Papua New Guinea vs Kenya ICC CWC Challenga League A match was abandoned due to rain
PNG won the toss elected to field first
Both teams shared one point each after the match was abandoned
Papua New Guinea and Kenya met on Wednesday, as both sides looked to bounce back after defeats in their previous outings in match 23 of ICC CWC Challenge League A, 2024-26 at the National Cricket Centre, Grainville. The contest has all the things to be thriller but the match was abandoned due to rain.
Batting first, Kenya put up a decent batting show. Opener Pushkar Sharma set the tone for a fighting total with his magnificent 78-run kncok. Apart from him Rakep Patel (57) and Jasraj Kundi (52) provided a vital contribution to the team as Kenya scored 275 runs in the first innings.
For PNG, it was Kabua Morea picked up two wickets in his 10 overs quota while conceding just 45 runs. Apart from him, Assad Vala was another star bowler who picked a wicket but was very economical, conceding only 25 runs in 10 overs. Chasing the target, PNG lost their first wicket on the very first ball. However, the rain interrupted the play during the 15th over when PNG were 53.2, as the match was called off.
Papua New Guinea Vs Kenya, ICC CWC Challenge League A, 2024-26: Toss Update
Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field first against Kenya at the National Cricket Centre, Grainville.
Papua New Guinea Vs Kenya, ICC CWC Challenge League A, 2024-26: Playing XIs
Kenya Playing XI : Dhiren Gondaria (c), Sukhdeep Singh (wk), Francis Mutua, Jasraj Kundi, Vraj Patel, Pushkar Sharma, Lucas Oluoch, Vishil Patel, Sachin Bhudia, Rakep Patel, Nelson Odhiambo
Papua New Guinea Playing XI : Sese Bau, Hila Vare (wk), Vagi Guba, Assad Vala (c), Boio Ray, Patrick Nou, Jason Kila, Damien Ravu, Kabua Morea, John Kariko, Michael Charlie
Papua New Guinea Vs Kenya, ICC CWC Challenge League A, 2024-26: Live Streaming details
All the matches of ICC CWC Challenge League A, 2024-26 was live streamed on FanCode app and website.
