Preview:
Papua New Guinea and Scotland will meet in the CWC League 2 One Day Tournament. The Papua New Guinea team is at the last position in this table with only 1 victory in 16 league matches. In their last fixture, they lost against Nepal by failing to defend the total of 173 runs. The team’s key players will be Assad Vala and Chad Soper.
On the other hand, the Scotland team is in the third position in the points table with 7 wins in 12 appearances. In their last league match, they secured a victory over the Papua New Guinea team by chasing down a total of 226 runs. The likes of Hamza Tahir and Kyle Coetzer will be crucial for them.
Match Details:
Papua New Guinea vs Scotland, Match 1
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Date & Time: 9th April at 4:30 PM IST & 9:30 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: FanCode
PNG vs SCO, Match 1 Pitch Report:
In the last 2 matches on this ground, the batters have not been able to put up a strong score on the board, and the bowlers have held an edge over them. The winning totals for the team batting first can be around 225.
Injury News:
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PNG vs SCO, Match 1 Probable Playing XIs:
Papua New Guinea
Assad Vala (c), Tony Ura, Sese Bau, Nosaina Pokana, Charles Amini, Simon Atai (wk), Jason Kila, Hiri Hiri, Semo Kamea, Riley Hekure, Norman Vanua
Scotland
Matthew Cross (wk), Kyle Coetzer (c), Calum MacLeod, Richie Berrington, George Munsey, Dylan Budge, Michael Leask, Mark Watt, Gavin Main, Alasdair Evans, Hamza Tahir.
Top Picks for PNG vs SCO Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Papua New Guinea
Assad Vala has been one of the best batters in the tournament with 681 runs in 16 innings at an average of 41.40. In 42 ODIs, he has close to 1200 runs.
Chad Soper has been impressive with his line lengths to take 18 wickets in 15 matches at an economy of 3.98.
Top Picks – Scotland
The Scotland captain, Kyle Coetzer has garnered a total of 496 runs in 11 innings of this tournament. With a fine experience, he can be the captain pick for your team.
Hamza Tahir is the leading wicket-taker of the team in the CWC League 2 One Day with 17 dismissals in 10 matches at an economy of 4.07.
PNG vs SCO Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Stats (This Tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| Kyle Coetzer | 496 runs | 363 |
| Assad Vala | 681 runs | 562 |
| Hamza Tahir | 17 wickets | 239 |
| Chad Soper | 18 wickets | 651 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for PNG vs SCO Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Matthew Cross, Richard Berrington, Kyle Coetzer (C), George Munsey, Norman Vanua, Michael Leask, Charles Amini, Assad Vala, Mark Watt, Hamza Tahir, Chad Soper (VC).
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for PNG vs SCO Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Matthew Cross, Lega Siaka, Kyle Coetzer, Calum Macleod, Norman Vanua, Michael Leask, Charles Amini, Assad Vala (C), Shahbaz Sharif, Hamza Tahir (VC), Chad Soper.
Today’s PNG vs SCO Probable Winners:
Scotland is expected to win this match.
