Men’s T20 World Cup: West Indies made to work in five-wicket win over Papua New Guinea in Guyana | Cricket News

Co-hosts West Indies started their bid for a 3rd Males’s T20 World Cup title with a nervy five-wicket victory over a spirited Papua New Guinea in Guyana.

West Indies, champions in Sri Lanka in 2012 and India in 2016, restricted Papua New Guinea to 136-8 in Windfall however then slipped from 61-1 in eight overs to 97-5 after 16 because the qualifiers threatened to drag off an upset.

Nevertheless, Roston Chase (42no off 27 balls) and Andre Russell (15no off 9) shared an unbroken stand of 40 from 18 balls as the house facet triumphed with an over to spare within the Group C fixture.

Rovman Powell’s West Indies adopted fellow co-hosts USA in beginning off their event with victory – USA defeating Canada by seven wickets within the competitors opener in Dallas thanks mainly to Aaron Jones’ 94 not out from 40 balls, which featured 10 sixes.

West Indies have slumped within the earlier two T20 World Cups, knocked out within the Tremendous 12s within the United Arab Emirates in 2021 and failing to make it previous the primary spherical in Australia in 2022.

They’re anticipated to impress this yr after successful latest bilateral T20I sequence towards South Africa, India and England beneath Powell’s captaincy.

Chase stars in discipline and with the bat for West Indies

West Indies diminished Papua New Guinea to 7-2 in 2.1 overs with seamer Romario Shepherd and left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein accounting for Tony Ura (2) and Lega Siaka (1) respectively.

Sese Bau (50 off 43) top-scored for Papua New Guinea, hanging six fours and a six as he registered the second half-century for his nation in T20 World Cups, after skipper Assad Vala’s 56 towards Oman throughout their event debut within the UAE three years in the past.

West Indies seamers Russell and Alzarri Joseph picked up two wickets apiece, with Joseph eradicating Vala (21) due to an outstanding diving catch from Chase at backward level.

Opener Johnson Charles was out for a golden duck within the chase and West Indies would have been 8-2 within the second over had PNG reviewed for Nicholas Pooran lbw on nought, moments earlier than a 20-mnute rain delay.

Pooran (27) and Brandon King (34) placed on 53 for West Indies’ second wicket and though Pooran’s exit triggered a wobble of 4-36, Chase’s boundary burst, together with two fours and a six off Vala within the 18th over, prevented a shock consequence.

Chase mentioned afterwards: “PNG should not an A-list group however they should be right here and we’re not underestimating anybody. We handled them like an India or Australia however we most likely lacked a little bit of depth at the beginning.”

What’s subsequent?

Papua New Guinea play Uganda in Guyana on Thursday (12.30am UK and Eire), with West Indies up towards Uganda on the similar venue on Sunday June 9 (1.30am).

Monday’s matches on the T20 World Cup are Namibia vs Oman in Barbados (1.30am) adopted by Sri Lanka vs South Africa in Nassau, New York (3.30pm).

Reside ICC Males's T20 World Cup

Monday third June 1:00am

Reside ICC Males's T20 World Cup

Tuesday 4th June 3:00pm

England open up towards Scotland in Barbados on Tuesday (3.30pm first ball) with Eire enjoying India in New York on Wednesday (additionally 3.30pm).

Watch each match from the Males’s T20 World Cup reside on Sky Sports activities between now and 29.

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