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The second match of T20 World Cup 2024 will be played today between host West Indies and Papua New Guinea. Two-time champions West Indies and Papua New Guinea will face each other for the first time in T20.
Both the teams are in Group-C. So far only one international match has been played between West Indies and Papua New Guinea. Both the teams had met in the ODI World Cup Qualifier in 2018, when West Indies won by 6 wickets.
Before knowing about both the teams, match details…
Match Number-2: West Indies Vs Papua New Guinea
June 2, Providence Stadium, Guyana
Toss- 7:30 PM, Match Start- 8 PM.
Roll of toss- Both the teams would like to bowl first after winning the toss here. Here the chasing team is more successful. The chasing team won 7 out of 13 matches.
Pooran is West Indies’ top scorer in T20 International, Vanua is Papua New Guinea’s top wicket taker.
Eyes on the stars…
west indies
- Brandon King: He is the most successful batsman of the team in the last 12 months. He has scored 505 runs in 15 matches at a strike rate of 144.69. This will be his second T20 World Cup. In the last, he had scored 79 runs in 2 matches.
- Nicholas Puran: During this period, he scored 362 runs in 13 matches at a strike rate of 152.74. He has scored 128 runs in 8 matches of the World Cup at a strike rate of 121.90.
- Romario Shepherd: He has been the team’s top wicket taker in the last one year. He has taken 16 wickets in 10 matches.
Papua New Guinea
- Tony Ura: In the last one year, he has scored 416 runs in 17 matches at a strike rate of 150.72. He scored 4 half-centuries during this period.
- Asadullah Wala: During this period, he scored 405 runs in 16 matches at a strike rate of 120.17. He scored 2 half-centuries during this period.
- John Carico: He has been Papua New Guinea’s top wicket taker in the last one year. He took 25 wickets in 16 matches.
weather report
It will be cloudy in Guyana on Sunday with chances of rain at many places. There is a 76% chance of rain. The temperature here can range from 32 to 25 degrees Celsius on the match day.
Possible playing-11 of both the teams
West Indies: Rovman Powell (captain), Johnson Charles, Brandon King, Shai Hope, Roston Chase, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Andre Russell, Akil Hossain, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph and Gudakesh Moti.
Papua New Guinea: Asadullah Wala (captain), Tony Ura, Sese Bau, Lega Siaka, Charles Amini, Hiri Hiri, Kipling Doriga (wk), Chad Soper, Norman Vanua, John Kariko and Kabua Morea.
