Summary

  • Co-hosts West Indies beat Papua New Guinea by five wickets in opening Group C game

  • They needed 39 from last four overs but get over line with six balls to spare

  • Papua New Guinea recover from 50-4 to post 136-8

  • Sese Bao makes 50 off 43 balls, while Andre Russell and Alzarri Joseph both take two wickets

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Live Reporting

Tom Rostance

  1. WI 124-5

    Target 137

    They could end it in this over.

  2. A huge over. Eighteen from it!

  3. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    The pressure is off now.

    The game can swing in five minutes and it just has.

  4. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport in Barbados

    The locals are sitting a lot more comfortably now.

  5. WI 124-5

    Target 137

    Good running from Andre Russell picks up two with just a push into the offside. He's made the difference in this cameo, and now Roston Chase has had enough. A huge, flat six brings victory into sight.

    That's 93 metres! As tall as Big Ben. He follows up with another four.

  6. West Indies have snuck ahead again on the worm.

    The worms show West Indies slightly ahead of PNGBBC Sport/CricViz

  7. WI 110-5

    That six has released some air from the tyres and now another poor misfield gifts a four on the fence.

    Geraint Jones said PNG would be amazing in the field. Maybe not for the right reasons.

  8. Isn't it only lunchtime Matt?

  9. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport in Barbados

    The locals are getting restless at a bar here in Barbados.

  10. 'They needed that'

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    He absolutely laced that! West Indies needed that.

  11. WI 106-5

    Target 137

    Andre Russell, no helmet, but no timing either as he tries to whallop the ball into the air but doesn't time it. That is the 100 up though and then Dre really does get hold of the ball, goodness me that is flying for a huge six!

  12. WI 98-5

    Target 137

    You expected West Indies to be past the 100 mark a while ago, to be honest.

  13. WinViz is closing in but the co-hosts are still strong favourites.

    WinViz has it 70-30 in West Indies' favour against PNG in the Men's T20 World CupBBC Sport/CricViz

  14. Roland Butcher
    Former England batter on BBC Sounds

    Sherfane Rutherford has had no match practice after sitting on the bench in the IPL and you can tell that from that innings.

    West Indies are making hard work of this.

  15. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

    That is another really good catch.

    Is the big shock on?

    Papua New Guinea are really in this game.

  16. wicket

    WICKET

    Rutherford c Doriga b Vala 2 (WI 97-5)

    What a catch! Sherfane Rutherford feathers an underedge behind, it almost goes in the trouser pocket of keeper Kiplin Doriga but he manages to react and scoop it up.

    Mr Kiplin you make exceedingly good catches.

  17. WI 97-4

    Target 137

    Nagging, consistent, slow bowling has been a pain in the proverbial for the hosts.

  18. WI 96-4

    Papua New Guinea have performed very well in both innings, you'd have to say. We could be in for a shock or two in the tournament.

    West Indies will hope not today though, as Sherfane Rutherford looks to get the ball off the square but to no avail.

  19. Roland Butcher
    Former England batter on BBC Sounds

    Papua New Guinea have fought very hard. Most people would have thought this target would have been knocked off by now but the result is still in the balance.

    Another wicket would really be another twist.

  20. 43 needed from 30 balls. Should be comfortable enough. Right?