The 39th match of T20 World Cup 2024 will be played between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea
NZ vs PNG Match Preview:
39th match of T20 World Cup 2024 New Zealand (NZ) And Papua New Guinea (PNG) The match will be played between India and Pakistan at Brian Lara Cricket Stadium on 17 June. In the Group-C points table, New Zealand is third with one win and two points from three matches and Papua New Guinea is fifth with three losses from three matches. Both the teams are out of the race for Super-8.
New Zealand won the last match against Uganda by 9 wickets. On the other hand, Papua New Guinea had to face defeat against Afghanistan by 7 wickets in the last match.
NZ vs PNG Match Details:
Head to Head Records:
A T20 International match has not been played between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea so far
Pitch Report:
This match will be played at Brian Lara Stadium, Trinidad. The average score of the first innings here has been 161 runs. The pitch has helped all three batsmen, spinners and pacers.
Probable Playing XIs:
New Zealand
Devon Conway (wicketkeeper), Phil Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (captain), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson
Papua New Guinea
Tony Ura, Sese Bau, Assad Vala (c), Lega Sayaka, Hiri Hiri, Charles Amini, Kiplin Doriga (wk), Eli Nao, Chad Soper, Kabua Morea, John Kariko
Probable Best Batter of the Match (Probable Best Batter)-
Devon Conway played an unbeaten innings of 22 runs in 15 balls with the help of 4 fours in the last match. He can also bat brilliantly against Papua New Guinea.
Probable Best Bowler of the Match-
Trent Bolt took two wickets for 7 runs in 4 overs against Uganda in the last match. Bolt can bowl brilliantly against Papua New Guinea as well.
NZ vs PNG Today’s Match Prediction: New Zealand will win today’s match
Scenario 1
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl
Powerplay Score- 20-30
First innings score- 100-110
New Zealand registered a win
Scenario 2
Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bowl
Powerplay score- 40-50
First innings score- 150-160
New Zealand registered a win