New Zealand were victorious over Papua New Guinea by a margin of seven wickets in their final match of the T20 World Cup 2024. So concluding their underwhelming campaign on a positive and successful note.
T20 World Cup 2024: New Zealand beat PNG
New Zealand successfully achieved the target of 79 runs in just 12.2 overs. Devon Conway was the top scorer, contributing 35 runs from 32 balls. While captain Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell made 18 and 19 runs, respectively.
Kabua Morea secured two wickets for the Papua New Guinea (PNG) team. While Semo Kamea obtained one wicket. Prior to this, New Zealand chose to field first after winning the coin toss and successfully dismissed Papua New Guinea’s batting lineup for a total of 78 runs.
Lockie was the standout bowler for New Zealand. With a record-equalling performance by taking three wickets without conceding any runs. He is the second bowler to accomplish this feat in T20 World Cups. Trent Boult, Tim Southee, and Ish Sodhi each took two wickets.
Charles Amini was the highest scorer for Papua New Guinea (PNG) with a total of 17 runs, while Norman Manua scored 14 runs.
Both teams have been eliminated from the competition. New Zealand was eliminated from the competition with defeats in their first two matches It was against Afghanistan and West Indies.