Papua New Guinea vs United States of America, 3rd Place
Play Offs 2022 · T20I · · Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo
Papua New Guinea won by 5 runs (Papua New Guinea 97, United States of America 92).
- Papua New Guinea: 97 (16.3 ov)
- United States of America: 92 (19.1 ov)
Match report
Papua New Guinea (PNG) faced United States of America (USA) in the 3rd Place of Play Offs 2022, a T20I match, at Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo. Play began on Sunday, 17 July 2022 at 11:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
United States of America won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Iknow Chabi and Langton Rusere, with Shahid Wadvalla as match referee.
Papua New Guinea made 97 in 16.3 overs, with Lega Siaka top-scoring on 28 from 15 balls. Juan Theron was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 10. United States of America made 92 in 19.1 overs, with Vatsal Vaghela top-scoring on 29 from 32 balls. Chad Soper was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 11.
Result: Papua New Guinea won by 5 runs. Chad Soper was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Papua New Guinea · 1st innings: 97 (16.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lega Siaka | c Vatsal Vaghela b Cameron Stevenson | 28 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 186.67 |
| Assad Vala | b Juan Theron | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 136.36 |
| Charles Amini | c Vatsal Vaghela b Juan Theron | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sese Bau | run out (Steven Taylor) | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Tony Ura | b Nisarg Patel | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| Riley Hekure | b Nisarg Patel | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Vanua | b Yasir Mohammad | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Hila Vare | lbw b Vatsal Vaghela | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Kabua Morea | c Cameron Stevenson b Vatsal Vaghela | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 92.86 |
| Chad Soper | not out | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Semo Kamea | b Saurabh Netravalkar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 2
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saurabh Netravalkar | 2.3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 5.2 |
| Cameron Stevenson | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 14.5 |
| Juan Theron | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
| Nisarg Patel | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3.5 |
| Yasir Mohammad | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6 |
| Vatsal Vaghela | 3 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
United States of America · 1st innings: 92 (19.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Taylor | b Sese Bau | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Aaron Jones | c Norman Vanua b Chad Soper | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Jaskaran Malhotra | c Hila Vare b Norman Vanua | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 64.29 |
| Nisarg Patel | lbw b Chad Soper | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Gajanand Singh | c Lega Siaka b Norman Vanua | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 109.09 |
| Vatsal Vaghela | c Sese Bau b Assad Vala | 29 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 90.63 |
| Marty Kain | b Assad Vala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Stevenson | run out (Hila Vare) | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Yasir Mohammad | b Chad Soper | 16 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Saurabh Netravalkar | b Assad Vala | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Juan Theron | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 6
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sese Bau | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| Semo Kamea | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Charles Amini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chad Soper | 3.1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3.47 |
| Norman Vanua | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7.67 |
| Assad Vala | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Kabua Morea | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Riley Hekure | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (USA, Chad Soper): 0 runs, 88/10 – W
- Over 19 (USA, Assad Vala): 5 runs, 88/9 – W 1 2 1 1 W
- Over 18 (USA, Riley Hekure): 6 runs, 83/7 – 1 • • 4 1 •
- Over 17 (USA, Chad Soper): 3 runs, 77/7 – 1 • • • 1 1
- Over 16 (USA, Norman Vanua): 9 runs, 74/7 – • 4 2 1 2 0b
- Over 15 (USA, Assad Vala): 6 runs, 65/7 – 1 1 1 • 1 2
