ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2019-23: Papua New Guinea vs United States – Match 5 Preview and Updates

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The United States of America will face Papua New Guinea in the 5th match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 later today. The crucial match between the United States and PNG will take place at the Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek, Namibia. PNG comes into this game after a string of losses in their previous games. They have lost their last five competition games. Team USA, on the other hand, has shaken off the shackles of defeat and won their last two games.

The 5th Match between Papua New Guinea vs United States will take place on November 19th, 2022 at Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek .

Match Details to Note

Match: Papua New Guinea vs United States, 5th Match, ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2019-23

Date: November 25, 2022 (Friday)

Time: 1:00 PM IST

Venue: Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek

Papua New Guinea vs United States

Papua New Guinea (Match Odds – 4.00):

Preview:

Papua New Guinea’s top-order batting is led by players like Lega Siaka and Tony Ura. The PNG team’s middle order will be handled by players such as Assad Vala, Ses Bau, and Hiri Hiri. Bowlers such as Kabua Morea, Nosaina Pokana, Damien Ravu, Chad Soper, and Norman Vanua will spearhead the Papua New Guinea bowling attack. PNG has some good all-rounders, including Gaudi Toka, Charles Amini, and bowling all-rounder Jason Kila. Kiplin Doriga is the team’s wicketkeeper-batsman.

On November 23, 2022, the Papua New Guinea team played their final match against Namibia. They eventually lost by three wickets. Papua New Guinea batted first and scored 236 runs from their 50 overs. This was a good score on the track, but Namibia was able to chase it down with 12 balls to spare. Namibia suffered seven wicket losses in the process. The Papua New Guinea team got off to a flying start in the match, leading by 198 runs at one point. The Namibian duo of Ruben Trumplemann and Tangeni Lugameni, on the other hand, had other ideas.

Tangeni Lugameni and Trumplemann ripped through PNG’s middle and lower orders to bowl the side out for 236 runs in 49.2 overs. This breakdown allowed Namibia to re-enter the game. The Papua New Guinea team made an excellent start to their defense, reducing Namibia to 70 for 5 at one point. However, Namibian skipper Gerhard Erasmus held his nerve to score 71 runs from 96 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixes, and Ruben Trumplemann scored 55 runs from 60 balls to take Namibia home. Norman Vanua was Papua New Guinea’s most successful bowler, taking two wickets for 44 runs.

Full Squad:

Tony Ura, Kiplin Doriga(w), Sese Bau, Assad Vala(c), Charles Amini, Norman Vanua, Hiri Hiri, Riley Hekure, Alei Nao, Chad Soper, Kabua Morea, Gaudi Toka, Semo Kamea, Lega Siaka

Possible Playing XI:

Gaudi Toka, Hiri Hiri, Sese Bau, Assad Vala (c), Charles Amini, Tony Ura, Kiplin Doriga (wk), Norman Vanua, Chad Soper, Alei Nao, Semo Kamea

United States (Match Odds – 1.25):

Preview:

On November 22, 2022, the United States of America played its final match against this same unit. They easily won the game by 6 wickets and with 117 balls to spare. PNG scored 149 runs batting first in this game at the same venue. These runs were easily scored by the United States of America team in the 31st over of the match. The USA’s top order will be led by batters like Steven Taylor and Xavier Marshall in tomorrow’s game against PNG. Monank Patel and Aaron Jones are two other top-order batters on the team.

The bowling attack of the United States of America will be led by the likes of Saurabh Netravalkar and Rusty Theron. Ian Holland and wicketkeeper-batsman Akshay Homraj are two of the team’s strong all-rounders. The bowling honors for the USA team were distributed among their bowlers in their last game against the PNG team. All of these bowlers did an excellent job of keeping the opposition to a low total. Saurabh Netravalkar, Jessy Singh, Nisarg Patel, and Nosthush Kenjige all took two wickets each.

Other bowlers who took wickets included Ian Holland and Steven Taylor, who each took one. Although the USA team easily reached the target score, they did lose a few wickets in the process. Steven Taylor set the tone for the chase with a 42-run knock off 47 balls, including four fours and two sixes. Monank Patel, however, batted well for the USA, scoring a half-century off 65 balls with 5 fours. He kept the innings together to keep Team USA from collapsing at the end.

Full Squad:

Steven Taylor, Sushant Modani, Monank Patel(c), Aaron Jones, Gajanand Singh, Shayan Jahangir(w), Ian Holland, Nisarg Patel, Jasdeep Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Cameron Stevenson, Usman Rafiq, Saideep Ganesh

Possible Playing XI:

Steven Taylor, Sushant Modani, Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones, Gajanand Singh, Ian Holland, Shayan Jahangir (wk), Nisarg Patel, Jasdeep Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar

Papua New Guinea vs United States Toss Prediction

The average first innings total in a match at the Windhoek venue is close to 240 runs. This is a neutral venue, so both batters and bowlers will receive some assistance. Seamers will benefit from the wicket in the early stages of the game. However, because it is a batting surface, the team that wins the toss will most likely choose to bowl first and then chase a target.

Papua New Guinea vs United States Pitch Report

The pitch available at the venue will benefit both batters and bowlers. The faster bowlers will benefit from the track in the early stages of the match. Spinners will find the conditions more to their liking later in the game. Teams batting second, on the other hand, have a better record on this field.

The weather forecast for tomorrow’s game is for sunny and hot conditions. During the match, winds of up to 11 km/h are expected. During the game, there is a 50% chance of cloud cover. There is no chance of rain falling during the game.

Papua New Guinea vs United States Prediction

Papua New Guinea comes into this game after a string of losses in their previous games. They have lost 5 games in a row, which would have harmed their motivation for this match. The United States team has won their last two games after suffering a similar string of defeats. We expect the USA team to keep up their good play and win this game to maintain their lead in the points race. Check out the odds at Cricbaba!

United States is the favourite to beat Papua New Guinea at the odds of 1.25.