Preview:
Malaysia takes on Papua New Guinea in the second T20I of the Nepal tri-series. Papua New Guinea lost their opening match against Nepal by 15 runs while chasing a target of 183. Both teams will be looking to put up a good performance. On the other hand, this will be the opening match for Malaysia which has got a young and dynamic squad and will look to put in some good performances on this tour.
Match Details:
Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea, 2nd T20I
Venue: Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Date & Time: 29th March, at 12:15 PM IST
Live Streaming: Fancode
MAL vs PNG, 2nd T20I Pitch Report:
This is a new pitch and not the ones where the ODIs were played recently. It looks good for batting and spinners will have a crucial role in the middle overs.
Injury News:
(will be added when there is an update)
MAL vs PNG, 2nd T20I Probable Playing XIs:
Malaysia
Ammar Hazalan (wk), Virandeep Singh, Zubaidi Zulkifle, Syed Aziz, Ahmed Faiz, Syazrul Ezat Idrus, Sharvin Muniandy, Amir Azim Abd Shukor, Pavandeep Singh, Vijay Unni, Muhammad Zarbani
Papua New Guinea
Lega Siaka, Tony Ura, Assad Vala(c), Charles Amini, Sese Bau, Riley Hekure, Norman Vanua, Jason Kila, Chad Soper, Simon Atai(w), Alei Nao
Top Picks for MAL vs PNG Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Malaysia
Virandeep Singh is a quality player at the top of the order and has scored 684 runs in 25 matches at an average of 28.5. Back him to do well in this match.
Syed Aziz is an experienced batter who has amassed 705 runs in 27 T20I matches at an average of 32 and a strike rate of 132. He is also a part time bowler and has 6 wickets to his name.
Top Picks – Papua New Guinea
Norman Vanua has picked up 35 wickets in his T20I career and is also a handy batter down the order having scored 392 runs in 30 matches at an average of 21 and a strike rate of 145.
Assad Vala has scored 596 runs in 31 matches at an average of 23 and a strike rate of 111 in this format. He also has 24 wickets to his name at an average of 13.4
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for MAL vs PNG Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Simon Atai, Lega Siaka, Virandeep Singh, Tony Ura, Charles Amini (c), Assad Vala, Chad Soper (vc), Syazrul Ezat Idrus, Pavandeep Singh, Amir Azim Abd Shukor, Norman Vanua
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for MAL vs PNG Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Simon Atai, Lega Siaka, Virandeep Singh (vc), Syed Aziz, Charles Amini, Assad Vala (c), Chad Soper, Sharvin Muniandy, Pavandeep Singh, Amir Azim Abd Shukor, Norman Vanua
Today’s MAL vs PNG Probable Winners:
Malaysia are expected to win this match.