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T20 World Cup 2024: 'Ek samay par to lag raha tha PNG jeet jayega' - Fans thrilled after PNG make WI struggle for a narrow 5-wicket win in 2nd match

West Indies won the match by a narrow margin of 5 wickets but the fans witnessed an amazing fight from the minnows like ‘PNG’ while defending a low total of 136 runs.

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West Indies escape upset against PNG (File Photo: Internet)

West Indies escape upset against PNG (File Photo: Internet)

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The hosts West Indies locked horns with Papua New Guinea in the second match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024. The rain-affected match was played at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on Sunday, June 2. However, the Caribbeans won the match by a margin of 5 wickets but the fans witnessed an amazing fight from the minnows like ‘PNG’ while defending a low total of 136 runs.

WI skipper Rovman Powell won the toss and asked PNG to bat first; batting first, PNG’s Sese Bau scored a crucial half-century, scoring 50 runs off 43 balls, with 6 fours and a six followed by a knock of 27 runs off 18 balls by wicketkeeper-batter Kiplin Doriga on the back of these knocks, alongside some little contributions, PNG posted a total of 136 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs in the first innings.

The veteran all-rounder Andre Russell and star pacer Alzarri Joseph scalped 2 wickets each for WI in the first innings, alongside one wicket each picked by Akeal Hosein, Romario Shepherd, and Gudakesh Motie.

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Andre Russell, Rostonn Chase help West Indies to escape an upset

While chasing the target, WI were looking in trouble when they lost half of their team before touching the 100-run mark, at the score of 97 runs in 16 overs and still needed 40 runs off the last 4 overs. Middle-order batter Roston Chase and the ‘big man’ Andre Russell helped their side to chase down the target somehow in 19 overs, scoring 137 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Chase scored 42 runs off 27 balls, with 4 fours and 2 sixes; he also won the ‘Player of the Match award for his vital knock in the favour of West Indies.

The fans also came up with some amazing reactions on X (formerly Twitter) as they were thrilled with this amazing fightback from PNG while defending a low total.

Here’s how fans reacted as West Indies escaped an embarrassing upset:

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