Who Won Yesterday Match: New Zealand signed off their World Cup campaign with a consolation win by hammering PNG by 7 wickets. The bowler Lockie Ferguson produced the most economical spell of 4-4-0-3 and bundled out for the lowest score of 78 in 19.4 overs and eventually chased the target in 12.2 overs. Ferguson is only the second bowler after Canada skipper Sadd Bin Zafar to bowl successive maiden overs in the allotted overs.
Who Won Yesterday Match: NZ vs PNG Scorecard
PNG Batting
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Tony Ura | c Phillips b Southee | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Assad Vala (c) | c Mitchell b Ferguson | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 37.5 |
| Charles Amini | lbw b Ferguson | 17 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 68 |
| Sese Bau | c Allen b Santner | 12 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Hiri Hiri | b Boult | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.63 |
| Chad Soper | b Ferguson | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
| Kiplin Doriga † | b Southee | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.42 |
| Norman Vanua | c Mitchell b Boult | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 107.69 |
| Alei Nao | c Mitchell b Sodhi | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 |
| Kabua Morea | st †Conway b Sodhi | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Semo Kamea | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Extras | (lb 7, w 4) | 11 | ||||
| TOTAL | 19.4 Ov (RR: 3.96) | 78 |
NZ Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Trent Boult | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3.5 |
| Tim Southee | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2.75 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ish Sodhi | 3.4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Mitchell Santner | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 |
NZ Batting
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Finn Allen | c †Doriga b Morea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Conway | lbw b Kamea | 35 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 109.37 |
| Rachin Ravindra | c Kamea b Morea | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 54.54 |
| Kane Williamson (c) | not out | 18 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 105.88 |
| Daryl Mitchell | not out | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 158.33 |
| Extras | (b 1) | 1 | ||||
| TOTAL | 12.2 Ov (RR: 6.40) | 79/3 |
PNG Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Kabua Morea | 2.2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.71 |
| Alei Nao | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 |
| Assad Vala | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Charles Amini | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Semo Kamea | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.66 |
| Chad Soper | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Norman Vanua | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Also Read: T20 World Cup 2024 Points Table || Most Runs In T20 World Cup 2024
Yesterday T20 World Cup Man of the Match
New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson was adjudged Man of The Match for his exceptional bowling performance and grabbed 3 wickets in the allotted quota of 4 overs without conceding a single run and restricted PNG to a paltry total of 78.
| Player | Team | Bowling |
| Lockie Ferguson | NZ | 3/0 (4) |
Yesterday T20 World Cup Match Most Runs
It was a low-scoring match so the NZ opener did not take much time to surpass the total and opener Devon Conway scored 35 out of the 32 balls he faced.
| Player | Team | Runs |
| Devon Conway | NZ | 35 (32) |
Yesterday T20 World Cup Match Most Wickets
Lockie Ferguson’s exceptional bowling performance stole the show as he picked up 3 wickets in the spell.
| Player | Team | Bowling Figures |
| Lockie Ferguson | NZ | 3/0 (4) |
Yesterday T20 World Cup Match Most Sixes
NZ opener Devon Conway played as his caliber says and scored 3 sixes in the small yet steadier innings that
| Player | Team | Sixes |
| Devon Conway | NZ | 3 |
Yesterday T20 World Cup Match Playing XIs
PNG Playing XI – Tony Ura, Assad Vala(c), Charles Amini, Sese Bau, Hiri Hiri, Chad Soper, Kiplin Doriga(w), Norman Vanua, Alei Nao, Kabua Morea, Semo Kamea
NZ Playing XI – Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Rachin Ravindra, Kane Williamson(c), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
Match Details: NZ vs PNG, Match No. 39 T20 World Cup 2024
| Venue | Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad |
| Toss | New Zealand, elected to field first |
| Tournament | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 |
| Player of the Match | Lockie Ferguson (NZ) |
| Match number | Match No. 39 T20 World Cup 2024 |
| Umpires | Langton Rusere (ZM) Paul Reiffel (AUS) |
| TV Umpire | Joel Wilson (WI) |
| Reserve Umpire | Richard Illingworth (ENG) |
| Match Referee | David Boon (AUS) |
