05/03Result

133rd Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Dubai, Mar 5 2023

United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab EmiratesUAE
97
Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaPNG
98/5 (26.5/50 ov)

P.N.G. won by 5 wkts (139b rem)

Player of the Match

Riley HekurePapua New Guinea

26.5

Aayan Afzal Khan to Soper, 3 runs,

26.4

Aayan Afzal Khan to Soper, no run,

26.3

Aayan Afzal Khan to Ura, 1 run,

26.2

Aayan Afzal Khan to Ura, no run,

26.1

Aayan Afzal Khan to Soper, 1 run,

END OF OVER:
26 | 2 Runs | PNG: 93/5 (5 runs required from 24 overs, RR: 3.57, RRR: 0.20)

Tony Ura34 (61b)
Chad Soper4 (15b)

Zahoor Khan5-0-16-1
Aayan Afzal Khan8-1-12-1

25.6

Zahoor Khan to Ura, no run,

25.5

Zahoor Khan to Ura, no run,

25.4

Zahoor Khan to Ura, no run,

25.3

Zahoor Khan to Ura, 2 runs,

25.2

Zahoor Khan to Ura, no run,

25.1

Zahoor Khan to Ura, no run,

END OF OVER:
25 | 2 Runs | PNG: 91/5 (7 runs required from 25 overs, RR: 3.64, RRR: 0.28)

Chad Soper4 (15b)
Tony Ura32 (55b)

Aayan Afzal Khan8-1-12-1
Zahoor Khan4-0-14-1

24.6

Aayan Afzal Khan to Soper, no run,

24.5

Aayan Afzal Khan to Soper, no run,

24.4

Aayan Afzal Khan to Soper, no run,

ICC MCWC League 2 News

No DRS as teams battle it out for final two World Cup spots
The qualifying tournament to be held in Zimbabwe in June-July is the final stepping stone for teams still in contention for the 2023 ODI World Cup
Nepal snatch win in dying light to seal spot in ODI World Cup qualifier
They're one step closer to the showpiece event, having strung together an impressive 11 wins in their last 12 ODIs; Asif Khan's ton off 41 balls went in vain
Doug Watson named Scotland's interim head coach
His contract period, running from April 8 to July 31, will include overseeing World Cup qualification tournaments
Sandeep Lamichhane joins Nepal in UAE as an injury replacement
The player had to get court approval to be able to fly abroad given he is out on bail in a case concerning alleged sexual coercion
Lamichhane allowed to travel but participation in CWC League 2 tri-series subject to ICC approval
Nepal legspinner is currently out on bail, facing charges of sexual coercion

P.N.G. INNINGS		R	B
TP Ura	not out	35	63
K Doriga	caught	2	10
S Bau	lbw	18	33
A Vala	bowled	0	2
CJA Amini	bowled	8	13
H Hiri	caught	14	23
CA Soper	not out	8	18
R Hekure
HGV Vare
A Nao
SI Kamea
EXTRAS	(b 6, lb 4, w 2, nb 1)
TOTAL	98 (5 wkts; 26.5 ovs)

U.A.E. BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Junaid Siddique	4.0	0	16	1	4.00	(1w)
Aayan Afzal Khan	8.5	1	17	1	1.92
Sabir Ali	1.0	0	8	0	8.00	(1nb, 1w)
Rohan Mustafa	5.0	1	16	2	3.20
Zahoor Khan	5.0	0	16	1	3.20
KP Meiyappan	3.0	0	15	0	5.00

P.N.G. 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	4	TP Ura	K Doriga
2nd	44	TP Ura	S Bau
3rd	0	A Vala	TP Ura
4th	17	TP Ura	CJA Amini
5th	19	TP Ura	H Hiri
6th	14	TP Ura	CA Soper

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SCOT	36	24	10	50	0.647
OMA	36	21	13	44	0.039
NEP	36	19	15	40	0.101
NAM	36	19	16	39	0.298
USA	36	16	17	35	-0.04
UAE	36	15	18	33	-0.222
PNG	36	5	30	11	-0.792

END OF OVER:26 | 2 Runs | PNG: 93/5 (5 runs required from 24 overs, RR: 3.57, RRR: 0.20)

END OF OVER:25 | 2 Runs | PNG: 91/5 (7 runs required from 25 overs, RR: 3.64, RRR: 0.28)

No DRS as teams battle it out for final two World Cup spots

Nepal snatch win in dying light to seal spot in ODI World Cup qualifier

Doug Watson named Scotland's interim head coach

Sandeep Lamichhane joins Nepal in UAE as an injury replacement

Lamichhane allowed to travel but participation in CWC League 2 tri-series subject to ICC approval

END OF OVER:
26 | 2 Runs | PNG: 93/5 (5 runs required from 24 overs, RR: 3.57, RRR: 0.20)

END OF OVER:
25 | 2 Runs | PNG: 91/5 (7 runs required from 25 overs, RR: 3.64, RRR: 0.28)