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In the fifth match of Group B of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021, Scotland defeated Papua New Guinea🤪 (PNG) by 17 runs at Al Amerat Cricket Ground in Oman on Tuesday to strengthen their chancesꦐ of making a spot in t꧙he Super-12 stage.
Batting first, Scotland posted a decent total of 165/9 on the board in their allotted 20 overs, thanks to crucial knocks by Richie Berrington and Matthew Cross. After losing both the openers at 26, Be🔯rrington and Cross took their team out of hot w꧋aters.
The pair stitched a vital partnership of 92 runs for the second wicket before Simon Atai broke the stand by removing Cross, who fell five runs short of his half-century. However, Berrington stayed alive at his end and kept tickling the scoreboard. The South Africa born Scottish cricketer contributed 70 with the willow to push the team’s total beyond the mark of 150.
Kabua Morea and Chad Soper were the pick of the bowlers for PNG. While Morea bagged four wickets while conceding 31 runs, Soper took a three-wicket haul for 24 r✱uns in his quota of 4 overs.
In reply, PNG could only manage to reach 148 runs, to lose the contest by 17 runs. PNG’s top and middle-order’s failure to contribute runs was the prime reason behind their loss, as the tailenders did their best to take the game into the last over.
All-rounder Norman Vanua shined with the bat with 47 runs off 37 balls and almost pulled off a miraculous victory for his side. Pacer Josh Davey bowled outstandingly well in the game and picked up four wickets while giving away only 18 ru꧃ns in 3.3 overs.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Berrington T20 strike rate by phase:
Powerplay – 107
Middle – 125
Death – 164— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst)
2⃣ wins inꦕ 2⃣ and a step closer to the൩ ICC Super 12! 😍
On a scale of 1⃣ to 🔟, rate 's 17-run win over !
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia)
2 from 2 👇 🏴 | 🟣
— Cricket Scotland (@CricketScotland)
A brilliant performance from Scotland 🔥 | |
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup)
Kabua Morea becomes the first No.11 batter to have a strike-rateꦅ of 600 in a T20I innings.
Hit a six on the last ball of 19th over, then the batter at the other end Chad Soper was out next over and P⛦NG were all-out.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
Scotland nearly qualifies for Super-12 stage.
Scoreland:— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Scotland makes it 2 in 2 in T20 World Cup 2021 and is all set to qualify into the Super 12 – It has been a total team effort and in both the matches they have defended the total.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Well played PNG👏
Pulled it back at the death and restricted Scotland to 165👍 Then, didn't start well with the bat and lost 5 wickets in the powerplay but they fought back hard and 4-5 players contributed well and went oh so close to the target🙏 Great comeback!!!— Ari 🔴 (@FF_Patience)
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