Preview: On Monday, June 17, at Tarouba, Trinidad’s Brian Lara Stadium, New Zealand (NZ) will play Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the 39th match of the T20 World Cup 2024. For both sides, it will be their final tournament match. Out of the three games played so far, New Zealand has won one, while PNG has lost all three.
After reaching the goal of 41 runs in 5.2 overs, New Zealand defeated Uganda by nine wickets in their previous match. Tim Southee was victorious from the match with three wickets at a cost of four runs. Last game, PNG was defeated by Afghanistan. Afghanistan won the match by seven wickets after reaching the 96-run mark in 15.1 overs. Kiplin Doriga, who scored 27 runs off of 32 deliveries, was PNG’s top scorer. For PNG, Alei Nao, Semo Kamea, and Norman Vanua each claimed one wicket.
T20 World Cup 2024, 39th Match, NZ vs PNG
Venue: Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad
Date & Time: Monday, June 17, 8:00 PM
Pitch Report: At Tarouba, Trinidad’s Brian Lara Stadium, it will be the fourth match of the competition. In the three games played thus far, the teams pursuing the objective have won two of them. Both batters and bowlers may find a lot of value in the surface. The past five T20 matches played here have seen an average first innings total of 137 runs. The side that wins the toss could try bowling.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
New Zealand (NZ): Devon Conway (wk), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson (C), DJ Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, LH Ferguson
Papua New Guinea (PNG): Tony Ura, Assad Vala (C), Lega Siaka, Sese Bau, Hiri Hiri, Chad Soper, Kiplin Doriga (wk), Norman Vanua, Alei Nao, John Kariko, SI Kamea
