Scotland pip spirited PNG for second win

On Oct 19, 2021

Scotland almost secured their place in the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Super 12 stage when they defeated Papua New Guinea (PNG) by 17 runs in their second qualifying match played in Al Amerat, Muscat, Oman yesterday.

Scotland, inspired by their stunning win over Bangladesh on Monday, produced another fine all-round performance to complete a convincing victory in the end.

After electing to bat first, Scotland hammered an impressive 165 for nine with middle order batters Matthew Cross (45) and Berrington Charles (70) leading the way.

The pair dominated the innings with a third wicket partnership of 92 runs before PNG came back into the game by claiming a few late wickets.

However, the target was still too much for PNG as they folded up for 148 runs against the pace of Josh Davey, who returned splendid figures of four for 18.

Chief scores

Scotland: 165/9 in 20 overs (Matthew Cross 45, Berrington Charles 70, Kabua Morea 4/31, Chad Soper 3/24)

Papua New Guinea: 148 in 19.3 overs (Sese Bau 24, Norman Vanua 47, Josh Davey 4/18).

(Agencies)