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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Geraint Jones
Former England and Papua New Guinea wicketkeeper on BBC Sounds
They have worked out the wicket and that was terrific power from Bau to hit that well over long on.
I love the confidence he is playing with here! 150 is on.
Having driven Motie for four two balls earlier, that gave him a sniff of a caught and bowled, Bau finds a second boundary of the over, driving over deep cover for six.
This has been a good over for Bau and his side.
Geraint Jones
Former England and Papua New Guinea wicketkeeper on BBC Sounds
The next step for these Papua New Guinea players is to play in some of the global leagues. That will improve them no end and they are in the shop window here.
These pair are very quick between the wickets and have put some pressure back on to the West Indies.
Shepherd's second over ends with five straight singles, PNG's total of runs from that over.
From here, they could really do with kicking on to give West Indies a respectable target to chase.
Motie has the ball in hand for a third over from him next up.
Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
Image source, Getty ImagesEight an over from here would get them to 134 - which would be something to bowl at.
A few expressive shots played from the Papua New Guinea duo of Bau and Amini, although they are unable to find any more boundaries in that over from Motie, with five runs coming in total from it.
Ten an over from here would take Papua New Guinea to 152, but right now, that feels quite a way off.
Romario Shepherd is back in for a second over, taking the first wicket of the day with his first.
Geraint Jones
Former England and Papua New Guinea wicketkeeper on BBC Sounds
It’s fantastic to see Papua New Guinea on this stage. They always had a skill level, but from when I was playing with guys who hadn’t had much professional coaching, they have kicked on. You will see their athletic ability later - they are amazing in the field.
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Upsets would be nice in the group stages but more importantly I don't want to see associate teams getting smashed in this tournament. That helps nobody.
Rob
Four wickets so far for co-hosts West Indies in the first 10 overs of this match and you can watch the first three of them here, including a brilliant catch from Roston Chase to dismiss PNG captain Vala on 21.
Papua New Guinea have been striking at less than a run a ball so far.
They have however found one maximum, coming from captain Vala.
A lovely shot.
Chase rattles through his third over quickly and does so with some success.
No wides bowled, no boundaries scored and just five come from the over.
At halfway in this innings, West Indies will be feeling good about their progress so far with four wickets taken.
Meanwhile, Papua New Guinea can take some positives, considering they were 7-2 at the start of the third over.
Geraint Jones
Former England and Papua New Guinea wicketkeeper on BBC Sounds
Image source, Getty ImagesThey will need their main players to really fire, there are just too many other strong countries. It will be a struggle for the Windies, even at home. England look like they are coming together and Australia will be up there.
Charles Amini is next into bat and a subtle little dab past keeper Pooran adds two runs to the total.
Chase is kept on at the other end despite two expensive overs so far, with spin proving to be problematic early on.
Hiri c Powell b Motie 2 (PNG 50-4)
Hiri Hiri's innings is no more.
A reverse sweep back fires. An unusual dismissal pops up off Pooran's pads and lads into the hands of Powell at slip for an easy catch.
Papua New Guinea are four down with only 50 runs on the board as Motie claims his first wicket of this World Cup.
Geraint Jones
Former England and Papua New Guinea wicketkeeper on BBC Sounds
The pitch is skiddy and is spinning which is a strange combination. Roston Chase hasn’t settled into his rhythm yet, he’s bowled some loose balls.
Eight come from that over in total and Chase's two overs have gone for a combined total of 19.
No over bowler has gone for more than eight an over so far, while Chase is into double figures.
Gudakesh Motie now joins the attack as West Indies stick with spin.
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I thought the WI were supposed to be a big cricket country, you could count the crowd in 100s, probably less than 5% full, or empty?
Alan
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
Image source, Getty ImagesWhat a big day out for PNG. This is a tall order for them after they lost all three games in their previous appearance. West Indies are one of the favourites for the tournament, they have some power hitters and decent spinners.
A lovely shot from Bau finds four.
A little strut down the wicket before lofting it back over the head of Chase for a once-bounce boundary.
Chase is perhaps the only of West Indies' bowlers so far who has struggled for consistency and allowed runs to flow.
Just one ball for Hiri to block out ends the over, where Papa New Guinea added five runs in total off Hosein.
Chase is back into the attack, but from the other end. His first over went for 11.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ura,caught Pooran, bowled Shepherd Ura, caught Pooran, bowled Shepherd | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 40.00 |
Vala,caught Chase, bowled Joseph Vala, caught Chase, bowled Joseph | 21 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 95.45 |
Siaka,bowled Hosein Siaka, bowled Hosein | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.00 |
Bau,bowled Joseph Bau, bowled Joseph | 50 | 43 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 116.28 |
Hiri,caught Powell, bowled Motie Hiri, caught Powell, bowled Motie | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 33.33 |
Amini,caught Pooran, bowled Russell Amini, caught Pooran, bowled Russell | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 85.71 |
Doriga,not out Doriga, not out | 27 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 150.00 |
Soper,bowled Russell Soper, bowled Russell | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 111.11 |
Nao,run out Joseph Nao, run out Joseph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Morea,not out Morea, not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 7, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 9 Extras, no balls 1, wides 7, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 9 | ||||||
Total,136 for 8 20.0 overs Total,136 for 8 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hosein | 3.0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3.00 |
Shepherd | 3.0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.66 |
Russell | 3.0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 6.33 |
Chase | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 |
Joseph | 4.0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8.50 |
Motie | 3.0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
5 for 1 (1.5 overs) | Ura |
7 for 2 (2.1 overs) | Siaka |
34 for 3 (5.6 overs) | Vala |
50 for 4 (8.5 overs) | Hiri |
94 for 5 (14.6 overs) | Amini |
98 for 6 (16.3 overs) | Bau |
122 for 7 (18.6 overs) | Soper |
130 for 8 (19.3 overs) | Nao |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
King,caught Siaka, bowled Vala King, caught Siaka, bowled Vala | 34 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 117.24 |
Charles,leg before wicket, bowled Nao Charles, leg before wicket, bowled Nao | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
Pooran,caught Ura, bowled Kariko Pooran, caught Ura, bowled Kariko | 27 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 100.00 |
Chase,not out Chase, not out | 42 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 155.56 |
Powell,caught Doriga, bowled Soper Powell, caught Doriga, bowled Soper | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 107.14 |
Rutherford,caught Doriga, bowled Vala Rutherford, caught Doriga, bowled Vala | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 28.57 |
Russell,not out Russell, not out | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 166.67 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 2 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 2 | ||||||
Total,137 for 5 19.0 overs Total,137 for 5 19.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Morea | 3.0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 |
Nao | 2.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4.50 |
Soper | 3.0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 |
Bau | 1.0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18.00 |
Kariko | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 |
Vala | 4.0 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 7.00 |
Amini | 2.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
8 for 1 (1.1 overs) | Charles |
61 for 2 (8.1 overs) | Pooran |
63 for 3 (9.5 overs) | King |
85 for 4 (13.6 overs) | Powell |
97 for 5 (15.6 overs) | Rutherford |