Published: Nov 16, 2015, 10:30 AM (IST)
Edited: Aug 31, 2016, 04:40 PM (IST)
Hello and welcome to Cricket Country’s live coverage of the ICC World Cricket League 2015-17 match between Nepal and Papua New Guinea (PNG). The teams will face off in the 15th match of the ongoing ICC World Cricket League Championship 2015-17. The match will be classified as a List A game since both teams don’t have ODI status. PNG is one of the 16 ODI teams, but Nepal does not have the status. The match will be played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. So far Nepal have played two games in the ICC WCL 2015-17 and have lost both as a result of which they are lingering at the bottom of the points table. Same is the case with PNG who are even below Nepal on the table owing to poorer Net Run Rate.
Live Cricket Score: PNG 235/8 | Overs 49.3 | BATSMEN: John Reva 15 (19), Norman Vanua 1 (1) | THAT’S IT!!!! PNG win a thriller by just a couple of wicket. It was indeed a close match that went down to the final over and it was PNG who stood tall. It was the partnership between Vala and Amini of 75 runs that did the damage.
OUT! Assad Vala c Sompal Kami b Shakti Gauchan 87 (107)
Live Cricket Score: PNG 209/7 | Overs 46 | BATSMEN: Assad Vala 76 (96), John Reva 2 (10) | GONE!!!! Amini is the next man to be dismissed for 35 by Sompal Kami as John Reva comes in. Can there be a late twist in the game?
OUT! Charles Amini b Sompal Kami 35 (42)
Live Cricket Score: PNG 199/6 | Overs 43 | BATSMEN: Assad Vala 73 (91), Charles Amini 31 (39) | PNG are just a run short of 200 and just 34 runs behind the target. Nepal depserately need a wicket here as the partnership has already caused quite a lot damage.
Live Cricket Score: PNG 186/6 | Overs 40 | BATSMEN: Assad Vala 68 (83), Charles Amini 23 (29) | Its the same story for PNG as the keep inching closer to the target, while the Nepal bowlers are in desperate search for a wicket here as this partnership seems to be threatning.
Live Cricket Score: PNG 169/6 | Overs 36 | BATSMEN: Assad Vala 62 (70), Charles Amini 12 (18) | PNG continue to bat in same manner as they haven’t yet lost any further wickets and are just 64 runs short off the target. Still anybody’s game.
Live Cricket Score: PNG 158/6 | Overs 33 | BATSMEN: Assad Vala 56 (60), Charles Amini 8 (10) | PNG go past the 150-run mark, but can they chase down the required total, with four wickets in hand? Meanwhile, Vala scores his half-century as well.
Live Cricket Score: PNG 140/6 | Overs 30 | BATSMEN: Assad Vala 45 (49), Charles Amini 1 (3) | TWO MORE DOWN!!!! A couple of more wickets in the form of Dai and Jack Vare for 16 and one respectively have piled added pressure to the PNG innings as Nepal look to most certain for a win here, as Charles Amini is the new man in.
OUT! Mahuru Dai run out 16 (20), John Vare lbw b Sagar Pun 1 (5)
Live Cricket Score: PNG 121/4 | Overs 26 | BATSMEN: Assad Vala 32 (37), Mahuru Dai 14 (16) | Just above 100 runs required for ONG to see this game off with six wickets remaining in their bag. It’s still anybody’s game now.
Live Cricket Score: PNG 102/4 | Overs 23 | BATSMEN: Assad Vala 13 (11), Mahuru Dai 1 (2) | PNG have gone past the 100-run mark, but for the cost of Sese Bau’s wicket, who falls for 15 as Mahuru Dai makes his way in.
OUT! Sese Bai c Subash Khakurel b Alam 15 (23)
Live Cricket Score: PNG 87/3 | Overs 20 | BATSMEN: Assad Vala 13 (11), Sese Bau 9 (15) | GONE!!!! Third wicket down for PNG as Vani Morea falls for 12 to Mahaboob Alam, as Sese Bau makes his way in.
OUT! Vani Morea lbw b Mahaboob Alam 12 (36)
Live Cricket Score: PNG 72/2 | Overs 15 | BATSMEN: Vani Morea 12 (36), Assad Vala 13 (11) | GONE!!!! Lega Siaka is the man to be dismissed as he falls for mere 12 to Prars Khadka, while Assad Vala is the new man in.
