T20 World Cup: West Indies beat Papua New Guinea by 5 wickets
In the second match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, West Indies defeated Papua New Guinea by 5 wickets.
The second match of T20 World Cup 2024 was played between Group C teams in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Event co-hosts West Indies won the toss and decided to field against Papua New Guinea.
Batting first, Papua New Guinea scored 136 runs for 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
West Indies achieved the target of 137 runs in 19 overs for the loss of 5 wickets
Brendan King scored 34 and Nicholas Pooran scored 27 runs for West Indies, while Ruston Chase remained not out with 42 runs.
It should be noted that in the opening match of T20 World Cup 2024, USA easily defeated Canada by 7 wickets.
