RESULT
29th Match, Group A, Dublin (Malahide), July 17, 2015, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
(14.1/20 ov, T:94) 99/2

P.N.G. won by 8 wickets (with 35 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
34* (44), 2/7 & 2 catches
assad-vala
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PNG
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Jack Vare is smiling from ear to ear: It's what we do best on the field - we enjoy the game, we love cracking jokes, singing songs and we want to continue that in the tournament. I thought the wicket would be similar to the Ireland match but it played differently and things went our way when we took wickets and things went well. The surface was sticky so I thought 130 would have been a good score. We will take every game as it comes and won't look too far ahead.

Paras Khadka: Most teams have fielded first and conditions help n the morning, we had a decent start just could not capitalise on it. We lost momentum and wickets in the middle overs so couldn't get partnerships. We have one game to go so hopefully can bat better. With the ball doing it a bit we are trying to see off the new ball but plans haven't come off. We will learn from our mistakes and come back strong. It's about picking out the mistakes we have made and come up with a good game. We still haven't played our best game.

Man of the Match Vala: Really enjoyed things and it was a good effort from the bowlers so that we could chase it down. If they had scored 140-150 it would have been a tough chase. We had wickets in hand so it was easy in the end.

That's all from the two of us - Vishal D and Nikhil Kalro - as the fight for the knockout stage continues. Do follow the other games and join us for Ireland v Hong Kong later on. Until then, goodbye and good luck!

12.43pm Sealed with a six and in style. PNG go on top of the table with a clinical performance. They bowled well to stall Nepal's good start with the bat, backed it with excellent fielding and made things easier for themselves to chase down 94 in under 15 overs. Problems continue for Nepal as they need solid performances with the bat and are sixth on the table.

14.1
6
Regmi to Vala, SIX runs

it's finished with a six too, easy march down the ground and lofts it effortlessly into the sight screen over long-off. Clean hit again

end of over 1417 runs
PNG: 93/2CRR: 6.64 RRR: 0.16
Kila Pala22 (16b 1x4 2x6)
Assad Vala28 (43b 2x4)
Paras Khadka 4-0-29-0
Basant Regmi 3-0-16-1
13.6
6
Khadka to Pala, SIX runs

levels the scores with a six down the ground! It wasn't that overpitched but his swing connected well and he launched it high and straight down the ground over the sightscreen

13.5
3
Khadka to Vala, 3 runs

wider outside off, it's shorter and he drives that nicely through the covers in the gap. A dive in the deep saves one run

13.4
1
Khadka to Pala, 1 run

flat again outside off, he slams it down to long-on for one

13.3
Khadka to Pala, no run

quicker just outside off, he cuts and misses

13.2
6
Khadka to Pala, SIX runs

goes against the turn and gets six, big one! Pitched up on the off stump and he slog-swept that nicely for a clean hit

13.1
1
Khadka to Vala, 1 run

drills the full delivery from the stumps down to long-on for one

Just 18 more now...

end of over 134 runs
PNG: 76/2CRR: 5.84 RRR: 2.57
Assad Vala24 (41b 2x4)
Kila Pala9 (12b 1x4)
Basant Regmi 3-0-16-1
Shakti Gauchan 3-0-16-0
12.6
1
Regmi to Vala, 1 run

edged again, this one flies off the bat as he sweeps the ball from leg to fine leg

12.5
Regmi to Vala, no run

inside edges it onto his front pad after taking a step down as the ball turned in

12.4
Regmi to Vala, no run

goes back to cut off the back foot but misses outside off

12.3
2
Regmi to Vala, 2 runs

comes down the track and edges that over backward point to deep third man in the gap for two

12.2
Regmi to Vala, no run

sliding outside off from back of length, turned to midwicket off the back foot

12.1
1
Regmi to Pala, 1 run

keeps a bit low on off stump as Pala goes back and chops it to deep cover for one

end of over 121 run
PNG: 72/2CRR: 6.00 RRR: 2.75
Assad Vala21 (36b 2x4)
Kila Pala8 (11b 1x4)
Shakti Gauchan 3-0-16-0
Basant Regmi 2-0-12-1
11.6
Gauchan to Vala, no run

slightly closer to off stump, pushed to cover after it turns in

11.5
Gauchan to Vala, no run

persists with the line miles outside off, bottom-edged to cover this time

11.4
Gauchan to Vala, no run

that was going for a wide again well outside off, but he slices it off the back foot in the air to backward point

11.3
Gauchan to Vala, no run

closer to off, he pushes off the back foot to point

11.2
Gauchan to Vala, no run

similar delivery way outside off, this time he cuts off the back foot to backward point

11.2
1w
Gauchan to Vala, 1 wide

shorter and even wider outside off, he misses the cut and it's called a wide

11.1
Gauchan to Vala, no run

on length and well outside off, he wants to sweep to leg and misses

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HKG63270.614
NAM63270.314
PNG63270.113
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AFG63180.690
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KENYA6327-0.645
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CAN6051-1.295