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Papua New Guinea have one final opportunity to gain a victory across this group stage, although it won’t save them from elimination, whilst New Zealand are also set to exit despite their thrashing of Uganda.
DATE & TIME: Monday 17th June, 2024: USA (WST) – 7:30am / USA (CST) – 9:30am / USA (EST) – 10:30am / UK – 3:30pm / India – 8:00pm / South Africa – 4:30pm / Pakistan– 7:30pm / Bangladesh – 8:30pm / Tuesday 18th June, 2024: Australia – 12:30am
VENUE: Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba, Trinidad & Tobago
WEATHER: Hot conditions with a bit of cloud, but sunny intervals and a gentle breeze as temperatures sit at around 30c.
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: USA – Willow TV / West Indies – ESPN Caribbean / UK – Sky Sports / South Africa – SuperSport / Pakistan– PTV Sports & TEN Sports / India – Star Sports / Bangladesh – Disney Star
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: USA – Willow TV website / West Indies – ESPN Play Caribbean app / UK – Sky Go / South Africa – SuperSport app / Pakistan – Myco & Tamasha / India – Disney+Hotstar / Bangladesh – Disney+Hotstar / Australia – Amazon Prime Video
NEW ZEALAND FORM: VICTORY COMES TOO LATE TO SAVE BLACK CAPS
Losing to Afghanistan and West Indies was always going to leave New Zealand facing elimination regardless of what they did against Uganda and unfortunately for Kane Williamson’s side, that is exactly what has transpired.
LAST FIVE: WLLLW
PAPUA NEW GUINEA FORM: HEAVY AFGHANISTAN DEFEAT EXTENDS LOSING STREAK
Each of Papua New Guinea’s last two games have seen them bowled out for a double figure score, both times batting first against Uganda and Afghanistan respectively and they can’t expect to win cricket matches with such low scores on the board.
LAST FIVE: LLLLL
NEW ZEALAND BETTING ANALYSIS
We mentioned Papua New Guinea being bowled out in their last two fixtures and this bodes well for New Zealand’s bowlers. We’ve consistently recommended investment on Trent Boult, who took another two wickets against Uganda and the left-arm pacer now boasts seven wickets across the group stage. Explore backing Boult not only to take another 2+ wickets here, but also to finish as New Zealand’s top bowler. Also look to capitalise on Devon Conway’s boundary hitting abilities by backing him to score over 3.5 match fours.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA BETTING ANALYSIS
Although it’s hard to see Papua New Guinea improving much with the bat, this can still be taken advantage of from a betting point of view. Firstly, invest in New Zealand record a higher opening partnership and a higher first 6-over-score. But the ‘Team – Opening Partnership Total’ market also offers good value, specifically backing Papua New Guinea to record under 14.5 runs for the first wicket.
NEW ZEALAND VS PAPUA NEW GUINEA EXPERT PREDICTION
It’s a credit to New Zealand’s competitive nature and professionalism as to the high level of their performance against Uganda despite having been knocked out of the tournament. As was the case in that match, you would expect the Black Caps’ bowling to prove far too good for the Papua New Guinea batters to score efficiently against and therefore, New Zealand should triumph comfortably in this one.
NEW ZEALAND VS PAPUA NEW GUINEA TOP TIP: NEW ZEALAND TO WIN
