Preview:
Papua New Guinea will take on the United States of America in the 2-match ODI series, which will get underway from 6th September. Papua New Guinea are featuring in an ODI series for the first time since the last 2 years. They played their last ODI way back in September 2019 against Namibia. Led by Assad Vala, they will be keen to take an early lead in this series.
Cricket is rapidly developing in the United States of America, as many renowned players from around the world are moving to the USA to revive their cricketing career. USA last played an ODI game against Nepal in February 2020, where they lost the match by 8 wickets. They are still new to this format, and it will be interesting how they perform in this series.
Match Details:
Papua New Guinea vs United States of America, 1st ODI
Venue: AI Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 2)
Date & Time: 6th September at 10:30 AM IST and 9:00 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
It’s an evenly poised surface with an equal assistance for both batters and bowlers. The venue has hosted 22 T20I matches so far and for the first time, an ODI is being played here. Anything over 250 is a good score on this wicket.
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Probable Playing XIs for PNG vs USA:
Papua New Guinea
Tony Ura, Gaudi Toka, Assad Vala (c), Lega Siaka, Charles Amini, Kiplin Doriga (wk), Chad Soper, Norman Vanua, Hiri Hiri, Jason Kila, Nosaina Pokana
United States of America
Jaskaran Malhotra, Aaron Jones, Gajanand Singh, Monank Patel, Sushant Modani, Steven Taylor, Nisarg Patel, Elmore Hutchinson, Saurabh Netravalkar (c), Jasdeep Singh, Kyle Phillip
Top Picks for PNG vs USA Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Papua New Guinea
Assad Vala is an experienced campaigner who has done quite well so far in his ODI career. In his 27 ODI matches, he has scored 739 runs at an average of 27.37 and has also bagged 27 wickets at an economy of 3.74.
Charles Amini is a talented all-rounder who has featured in 15 ODI matches for Papua New Guinea. He has 296 runs and 15 wickets to his name in his ODI career.
Top Picks – United States of America
Saurabh Netravalkar has played a lot of age-group matches in India and has even represented Mumbai before moving to the USA. He has played 13 ODI matches for the USA and has scalped 19 wickets at an economy of 3.26, with the best figures of 5 for 32.
Aaron Jones has featured in 13 ODIs for the USA. He has scored 416 runs at an average of 34.66, which includes three fifty-plus scores.
PNG vs USA Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Career ODI Stats |
| Assad Vala | 739 runs and 27 wickets |
| Charles Amini | 296 runs and 15 wickets |
| Lega Siaka | 471 runs and 3 wickets |
| Saurabh Netravalkar | 19 wickets and 79 runs |
| Aaron Jones | 416 runs |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for PNG vs USA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Kiplin Doriga, Tony Ura, Lega Siaka, Gajanand Singh, Aaron Jones (vc), Steven Taylor, Charles Amini, Assad Vala (c), Nosaina Pokana, Jasdeep Singh, Saurabh Netravalkar
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for PNG vs USA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Tony Ura, Hiri Hiri, Lega Siaka, Aaron Jones, Nisarg Patel, Steven Taylor, Charles Amini (c), Assad Vala, Jasdeep Singh, Jason Kila, Saurabh Netravalkar (vc)
Today’s PNG vs USA Probable Winners:
Papua New Guinea are expected to win this match.
