Papua New Guinea vs Afghanistan 2024: Summary, Scores, Goals, Highlights, Stats,League, Game Analysis, Points, Next Fixtures And Everything To Know
Match Overview:
Date:
June 14, 2024
Time:
00:30 UTC (5:30 AM local time)
Venue:
Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba, Trinidad
Match Status:
Completed
Group:
Group C
Result:
Afghanistan won by 7 wickets
Innings
First Innings (Papua New Guinea Batting):
- Papua New Guinea (PNG) won the toss and elected to bat.
- Their opening batsmen struggled against Afghanistan’s bowling attack.
- The top scorer for PNG was Kipling Doriga, who made 27 runs off 32 balls.
- However, the rest of the batting order couldn’t contribute significantly.
- Afghanistan’s bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi was exceptional, taking 3 wickets for 16 runs in 4.0 overs.
- PNG finished their innings at 95 runs for 10 wickets in 19.5 overs.
Second Innings (Afghanistan Batting):
- Afghanistan needed 96 runs to win.
- Their top order performed well, with Gulbadin Naib leading the charge.
- Naib scored 49 runs off 36 balls.
- Afghanistan achieved the target comfortably, losing only 3 wickets.
- They finished at 101 runs for 3 wickets in 15.1 overs.
- Afghanistan won by 7 wickets.
Head-to-head record between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea (PNG) in T20 cricket:
- T20Is (Twenty20 Internationals):
- Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea have met only once in the T20I format.
- The match took place back in 2015.
- Afghanistan emerged victorious, winning the contest by six wickets in Dublin.
This Friday’s match in the T20 World Cup 2024 will be the first meeting between these two teams in the tournament.
Current standings in Group C of the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup:
- Afghanistan: After their comfortable win against Papua New Guinea, Afghanistan has moved up to the top position in Group C. Fazalhaq Farooqi’s impressive three-wicket haul helped them restrict PNG to just 95 runs in Tarouba.
- Papua New Guinea (PNG): Despite their loss, PNG remains in the group and will continue to compete in upcoming matches.
T20 World Cup Appearances:
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- Afghanistan first qualified for the T20 World Cup in 2010 after winning the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.
- Since then, they have qualified for every edition of the tournament.
Overall Record:
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- In six T20 World Cup editions they have participated in, Afghanistan has played 24 matches.
- Their record stands at 7 wins and 15 losses, with 2 no-results.
Notable Moments:
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- In 2012, Afghanistan made it to the Super 8 stage, finishing 9th out of 16 teams.
- Also In 2016, they reached the Super 10 stage, securing 5 wins out of 9 matches.
- In 2021, Afghanistan performed well in the Super 12 stage, winning 2 out of 5 matches.
Key Opponents:
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- Afghanistan has faced various strong teams, including India, New Zealand, West Indies, and Sri Lanka.
- Notable victories include wins against Scotland, Namibia, and Papua New Guinea.
