1225 runs in the Cricket World Cup League 2 – the third most by any batter – at an average of 36.02 with 1 hundred and 5 fifties. A lot will also be expected from Charles Amini (608 runs at an average of 20.26) and Sese Bau (543 runs at an average of 20.88).
PNG’s bowling has largely revolved around fast bowler Chad Soper who has an impressive tally of 37 wickets in the league at an average of 29.64. Assad Vala’s off-spin has also been hugely beneficial to the team. He now has 32 wickets to go with all those runs at an incredible average of 3.93. Riley Hekure (21 wickets at an average of 21.57) has been pretty consistent and is a reliable medium-paced option.
Kiplin Doriga (wk), Hiri Hiri, Sese Bau, Assad Vala (c), Charles Amini, Riley Hekure, Chad Soper, Norman Vanua, Kabua Morea, Hila Vare, Semo Kamea
Norman Vanua, Chad Soper, Kiplin Doriga, Kabua Morea, Hiri Hiri, Sese Bau, Riley Hekure, Assad Vala, Gaudi Toka, Charles Amini, John Kariko
The UAE are coming off a crushing 177-run loss against Nepal. They have lost their last four matches and are really struggling for momentum.
Their main problem has been their batting, as no batter has been consistent enough. Opener Vriitya Aravind is one of their leading run-getters in the World Cup League 2 with 920 runs in 32 matches at an average of 30.66. Asif Khan (327 runs in 14 matches at an average of 27.25) and middle-order batter Rohan Mustafa (545 runs in 29 matches at 25.95) are the other two batters who can make an impact.
Also, don’t count out captain Muhammad Waseem who has 409 runs in 26 matches in the league.
On the bowling front, Junaid Siddique has been most impressive for the UAE. The right-arm quick has picked up 16 wickets in 27 matches at an average of 26.07. Zahoor Khan (12 wickets in his last 10 matches at an economy of 4.24) has been really impressive. Rohan Mustafa has been more than useful with his off-spin as well, taking 10 wickets at an economy of 4.35.
Muhammad Waseem (c), Asif Khan, Aryan Lakra, Vriitya Aravind, Rohan Mustafa, Ashwanth Chidambaram (wk), Aayan Afzal Khan, Zawar Farid, Karthik Meiyappan, Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique
Rohan Mustafa, Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Hazrat Bilal, Mohammad Waseem, Aryan Lakra, Zahoor Khan, Vriitya Aravind, Asif Khan, Ashwanth Valthappa, Aayan Khan, Zawar Farid
The pitch at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur is a balanced one. It does provide some assistance to the quicks and spinners throughout. But once batters settle in, there are runs for the taking.
The weather in Kirtipur during the match is expected to be cloudy and pleasant.
The highest total posted at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in this league is 297 by Nepal. The average 1st innings score at the venue in 2023 is 245. The team batting first should look to post a total of around 260-270 runs.
Out of the last 6 matches played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, 4 have been won comfortably by the team batting first. The team winning the toss here is likely to bat first.
There have been a total of 9 ODIs played between Papua New Guinea and the United Arab Emirates; PNG has won 5 of those while the UAE has won 4. Interestingly, despite being at the bottom of the table, Papua New Guinea has beaten UAE in the last four meetings. Despite that thumping loss in their previous game, they have better momentum, and we believe they will dominate this match as well.
Back Papua New Guinea as the winners of this contest.
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