DIEGO MARTIN: West Indies secured a thumping victory over Papa New Guinea (PNG) in the Plate Quarterfinal of the ICC Under-19 World Cup; defeating the latter by 169 runs, here on Wednesday.
Set to chase 318, PNG could only manage to score 148 as their batting line-up failed completely against the West Indian bowling attack.
For PNG, Aue Oru fought hard single-handedly for his side; scoring an unbeaten 27 off 52 balls, including five boundaries, while the rest of the batters failed to contribute significantly.
For the home side, Matthew Nandu, Isai Thorne, and McKenny Clarke claimed two wickets, while Nathan Edward, Shiva Sankar, and Anderson Mahase struck out a batter.
Batting first, West Indies posted a massive total of 317/6 in the allotted 50 overs, thanks to Nandu’s astonishing century; scoring 128 off 134 balls; smashing 15 boundaries and two sixes. Shaqkere Parris and Kevin Wickham, on the other hand, also chipped in and both scored half-centuries.
Parris scored 64, while Wickham remained unbeaten with his quick 61 off 48 balls.
For PNG, Bioi Ray picked three wickets, while Patrick Nou, Barnabas Maha, and Rasan Kevau struck out a batter each.
In another plate quarterfinal, Zimbabwe crushed Scotland by 108 runs as the Zimbabwean bowlers wreaked havoc over the Scottish batting line-up; dismissing them for a paltry 140.
Batting first, Zimbabwe posted a commendable total of 248 runs, following the brilliant half-centuries from Matthew Welch and Brian Bennett. Bennett scored 54, while Welch top-scored with his 78 off 117 balls; smashing seven boundaries and a six.
For Scotland, Jack Jarvis picked three wickets, while Charlie Peet took two. Sean Fischer-Keogh, Oliver Davidson, Lyle Robertson, and Ruaridh McIntyre struck out a batter each.
In response, the Scottish batting line-up failed completely as none of their batters could contribute significantly. Tomas Mackintosh top-scored with 25.
For Zimbabwe, Connor Mitchell and David Bennett took three wickets each, while Mcgini Dube, Brian Bennett, Alex Falao, and Emmanuel Bawa shared one wicket apiece.
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