PNG vs SCO, 1st Match, ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2019-23
Date
Toss
Papua New Guinea won the toss and opt to bowl
Time
Venue
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires
Akbar Ali, Buddhi Pradhan
Match Referee
Graeme Labrooy
Papua New Guinea Squad
Playing
Lega Siaka, Tony Ura, Assad Vala (c), Charles Amini, Riley Hekure, Sese Bau, Chad Soper, Norman Vanua, Simon Atai (wk), Alei Nao, Semo Kamea
Bench
Kabua Morea, Dogodo Bau, Hiri Hiri, Nosaina Pokana, Jason Kila
Scotland Squad
Playing
Matthew Cross (wk), Kyle Coetzer (c), Calum MacLeod, Richie Berrington, George Munsey, Dylan Budge, Michael Leask, Mark Watt, Safyaan Sharif, Gavin Main, Hamza Tahir
Bench
Alasdair Evans, Adrian Neill, Christopher McBride
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Last Updated on Apr 09, 2022 03:47 PM
Match Date & Time:
2022-04-09 04:30 PM (IST) 2022-04-09 11:00 AM (GMT)
Match Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Pitch Report:
In the last 2 matches on this ground, the batters have not been able to put up a strong score on the board, and the bowlers have held an edge over them. The winning totals for the team batting first can be around 225.
Weather Report:
The weather will be clean with slight cloud. But there is no chances of rain, We can expect a good match between the two sides.
Papua New Guinea will take on Scotland in CWC League-2 One-Day on Saturday, 09 April 2022 at 16:30 PM IST
Papua New Guinea (PNG) Team Updates:
Assad Vala and Tony Ura will probably open the inning.
Assad Vala is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
Sese Bau will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
Nosaina Pokana and Charles Amini will handle the middle-order batting.
Assad Vala will lead the Papua New Guinea as a Captain. He is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
Simon Atai will do the Wicket Keeping for Papua New Guinea.
Assad Vala and Charles Amini will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Assad Vala is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
Riley Hekure and Nosaina Pokana will lead the pace attack of his team.
Scotland (SCO) Team Updates:
Matthew Cross and Kyle Coetzer will probably open the inning.
Kyle Coetzer will lead the Scotland as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
Matthew Cross will do the Wicket Keeping for Scotland.
Calum MacLeod will bat at the one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team.
Calum MacLeod is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
Richie Berrington and George Munsey will handle the middle-order batting.
Richie Berrington was the highest fantasy points gainer in the previous match.
Mark Watt will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Hamza Tahir and Safyaan Sharif will lead the pace attack of his team.
Top Picks
Assad Vala has been one of the best batters in the tournament with 681 runs in 16 innings at an average of 41.40. In 42 ODIs, he has close to 1200 runs.
Chad Soper has been impressive with his line lengths to take 18 wickets in 15 matches at an economy of 3.98.
The Scotland captain, Kyle Coetzer has garnered a total of 496 runs in 11 innings of this tournament. With a fine experience, he can be the captain pick for your team.
Hamza Tahir is the leading wicket-taker of the team in the CWC League 2 One Day with 17 dismissals in 10 matches at an economy of 4.07.
Live Telecast:
The match will be live telecast on Fan code
POINTS TABLE -
#
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Tie
NR
NRR
Points
Recent Forms
1
Scotland
36
24
10
0
2
0.647
50
LWLWW
2
Nepal
36
19
15
1
1
0.386
40
WWWWW
3
Namibia
36
19
16
0
1
0.298
39
WLLLL
4
United Arab Emirates
36
15
18
1
2
-0.505
33
LWLLL
5
Papua New Guinea
36
5
30
1
0
-0.781
11
LLWLW
Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost,
T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result
Recent Forms:
SCO - L W L W W PNG - L L W L W
Fantasy Tips
In Wicket Keeping, Both are good. You can choose any of one.
This pitch is compatible for both the Pacers & Spinners.
Scotland team has the upper hand over Papua New Guinea team. So try to pick more players from Scotland
PNG: Semo Kamea [0 points], Hiri Hiri [31 points] SCO: Adrian Neill [0 points], Gavin Main [136 points]
Papua New Guinea Key Players:
Tony Ura
Charles Amini
Norman Vanua
Assad Vala
Chad Soper
Scotland Key Players:
Michael Leask
George Munsey
Safyaan Sharif
Hamza Tahir
Mark Watt
Richie Berrington
Kyle Coetzer
Calum MacLeod
Best Choice for Captain and Vice-Captain:
Tony Ura
Michael Leask
George Munsey
Charles Amini
Richie Berrington
Kyle Coetzer
Assad Vala
Injury/unavailable
Papua New Guinea Cricket Team Injuries:
There are no injury updates as of now.
Scotland Cricket Team Injuries:
There are no injury updates as of now.
Squads
Papua New Guinea Squad:
Assad Vala(C), Tony Ura, Sese Bau, Nosaina Pokana, Charles Amini, Simon Atai(WK), Jason Kila, Hiri Hiri, Semo Kamea, Riley Hekure, Norman Vanua, Lega Siaka, Chad Soper, Dogodo Bau(WK), Kabua Morea, Alei Nao
Scotland Squad:
Matthew Cross(WK), Kyle Coetzer(C), Calum MacLeod, Richie Berrington, George Munsey, Dylan Budge, Michael Leask, Mark Watt, Gavin Main, Adrian Neill, Hamza Tahir, Bradley Currie, Finlay McCreath, Chris McBride, Safyaan Sharif
