NED vs PNG Live Cricket Score

4.4 OUT! Vala is run out! The skipper is gone. Well, what a bonus for Netherlands but this is something which they have earned. A length ball, down the leg side, Assad looks to tuck it to the leg side and does so, albeit off the bottom half of the bat. The ball goes straight to short fine leg but Vala sets off for a run. He is halfway down by the time he looks up at his partner who has already sent him back. Vala sets off to do a u-turn but Tobias Visee at short fine, collects, takes aim and fires. Bull's eye. The stumps are hit at the keeper's end and Vala is declared out. Replays show that he just fell short by an inch but was short. 29/2

0.5 OUT! LBW! Plumb in front. Ura has to go. This is what happens when you attack and just attack. It is like walking on a thin rope. You live by the sword and die by it. So, the ball is straight. You look to hit. Then hit it. If you don't, then better go. So van der Merwe keeps this very straight, just around off and gets it to come in with the arm. Tony gets down to sweep, just like he did a couple of balls ago. But, misses. Trouble. Appeal. Scream. Slow death. The umpire takes his time but eventually raises his finger. 5/1

12.2 OUT! TIMBER! Flighted delivery on middle, Siaka looks to go for a lofted shot but misses it and gets bowled. Papua New Guinea lose their fourth wicket. They need a big partnership coming their way. 73/4

5.5 OUT! CAUGHT! Netherlands get their third breakthrough. Van der Gugten bowls a slower ball outside off, Amini looks to loft it over mid off but gets early into the shot. It goes off the toe end of his bat towards mid off where Ben Cooper takes the simplest of catches. Gone for a duck. 30/3

18 OUT! CAUGHT! Glover bowls a short of a length delivery on leg, Bau looks to pull but gets a faint edge off the gloves. It goes towards Scott Edwards who takes a comfortable catch. This is good bowling by Netherlands. 6 runs and 2 wickets from the over. 102/7

13.5 OUT! That is a stunning catch! Scott Edwards has pulled off an absolute blinder. A short ball, outside off, Doriga looks to steer it to third man, or rather, play the upper cut. But the ball suddenly bounces and then cramps him for room. Doriga is caught by surprise but cannot do anything. He is caught in no man's land and the ball just flies off the outside edge behind. But so does the keeper. Edwards keeps his eyes on the ball, leaps to his right and takes it two-handed. 82/5

17.1 OUT! BOWLED! Glover bowls it on a good length on leg, Vanua looks to pull but misses it completely and gets bowled. Papua New Guinea are in deep trouble here. They have lost their sixth wicket. 96/6

18.5 OUT! CAUGHT! This is poor batting by Papua New Guinea. Short of a length delivery, Hekure looks to pull but gets a top edge. It goes towards square leg where the keeper Scott Edwards runs forward and takes a good catch. 105/8

1 OUT! CAUGHT! On a good length on off, Visee looks to loft it over mid off but gets early into the shot. It goes towards Norman Vanua who takes a comfortable catch. 11 runs and a wicket from the first over. 11/1

12.3 OUT! Caught! Massive wicket. Set batsman falls and folks, we have a game on our hands. A short ball, outside off, Cooper swivels and pulls but it travels in the direction of the man at deep backward square leg. Lega Siaka over there, watches the ball carefully, judges it nicely, comes running in and takes a beautiful catch diving forward! Another good innings from Cooper ends. 47 needed from 45 now. 82/3

7.1 OUT! Caught! Stunner, absolute stunner from Charles Amini! Boy, PNG are ecstatic. Does the game turn from here on? Tossed up, around off, O'Dowd goes back and looks to flick but cannot keep it down. The ball flies and at the same time, Charles Amini flies to his left. Superb acrobatic catch. 81 needed from 77 balls. 48/2