Providence: In the ninth match of the T20 World Cup, Uganda defeated Papua New Guinea by 3 wickets.
In the Group C match played in Providence, Uganda achieved the target of 78 runs in the 19th over for the loss of 7 wickets.
Riazat Ali Shah scored 33 runs for Uganda. Joma Miyagi 13, Alpesh Ramjani 8, Simon Sasazi, Robinson Obuya 1, 1 while Dinesh Nakarani and Roger Mukosa 0, 0 runs were out.
For Papua New Guinea, Ile Naune took 2 wickets while Norman Vaineva, Chad Soper and captain Asadwala took 1 wicket each.
Earlier, playing first at the invitation of Uganda, Papua New Guinea were bowled out for 77 runs in the 20th over.
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On behalf of Papua New Guinea, Hiri Hiri scored 15 runs while Lega Sayaka and Kaplan Duriga scored 12 and 12 runs respectively. Sesay Baugh 5, Charles Amini 5, Norman Vaineva 5, Ile Nau 5, Chad Soper 4, Tony Ira 1 and captain Asadwala scored 0 runs and returned to the pavilion.
On behalf of Uganda, Alpish Ramjani, Juma Miyagi, Kosmas Kayota and Frank Soboga took 2, 2 while captain Brian Masaba took 1 wicket
