Lockie Ferguson returned extraordinary bowling figures of three wickets for zero runs as New Zealand ended their T20 World Cup marketing campaign with a convincing win over Papua New Guinea.
Quick bowler Ferguson struck along with his very first ball, claiming the wicket of Assad Vala (6), and returned to dismiss Charles Amini (17) and Chad Soper (1) whereas finishing 4 maiden overs.
Tim Southee (2-11), Trent Boult (2-14) and Ish Sodhi (2-29) pitched in with two wickets apiece as Papua New Guinea had been finally bowled out for 78 when batting first.
In reply, Finn Allen fell second ball, however opening accomplice Devon Conway (35), together with captain Kane Williamson (18no) and Daryl Mitchell (19no) noticed New Zealand to a cushty seven-wicket win with 7.4 overs to spare.
It means the Black Caps at the least finish their event on a optimistic word, having already been knocked out because of group-stage defeats to Afghanistan and West Indies of their opening two video games.
As for Papua New Guinea, they log off from the World Cup with a disappointing 4 defeats in 4.
What’s subsequent on the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup?
The Tremendous 8s stage of the Males’s T20 World Cup will get below means on Wednesday when the USA face South Africa in Antigua, stay on Sky Sports activities Cricket from 3pm (first ball 3.30pm).
England‘s Tremendous 8s opener takes place towards co-hosts the West Indies later the identical day in St Lucia, stay on Sky Sports activities Cricket at 1am (first ball 1.30am) within the early hours of Thursday morning.
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Nasser Hussain believes England have all the pieces in place to qualify for the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup
England are in Group 2 for the eight-team second stage of the event, alongside the West Indies, USA and South Africa.
Making up Group 1 are Afghanistan and India, in addition to Australia and Bangladesh, who face one another on Thursday.
The highest two groups from every group progress by means of to the semi-finals.
Watch each match from the T20 World Cup, together with the ultimate in Barbados on Saturday June 29, stay on Sky Sports activities.
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