OUT! Lega Siaka c Subash Khakurel b Paras Khadka 12 (17)
Live Cricket Score: PNG 49/1 | Overs 10 | BATSMEN: Vani Morea 3 (21), Lega Siaka 12 (13) | Steady start by the PNG batsmen and have lost just a wicket so far in the form of Tony Ura for 30, while Lega Siaka is the new man in.
OUT! Tony Ura c Shakti Gauchan b Paras Khadka 30 (26)
Live Cricket Score: Nepal 232/8 | Overs 50 | BATSMEN: Basant Regmi 24 (23), Shakti Gauchan 1 (1) | PNG have been set a target of 233 in 50 overs as Nepal finish on 232 after losing eight wickets, while Assad Vala claims three for 32.
OUT! Sharad Vesawkar c Sese Bau b Assad Vala 78 (82)
Live Cricket Score: Nepal 176/7 | Overs 42 | BATSMEN: Sharad Vesawkar 50 (57), Basant Regmi 1 (1) | Three more down for Nepal as Subash Khakurel, Sompal Kami, Mehboob Alam have been dismissed, while Basant Regmi is the new man in.
OUT! Subash Khakurel c Assad Vala b Mahuru Dai 63 (104), Sompal Kami st Jack Vare b Assad Vala 8 (15), Mahboob Alam c Lega Siaka b Assad Vala 3 (9)
Live Cricket Score: Nepal 116/4 | Overs 30 | BATSMEN: Subash Khakurel 53 (90), Sharad Vesawkar 17 (24) | IT’S FOUR DOWN!!!! Nepal seem to be in troble here as a couple of more wickets have presses a pause button to their innings. Gyanendra Malla and Paras Khadka are dismissed for 23 and six, respectively. Sharad Vesawkar is the new man in, while Khakurel scores his half-century.
OUT! Gyanendra Malla lbw John Reva 23 (26), Paras Khadka c Lega Siakak b Mahuru Dai 6 (16)
Live Cricket Score: Nepal 73/2 | Overs 17 | BATSMEN: Subash Khakurel 37 (56), Gyanendra Malla 21 (22) | Another wicket down for the Nepal team as Sagar Pun falls trap to a leg-before to Chad Soper for mere 10, while Gyanendra Malla is the new man in.
OUT! Sagar Pun lbw b Chad Soper 6 (16)
Live Cricket Score: Nepal 22/1 | Overs 6 | BATSMEN: Subash Khakurel 12 (19), Sagar Pun 6 (16) | What a start by Norman Vanua! Anil Mandal is out LBW first ball. Nepal are off to a poor start. Subash Khakurel and Sagar Pun are in the middle now. Nepal need to show a bit of character now.
OUT! Anil Mandal 0(1) LBW b Norman Vanua
TOSS: Nepal won the toss and elected to bat first.
Teams:
Nepal: Paras Khadka (c), Subash Khakurel (wk), Anil Mandal, Sagar Pun, Gyanendra Malla, Sharad Vesawkar, Sompal Kami, Basant Regmi, Shakti Gauchan, Mahboob Alam, Irshad Ahmed.
PNG: Jack Vare (c & wk), Assad Vala, Charles Amimi, Mahuru Dai, Tony Ura, Vani Morea, Lega Siaka, Norman Vanua, John Reva, Chad Soper, Sese Bau.
Both teams will be keen to win the game in order to get their act together and make their presence felt in the tournament. PNG’s last game in the tournament was against Netherlands and they ended up losing by a margin of 85 runs. In the other match against the same opposition, PNG encountered the same fate losing by five wickets in a rail-curtailed match on Duckworth/Lewis system. PNG’s batting seemed a little fragile on both occasions and Nepal will look to exploit that frailty. Nepal’s two matches against Scotland were disparate in terms of degree of defeat. In the first game Nepal were beaten agonisingly by three runs but in the second game Scotland did not even give them a sniff, beating them by nine wickets. It will be interesting to see what improvements the sides have made since their previous unsuccessful matches in the tournament.
