PNG vs USA Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Nov 22, 2022
Tournament: ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2019-23.
Date: November 22, 2022.
Format: One day
Venue: Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek, Namibia.
Time: 07:30
In the 111th match of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2, the cricket team of Papua New Guinea will take on the United States of America later tomorrow. These two teams will collide at the Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek, Namibia. The Papua New Guinea side is going into this game with 3 losses in a row while the United States outfit has managed to register a win in their last game against a much-fancied side of Namibia to stop a string of losses.
PNG vs USA Team Previews
Papua New Guinea
The Papua New Guinea batting order will have the likes of Lega Siaka and Tony Ura at the top of the order. The PNG middle order will be in the hands of the likes of Assad Wala, Hiri hiri, Sese Bau, Simon Atai, and Kiplin Doriga. The Papua New Guinea bowling attack will be handled by the likes of Kabua Morea, Nosaina Pokana, Chad Soper, Damien Ravu, and Norman Vanua. Some good all-rounders are playing in the PNG side. Some of the good ones are Gaudi Toka, Charles Amini, and Jason Kila. Jason Kila is more of a bowling all-rounder.
The Papua New Guinea side played its last game against Namibia on 19th November at the same venue in Windhoek. They were comprehensively beaten in this game by the Namibian side by a margin of 8 wickets. The Namibian side got home with as many as 209 balls to spare. Batting first, the PNG team could score just 107 runs from their quota of 50 overs. They were bowled out in 38.5 overs for this paltry total. The only decent contribution towards the PNG innings came from Assad Vala who scored a grafted 44 from 90 balls with 3 fours. Only three other batters could reach the double figures in the PNG innings.
As expected, the Namibian batsmen made short work of the PNG total by winning it in a canter. They scored the requisite runs within 15.1 overs with the loss of just a couple of wickets in the process. On the same track where the PNG batters found the Namibian bowling to be unplayable, the PNG bowlers were not able to make any impression on the Namibian batters. Chad Soper and Charles Amini picked up a wicket apiece and were the only successful bowlers in the Namibia innings. Other bowlers went for a lot of runs.
Papua New Guinea Playing 11
Hiri Hiri, Gaudi Toka, Assad Vala, Sese Bau, Charles Amini, Tony Ura, Kiplin Doriga, Chad Soper, Norman Vanua, Alei Nao, Semo Kamea.
United States Of America
The United States of America's top order will be in the hands of batters such as Aaron Jones, Steven Taylor, and Monank Patel. Saurabh Netravalkar will lead the bowling attack for the United States of America outfit and he will be helped by bowlers such as Rusty Theron. Some good all-rounders are playing on the USA team such as Ian Holland and wicketkeeper-batsman Akshay Homraj. The USA batter Aaron Jones has done an exceptional job for his team in the competition so far. He has scored 481 runs in his last 10 matches for the USA team.
Unlike their opponents in this game PNG, the USA team is going into this game with an unlikely victory against Namibia in their last encounter. This game against the host country was played at the same venue as this. Batting first, the USA side scored a decent total of 244 for 8 in their quota of 50 overs. The top run-getter for the United States of America was Gajanand Singh who scored 66 runs from 65 balls with 8 fours and one six. Several other batters got a start in the USA innings such as Steven Taylor, Aaron Jones, and Monank Patel. But only Gajanand Singh could cross the half-century mark in their innings.
In reply to the USA total, the Namibian outfit was bowled out for 173 runs in 43.4 overs. Although a few batters did get a start for Namibia, none of them could convert the start into a big score. The Namibia skipper Gerhard Erasmus was the leading run-getter for the USA with 27 runs from 50 balls. The USA bowlers did a wonderful containment job by restricting the opposition to a low score. The pick of the bowlers was again their skipper Saurabh Netravalkar with 2 wickets for 13 runs. Other bowlers that also picked up a couple of wickets were Ian Holland, Steven Taylor, and Nosthush Kenjige. All the USA bowlers used in the Namibian innings were among the wickets.
United States Of America Playing 11
SR Taylor, Sushant Modani, Monank Patel, Aaron Jones, Gajanand Singh, Ian Holland, Shayan Jahangir, Nisarg Patel, Nosthush Kenjige, Jessy Singh, Saurabh Netravalkar.
PNG vs USA Toss Prediction
The average first-innings total at the Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek is more than 240 runs. This is a neutral surface and offers assistance to both seamers and spinners. But the batters will enjoy the condition more. So, the team winning the toss may wish to bowl first and know the target they will have to chase in this game.
Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.
Pitch and Conditions
The pitch on offer at this venue will aid both departments of the game. Faster bowlers will get some assistance initially while the spinners will come in handy in the middle overs. But the teams batting second have a better record on this ground. It is also a high-scoring track that will help the batters for the most part. The weather forecast for tomorrow’s game between PNG and USA is for a hot day with a lot of sunshine. There is a likelihood of dehydration during the match and some players might even get a heat stroke if they are to get involved in strenuous activities. You can expect winds of close to 11 km/hr and there are no chances of rain coming down during the match. The highest temperature during the match will reach the 33 degrees figure.
PNG vs USA Betting Tips
Both these teams were having a rough time in the ICC CWC League 2 tournament until the USA outfit managed to pull off an unlikely win in their last game against Namibia. This would have made the side confident of winning another game and improve their position in the points tally. PNG will also be looking to improve its position in the points table with a win. But we will bet with the USA to win this game.
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The USA outfit is going into this game with a win under their belt. They are more likely to win this match and improve their position in the points tally.
This is a 50-overs-a-side game and the opening batters usually have a bit of time on their hands to settle down and then they go for their shots. But this is a batting-friendly surface and batters might go for runs right from the outset and score more than 4 runs in the first over of their innings.
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