02/04Result

10th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off at Windhoek, Apr 2 2023

United States of AmericaUnited States of AmericaUSA
235/7
Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaPNG
118 (34.5/50 ov)

U.S.A. won by 117 runs

Player of the Match

Steven TaylorUnited States of America

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

SR Taylor

81(133) 6x4 - 1x6

Control %81%

Productive Shot
cover drive
24 runs
3x4 - 0x6

Aaron Jones

65(77) 2x4 - 3x6

Control %93%

Productive Shot
off drive
12 runs
0x4 - 1x6

Best performances - Bowlers

G Singh

O6.5

R15

Eco2.19

RHB
OFFLEG



		2W

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF



		1W	1W

Ali Khan

R31

Eco5.16

RHB
OFFLEG


		1W

	1W

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF



			1W

Match Details

Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek

Series

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off 2023

Toss

United States of America , elected to bat first

Hours of play (local time)

9.30 start, First Session 9.30-13.00, Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15

Match days

2 April 2023 (50-over match)

Umpires

Patric Makumbi

Claus Schumacher

Reserve Umpire

Andrew Louw

Match Referee

Gerrie Pienaar

Points

United States of America 2, Papua New Guinea 0

Scorecard Summary

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 235/7(50 OVERS)

Steven Taylor81 (133)
Aaron Jones65 (77)

Assad Vala2/34 (10)
Semo Kamea3/32 (10)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 118(34.5 OVERS)

Assad Vala42 (72)
Tony Ura15 (12)

Gajanand Singh4/15 (6.5)
Ali Khan3/31 (6)

Scorer: Harshith Gowda

34.5

Singh to Kariko, OUT,

J Kariko c †MD Patel b Singh 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

34.4

Singh to Soper, OUT,

CA Soper b Singh 4 (11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 36.36

34.3

Singh to Soper, no run,

34.2

Singh to Kamea, 1 run,

34.1

Singh to Vala, OUT,

A Vala lbw b Singh 42 (72b 3x4 0x6) SR: 58.33

END OF OVER:
34 | 4 Runs | PNG: 117/7 (119 runs required from 16 overs, RR: 3.44, RRR: 7.43)

Chad Soper4 (9b)
Assad Vala42 (71b)

Nisarg Patel8-0-31-2
Gajanand Singh6-1-14-1

33.6

NK Patel to Soper, no run,

CWC Qualifier Play-off News

Harry Swindells, Leicestershire's One-Day Cup hero, retires aged 26
Long-term finger injury forces keeper-batter to quit the sport with immediate effect
England confirmed by ICC as host for next three WTC finals
ECB's 'successful track record in hosting recent finals' cited as reason for keeping showcase event in country
The mystique of Kolkata 2001 is still unbeatable
Leeds 2019 and Brisbane 2021 made strong claims to the crown, but Kolkata 2001 still prevailed among the fans as the greatest Test match of the 21st century
Switch Hit: Bavuma's big moment, England's big test
Alan is joined by Miller and Firdose to discuss South Africa's WTC triumph before Matt jumps in to help preview the Test series between England and India
'We haven't seen people like that' - South Africa receive heroes welcome home
Joburg turns up for its World Test Champions as Temba Bavuma's team start to realise just what they've been able to do

P.N.G. INNINGS		R	B
TP Ura	caught wk	15	12
K Doriga	lbw	3	22
S Bau	bowled	4	7
A Vala	lbw	42	72
H Hiri	caught	8	32
CJA Amini	run out	14	15
R Hekure	bowled	11	22
G Toka	bowled	6	14
CA Soper	bowled	4	11
SI Kamea	not out	1	1
J Kariko	caught wk	0	1
EXTRAS	(b 4, lb 5, w 1)
TOTAL	118 (all out; 34.5 ovs)

U.S.A. BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
SN Netravalkar	7.0	2	19	0	2.71	(1w)
Ali Khan	6.0	0	31	3	5.16
NK Patel	8.0	0	31	2	3.87
Jasdeep Singh	7.0	1	13	0	1.85
G Singh	6.5	1	15	4	2.19

P.N.G. 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	23	TP Ura	K Doriga
2nd	4	S Bau	K Doriga
3rd	3	A Vala	K Doriga
4th	25	A Vala	H Hiri
5th	22	A Vala	CJA Amini
6th	21	A Vala	R Hekure
7th	13	A Vala	G Toka
8th	6	A Vala	CA Soper
9th	1	CA Soper	SI Kamea
10th	0	SI Kamea	J Kariko

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
USA	5	4	1	8	0.81
UAE	5	4	1	8	0.458
NAM	5	3	2	6	0.601
CAN	5	3	2	6	0.123
JER	5	1	4	2	-0.84
PNG	5	0	5	0	-1.148

Best performances - Batsmen

Best performances - Bowlers

Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek

Series

Toss

Player Of The Match

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

Match days

Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 235/7(50 OVERS)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 118(34.5 OVERS)

END OF OVER:34 | 4 Runs | PNG: 117/7 (119 runs required from 16 overs, RR: 3.44, RRR: 7.43)

Harry Swindells, Leicestershire's One-Day Cup hero, retires aged 26

England confirmed by ICC as host for next three WTC finals

The mystique of Kolkata 2001 is still unbeatable

Switch Hit: Bavuma's big moment, England's big test

'We haven't seen people like that' - South Africa receive heroes welcome home

END OF OVER:
34 | 4 Runs | PNG: 117/7 (119 runs required from 16 overs, RR: 3.44, RRR: 7.43)