Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea, T20 World Cup 2024: The 29th match of the T20 World Cup 2024 was played on 14 June between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea in Trinidad. The Afghan team, who performed brilliantly in this match, won by 7 wickets with 29 balls to spare. With this win, the Afghanistan team has become the second team to reach the ‘Super 8’ after West Indies from Group ‘C’. At the same time, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Uganda’s dream of reaching the ‘Super 8’ is all but over.
Papua New Guinea managed to score 95 runs
Forced to bat first after losing the toss in Trinidad, the Papua New Guinea team was in poor condition while batting. His poor condition can be gauged from the fact that only 3 batsmen could touch double figures against the Afghan team.
Wicketkeeper batsman Kiplin Doriga scored the most runs for Papua New Guinea against Afghanistan. Batting at number 7, he faced a total of 32 balls. Meanwhile, he managed to score 27 runs at a strike rate of 84.38. Apart from him, Eli Nau contributed 13 runs and Tony Ura contributed 11 runs. The situation was such that the entire team was bundled out for 95 runs in 19.5 overs.
The magic of Fazalhaq Farooqui
Fazalhaq Farooqui was the most successful bowler for Afghanistan against Papua New Guinea. He bowled a total of 4 overs for his team in this match. During this time he took 3 wickets giving 16 runs. For which he was selected as ‘Player of the Match’.
Gulabdin Nayeb gave Afghanistan an easy win
Chasing the target of 96 runs given by the opposition team, Afghanistan’s Gulabdin Naib was in great form. Batting at number three for his team, he faced a total of 36 balls. Meanwhile, he managed to score 49 not out at a strike rate of 136.11 and returned to the pavilion victorious.
For the opposition, Papua New Guinea, Eli Nao, Samo Kamia and Norman Vanua had a 1-1 draw against Afghanistan respectively.
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