A clinical outing with the ball for West Indies kept Papua New Guinea batters at bay and held them on 136/8 in the second match of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Providence Stadium on Sunday.
West Indies captain Rovman Powell won the toss and opted to bowl against Papua New Guinea in the second match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 on Sunday at the Providence Stadium.
New Zealand will start their T20 WC campaign against Afghanistan in Guyana on June 7, with further Group C contests to follow with co-hosts West Indies, Uganda and Papua New Guinea.
Nicholas Pooran was the star of the show with a superb 75 as the West Indies posted a massive total of 257/4 at Queens Park Oval and that score proved too much for Australia as the Caribbean side cruised home to victory ahead of their opening match at the T20 World Cup against Papua New Guin
The T20 World Cup is taking place from June 1 to 29 in the West Indies and USA. Kiwis have been grouped in Group C along with West Indies, the two-time champions, Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea and Uganda. Kiwis will start their campaign against Afghanistan on June 7.
Following the tragic landslide that killed up to 670 people in Papua New Guinea, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday that they are "working closely" with the authorities of PNG on the ground amid the tragedy that has struck the nation.
After over 650 people lost their lives in the deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea, India, on Tuesday, announced immediate relief assistance worth USD 1 million to the island nation.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday expressed grief on the loss of lives in Papua New Guinea following the recent landslide in which around 2000 people are feared buried as of now.
Around 2000 people are feared to have been buried by the massive landslide that hit Papua New Guinea, reported CNN, citing the country's National Disaster Centre.