http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Twenty20 Qualifier – Match Update
Hong Kong 131/9 (20/20 ov) v Papua New Guinea 132/6 (19.5/20 ov) - http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Papua-New-Guinea-c41002 won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
On Friday, March 16, 2012, fans at Dubai International Cricket Stadium witnessed an intriguing match between Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea, leaving them captivated as New Guinea finished off a stupendous run chase on the penultimate delivery of the last over of the match, overcoming a tally of 132 runs to win in 20 overs.
After winning the toss, Hong Kong chose to bat first, but failed to take advantage of batting first as they suffered the loss of their first wicket with only 12 runs on the board as opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Irfan-c64444 Ahmed, fell in the third over after scoring a dozen runs.
However, Hong Kong prevented the fielding side from grabbing another wicket as opener Babar Hayat and skipper Jamie http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Atkinson-c46666 forged a commendable partnership, taking the team score to 50, before Hayat was dismissed after belting an innings of 21 runs.
Seven runs later, the batting side lost their third wicket with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Courtney-Keith-Kruger-c51625 falling without scoring a run.
It was then downhill for the Hong Kong batsmen as the team kept losing wickets, meanwhile, the skipper belted a handsome knock of 52 runs, helping his side amass 131 runs on the board for the loss of nine wickets.
New Guinea, launched their run chase confidently as openers Asad Vala and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tony-Pala-Ura-c94235 fancied an opening stand of 57 runs, ripping apart the confidence of the fielding side right from the word go.
Vala was the first wicket to fall after hammering a knock of 17 runs off 27 deliveries. With the opener back in the pavilion, it was time for middle-order batsman Geraint http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jones-c69217 to come in, but before he could craft a commendable partnership alongside Ura, the latter lost his wicket after playing an innings of 46 runs with his team on 64 runs on the board.
With Jones still on the crease, the side suffered a batting collapse which made victory look ever so far; nonetheless, they won the match with only one delivery to spare.
Ura was named as the Player of the Match.
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