TOSS: PNG won the toss and will BAT first. Three changes to the WI lineup from the last game. E Lewis, S Hetmyer, S Hope, M Samuels, J Mohammed, J Holder, R Powell, C Brathwaite, A Nurse, N Miller, K Williams.
IN: R.Powell, C. Brathwaite and K.Williams.
OUT: C.Gayle, S. Cottrell,and K. Roach.
The West Indies strike again with Sese Bau hearing the sound every batsman hates as the timber is dislodged after chopping on with an attempted cut shot. After such a bright start, PNG is stuttering here at 82/4 after 20 overs.
So at the half-way mark of the innings, Papua New Guinea have limped to 101/4.
After a less-than-ideal (to say the least) run out in the opening over, Tony Ura and Assad Vala set about resurrecting the innings and did a fine job before Ura's dismissal when the team was 63/1 set about a mini-collapse, losing their three wickets for just 19 runs.
The skipper is still in the middle, unbeaten on 37 with Mahuru Dai on 7 not out.
Wickets are obviously a problem for PNG now who will be eyeing any target north of 200 to give them a fair chance of defending it against a powerful West Indies batting line-up.
Disappointment for Dai who is trapped leg before by Nikita Miller. Little hesitation from the umpire who sends the veteran on his way for a well-earned 35.
Shai Hope has visibly been struggling physically over the past few overs. He felt soreness in his knee during the West Indies' win over the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday and withdrew himself from both batting and fielding for precautionary reasons. He was clearly fine to play today, but this innings seems to have taken a toll as he hobbles between the wickets.
