The 29th match of the tournament will be of Group C between Afghanistan (AFG) and Papua New Guinea (PNG). The match will be live at 06:00 A.M. (IST) and 08:30 P.M. (local).
| Afghanistan’s last match | Won against New Zealand by 84 runs. |
| PNG’s last match | Lost against Uganda by 3 wickets. |
Teams Analysis
Afghanistan (AFG):
This team has shown a lot of improvement in their cricketing skills from the past one year. They are in 2nd place in their group, having won 2 out of 2 matches. They just only need one more win to get their place into the Super 8. They are inches close to that seat. They have been brilliant in both the departments and a combined team effort has been seen by them in both the matches.
The openers of the team have shown full domination from the start as they contribute more than 80% of the team score. Keeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been in fine touch as he scored most runs for the team and is currently the most runs scorer in the tournament with 156 runs in 2 matches. He scored 2 half centuries back to back. Scored 76 against Uganda and against New Zealand he got 80 runs. His strike rate is 154.45.
His partner Ibrahim Zadran also helped in the contribution as well, as he scored 114 runs till now. His strike rate 131.03 and has managed one half-century till now and that came against Uganda where he scored 70 runs. These two have played most of the deliveries till now, due to which other batters didn’t get much chance to bat.
On the other hand, bowling has been sensational in this tournament. Where they just make batters confused with their deliveries and grab them easily. Fazalhaq Farooqi is topping the chart in the ICC highest wicket-taker list as he grabbed 9 wickets till now. His economy is also brilliant, which is close to 3.55. Against Uganda he got 5 wickets while against Kiwis he dismissed 4.
After that the skipper led from the front. Rashid Khan got 6 wickets till now with an economy of 3.62. Mohammad Nabi and Naveen-ul-Haq got 2 wickets each till now. Nabi has an economy of 4.8 whereas Nabveen has a brilliant economy of 2.8.
Probable Playing 11 of Afghanistan (AFG):
Rashid Khan ©, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Najibullah Zadran, Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Papua New Guinea (PNG):
This team showed great cricketing skills against West Indies when they made them sweat for the victory but against Uganda it looked little different. Their bowling has been a little decent in comparison to their batting. If they lose this match, then their dream for the next round will be shattered.
Looking at their batting unit, Sese Bau is currently their top scorer with 55 runs in 2 matches. His best was against West Indies where he scored 50 runs. His strike rate till now is 105.77. After him, keeper Kiplin Doriga has managed 39 runs with the bat with a strike rate of 102.63.
Skipper Assad Vala upsets the team with the bat as he scored just 21 runs but with the bowl he got decent stats as he got 3 wickets with an economy of 6.33. His opening partner Tony Ura who is known for destruction starts as his international strike rate is above 150, but here in 2 matches he only managed 4 runs with a poor strike rate of 36.36.
In the bowling department, Alei Nao has taken 3 wickets till now with a brilliant economy of 4.17. He is having the best economy among the bowlers in the team in this tournament. Chad Soper and Norman Vanua got 2 wickets each for the team till now in this tournament. Soper has an economy of 4.57 while Norman has 4.75.
Probable Playing 11 of Papua New Guinea (PNG):
Assad Vala ©, Tony Ura, Sese Bau, Lega Siaka, Hiri Hiri, Charles Amini, Kiplin Doriga (wk), Chad Soper, Norman Vanua, Alei Nao, John Kariko.
Pitch Report for the match between Afghanistan (AFG) and Papua New Guinea (PNG):
The match will be played at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad. 65 metres and 67 metres on the sides and 74 metres straight. Some of the pockets are bigger. Recently relaid surface. Historically, the average runs scored is 162. It has been one of the lowest scoring venues. An element of patchiness on the pitch, some grass and some bare areas, that tells us there will be variable bounce.
Weather Report:
The weather is expected to be clear most of the time with little clouds in the sky at daytime. Humidity will be close to 75%. The highest temperature during daytime will be around 31 degree celsius while at night it will go down to 26 degree celsius.
Best 11 for the match between Afghanistan (AFG) and Papua New Guinea (PNG):
Rahmanullah Gurbaz ©, Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Sese Bau, Assad Vala, Azmatullah Omarzai, Alei Nao, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi (vc).