- BATSMENRB4s6sSR5.4 looks to loft it down the ground but rather plays it straight to Vanua 27/18.3 straight to the fielder at short cover...three down! 43/324.4 tries to improvise and flick towards the mid wicket but ends up finding the outside edge and easy catch there at point. 121/443.3 trapped infront of the wicket. Jones looked tired the last few overs and he couldn't get bat and ball. 196/728.3 goes for the sweep, top edged and straight into the hands of the fielder at deep sqaure leg. Nicely judged. 129/530.3 pitched up, outside off, he goes for the drive and lofts it straight into the hands of the PNG captain. 138/644.4 pitched up and Gore goes at it again. He lifts it straight up in the air, long on comes in and takes a well judged catch. 200/845.2 pitched up and he chips it up towards mid on. Vala sprints and takes a one-handed diving catch. 202/9Extras21 (b 2, lb 2, nb 6, w 11)TOTAL251/9 (50 Overs, RR: 5.02)Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Jaskaran Malhotra, 5.4 ov), 2-31 (Xavier Marshall, 6.1 ov), 3-43 (Steven Taylor, 8.3 ov), 4-121 (Monank Patel, 24.4 ov), 5-129 (Timil Patel, 28.3 ov), 6-138 (Nisarg Patel, 30.3 ov), 7-196 (Aaron Jones, 43.3 ov), 8-200 (Karima Gore, 44.4 ov), 9-202 (Rusty Theron, 45.2 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR8.4 flighted delivery and he goes for the big shot and completely misses! Pressure doing the trick! 45/216.4 on the pads, goes for the reverse sweep shot again, and given this time! USA squad is celebrating and Vala is not happy with the call but slowly walks back to the pavilion! 106/48.5 first ball bowled! Goes on the back foot and this one is quicker in the air and slides in to kiss the stumps! 45/322.1 moves across off to clip it over the fine leg, completely misses it! Big wicket there! 149/619 pitched up, goes for the big shot, outside edge, and Marshall takes a simple catch at short third! Now then! 122/5Extras17 (b 8, lb 6, w 3)TOTAL159/6 (23 Overs, RR: 6.91)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Tony Ura, 1.6 ov), 2-45 (Norman Vanua, 8.4 ov), 3-45 (Lega Siaka, 8.5 ov), 4-106 (Assad Vala, 16.4 ov), 5-122 (Kiplin Doriga, 18.6 ov), 6-149 (Charles Amini, 22.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB SN Netravalkar 4 0 19 0 4.75 0 0 J Theron 5 0 37 1 7.40 1 0 SR Taylor 3 0 26 0 8.66 0 0 K Gore 5 0 25 3 5.00 0 0 EH Hutchinson 4 0 28 0 7.00 0 0 NK Patel 2 0 10 1 5.00 2 0
Match Details
Toss
United States of America , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
13 September 2019 (50-over match)
ODI debut
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
United States of America 2, Papua New Guinea 0
Match Notes
- Rain Delay: USA innings 251/9 in 50 overs - 25 overs lost. 25-overs in second innings
- Rain Delay: PNG innings 78/3 in 13.4 overs - 2 overs lost. 23-overs in second innings
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