Papua New Guinea is left to wonder what could have been after 'missing a trick' against a nervy West Indian team during their Twenty20 World Cup match.
World Cup co-hosts the West Indies have limped to a nervous win in their opening match against Papua New Guinea .The West Indies have scraped to a nervy five-wicket win over Papua New Guinea during the Twenty20 World Cup 's first match in the Caribbean.
On resumption, Brandon King and Pooran shared a 53-run stand before both fell in successive overs while trying to push the scoring rate as they holed out in the outfield against the spin of John Kariko and Vala . Romario Shepherd struck off his fifth ball when Tony Ura edged behind and Hosein sliced through the defence of Lega Siaka off a delivery that turned sharply into the right-handed batter.
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