New Zealand Bowlers Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson picked the wickets of Papua New Guinea openers Tony Ura and Assad Vala at Trinidad.

New Zealand and Papua New Guinea are playing their last group-stage matches of the T20 World Cup 2024 on June 17 at Brian Lara Stadium despite being knocked out of the tournament.

Coming to the match, the rain delayed the toss. Despite the delay, the match didn’t lose overs. New Zealand won the toss and opted to bowl. Tony Ura and Assad Vala opened the innings while Trent Boult opened the bowling attack.

Bowling the second over, Tim Southee picked the wicket of Tony Ura for one run. He was sent out on a full outswing delivery where Ura moved to the leg side and swung it behind backward points and Phillips ran back to take catch.

With Assad, Vala was sent out for 6 runs by Lockie Ferguson in the fifth over of the match, Papua New Guinea scored only 14 runs. Charles Amini and Sese Bau forged hands to take a partnership stand but Lockie Ferguson struck again as he dismissed Amini for 17 runs.

He was sent out on an lbw and Mitchell Santner picked the wicket of Sese Bau for 12 runs. He was caught off in a delivery where he struck it straight to long on. With Trent Boult dismissed Hiri Hiri for 7 runs Lockie Ferguson picked his third wicket in the match by dismissing Chad Soper for one run. With the dismissal of To Kiplin Dory for 5 runs, Papua New Guinea lost seven wickets for 61 runs.

Norman Vanua scored 14 runs before being dismissed by Boult. Ish Sodhi picked the wickets of Alei Nao and Kabua Morea for 3 and a duck. Papua New Guinea scored 78 runs and lost all 10 wickets with two balls remaining.