ICC World Cricket League East Asia-Pacific: Papua New Guinea v Vanuatu - T20 - First Innings Recap
Papaua New Guinea have put on a commendable total of 150 in the first match of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vanuatu-c3038, played at the Amini Park, Port Moresby, on July 4, 2011.
On a bright http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rarva-Dikana-c84041, won the toss and had no hesitation what so ever in electing to bat first.
The decision proved to be the right one and the openers returned the captain’s faith by providing a perfect start.
As the openers, Asad Vala and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tony-Pala-Ura-c94235 came to bat, they thrashed the Vanuatu bowlers to all parts of the ground. Together they put up a first wicket partnership of 82.
The first wicket came in the ninth over of the match, when Vala edged a delivery to Vanuatu’s wicketkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Trevor-Langa-c94359, off the bowling of Jelany Chilia. He made an impressive 31 off 30 balls with the help of three boundaries.
On the other end, Tony Ura continued to batter the Vanuatuan bowling attack, which had no answer to the explosive hitting by the 21-year-old. He powered his way to an inspiring 73 runs off just 55 balls. His innings included a huge six and 9 blistering boundaries
all round the park.
Tony Ura was one of the two wickets taken by Vanuatu’s spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Simpson-Hopeman-Obed-c90458, in the 16th over. At the time Ura’s wicket fell New Guinea had gathered 115.
However, his wicket marked the slump in New Guinea’s scoring rate. After Ura’s fall, batsmen came and went in quick succession. The middle-order, compromising of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jason-Kila-c66446, all got out trying to accelerate the innings.
At the end of their 20 overs New Guinea had posted a defendable target of 150 for the loss of six wickets.
The pick of the bowlers for the Vanuatu’s team was medium pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Patrick-Kaltaneaki-Matautaava-c80908, who claimed three crucial wickets in his allotted four overs. His figures of 3-18 were impressive considering he bowled at the start of the innings when both the openers
looked in fine form.
Another notable performance was that of spinner Obed, who took the crucial wicket of Ura. In his only over in the match, he claimed two scalps. It was surprising to see Vanuatu’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Mansale-c44493, bowling Obed for only one over in the innings.
The other wicket taker was Jelany Chilia, who had figures of 1 for 24 in his allotted four overs.
Vanuatu would certainly need a good start in order to chase the target of 151. However, with the sun out and the pitch providing assistance to batsmen, it is a chase able score.
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