BAN vs PNG: Bangladesh will go head-to-head against Papua New Guinea in a Group A fixture at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) of Oman for Match 9 of the T20 World Cup.
Bangladesh is walking into this encounter over a comfortable win against Oman in their previous outing. Mohammad Naim’s 64 and Shakib Al Hasan‘s 42 helped the Tigers reach a respectable total of 153. Bilal Khan and Fayyaz Butt were the picks of the bowlers with three wickets each.
While chasing, Mustafizur Rahman’s 4/36 and Shakib Al Hasan’s 3/28 restricted Oman to 127/9 and helped the Bangladeshi side win by 26 runs.
Meanwhile, Papua New Guinea played Scotland in their previous encounter. Batting first, Scotland posted a defending target of 166 courtesy of Richie Berrington’s 49-ball 70. Kabul Morea was the pick of the bowlers with 4/31 and was strongly assisted by Chad Soper’s 3/24.
In reply, Papua New Guinea only managed to get to 148 as Josh Davey’s 4/18 in just 3.3 overs, sealed the match for the Scottish side.
This upcoming encounter will surely be full of entertainment. However, the advantage lays in the hands of Bangladesh who are a much better side as compared to Papua New Guinea.
Match Details
Match: Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea
Date & Time: 21st October 2021, 3:30 PM IST
Venue: Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1)
Pitch Report
The matches here haven’t been high scoring, but batters have tasted quite a bit of success. Batting second should be the way forward after the toss. Spinners are likely to get a lot of help from the surface.
Weather Report
It’s expected to be hot and humid with temperatures marginally decreasing as the match progresses. There are no signs of precipitation whatsoever.
BAN vs PNG Predicted Playing XI
Bangladesh
Naim Shaikh, Soumya Sarkar, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah (c), Afif Hossain, Nurul Hasan (wk), Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
Papua New Guinea
Tony Ura, Assad Vala (c), Charles Amini, Lega Siaka, Norman Vanua, Sese Bau, Simon Atai, Kiplin Doriga (wk), Nosaina Pokana, Chad Soper, Kabua Morea
BAN vs PNG Dream11 Team Prediction
Wicketkeeper: Mushfiqur Rahim
Batsmen: Naim Shaikh, Mahmudullah, Sese Bau
Allrounders: Shakib al Hasan(C), Mahedi Hasan(VC), Assad Vala
Bowlers: Mohammad Saifuddin, Mustafizur Rahman, Kabua Morea, Chad Soper
