Kane Williamson & Ish Sodhi. (Photo Source: Getty Images)
New Zealand and Papua New Guinea continued their ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 by facing off in game 39 of the tournament. Both sides faced off at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad, on Monday, June 17. The clash began with Papua New Guinea batting first after losing the toss.
The side opened their innings with Tony Ura and Assad Vala scoring one and six runs, respectively. Charles Amini and Sese Bau scored 17 and 12 runs, respectively, with Hiri Hiri adding seven runs to the board.
New Zealand’s bowling unit put forth a remarkable performance and made sure that Papua New Guinea did not post a big total on the board. Norman Vanua added 14 runs in the middle order as Papua New Guinea posted a total of 78 runs in the first innings.
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As for New Zealand, Lockie Ferguson was the highest wicket-taker for his side, with three wickets to his name. Trent Boult, Tim Southee, and Ish Sodhi took two wickets each, with Mitchell Santner striking once as well.
Aiming to chase down a target of 79 runs, New Zealand got off to a horrid start as opener Finn Allen was dismissed for a duck. Furthermore, Rachin Ravindra failed to make an impact after he was sent packing for a score of six runs in 11 deliveries.
Opener Devon Conway showed resilience and played a mature knock, which ensured that the Black Caps chased down the target. Conway scored 35 runs in 32 deliveries, alongside Kane Williamson who stayed unbeaten on a score of 18 runs, with Daryl Mitchell scoring 19* runs as New Zealand chased the target in 12.2 overs, winning the game by seven wickets.
Here are the best tweets from the game:
Lockie Ferguson today
– 4 overs 4 maidens 3 wickets
This records will be unbreakable for lifetime💥💥#NZvsPNG #T20worldcup
Lockie Ferguson today
– 4 overs 4 maidens 3 wickets
This records will be unbreakable for lifetime💥💥#NZvsPNG #T20worldcup pic.twitter.com/N1dMeOnQjz
— Shubham Tiwari (@ShubhamTiwariCx) June 17, 2024
— Shubham Tiwari (@ShubhamTiwariCx) June 17, 2024
– This is also the lowest powerplay score for PNG in T20Is and the second-lowest powerplay score by any team against New Zealand in T20Is after Uganda’s 9/3 in the last match.#NZvPNG #NZvsPNG #T20WorldCup #CricketTwitter
— Shashikant Singh (@shashi_CB) June 17, 2024
Record. Four overs all four maidens. Three wickets. But it comes against Papua New Guinea so pretty Lowkey Ferguson. 👏🏼😁
4-4-0-3 #NZvsPNG
— Dr Shreeraj Talwadekar (@ShreerajT) June 17, 2024
What a spell by lockie Ferguson 🔥🤯. One of the greatest spells in the history of T20 cricket.4 overs zero runs 3 maiden and also 3 wickets 🤯🔥.#NZvsPNG
— Adithya (@Adithyaadiga03) June 17, 2024
PNG has been bowled out for 78. New Zealand did a fantastic job with the ball, and Lockie Ferguson made history with his performance! 👏 #NZvsPNG #NZvPNG#T20WorldCup
PNG has been bowled out for 78. New Zealand did a fantastic job with the ball, and Lockie Ferguson made history with his performance! 👏 #NZvsPNG #NZvPNG#T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/4sQFePIkSn
— Muhammad Saeed (@saeedmalik91) June 17, 2024
— Muhammad Saeed (@saeedmalik91) June 17, 2024
TRENT BOULT SAYS GOODBYE TO T20 WORLD CUP…!!!! 🏆
– 34 wickets at an economy rate of just 5.93 – the GOAT from the Kiwi land. 🐐 #NZvsPNG #PNGvsNZ
TRENT BOULT SAYS GOODBYE TO T20 WORLD CUP…!!!! 🏆
– 34 wickets at an economy rate of just 5.93 – the GOAT from the Kiwi land. 🐐 #NZvsPNG #PNGvsNZ pic.twitter.com/E0P3taIziV
— cricket fans club (@Muhib8992) June 17, 2024
— cricket fans club (@Muhib8992) June 17, 2024
Trent Boult reactions LOCKIE FERGUSON spell 3/0 in 4 over
THE CREATE HISTORY BY LOCKIE FERGUSON 🥶#T20WorldCup #NZvsPNG
Trent Boult reactions LOCKIE FERGUSON spell 3/0 in 4 over
THE CREATE HISTORY BY LOCKIE FERGUSON 🥶#T20WorldCup #NZvsPNG pic.twitter.com/HSbWMMMkDm
— Cricketman (@Manojy9812) June 17, 2024
— Cricketman (@Manojy9812) June 17, 2024
Newzealand won by 7 wickets.
— MOHIT SHUKLA (@MohitShukla1030) June 17, 2024
New Zealand beat Papua New Guinea by 7 wickets.#wt20
— matthew 1991🏴 (@matthewmcmahon6) June 17, 2024
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