PNG vs USA 1st ODI 2021 Highlights

Watch the highlights of PNG vs USA 1st ODI 2021 - Papua New Guinea - United States of America tour of Oman 2-match one-day international series of the 1st ODI match played between United States of America and Papua New Guinea at Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 2), Al Amerat in 06th September 2021.

Nosthush Kenjige and Saurabh Netravalkar combined 5-wickets before Steven Taylor's scintillating 55-ball 82 steers to USA comfortable seven-wicket victory over PNG and take a 1-0 lead in a one-sided game of the first ODI.

Match Stats : Steven Taylor's 82 was the joint second highest score for USA in One-day international, jointly with Monank Patel and the highest-score by an USA batsman against PNG in T20Is, surpassing the previous record of 77 held by Aaron Jones at Lauderhill in 2019. USA chased 159 was their second highest successful run-chase in One-day internationals. 107 : Steven Taylor and Sushant Modani set up the record first-wicket partnership for USA in One-day international and USA's second highest any-wicket stand in ODIs. 7 : Steven Taylor hit the most sixes in an innings for USA in One-day internationals, surpassing the previous record of 4-sixes jointly hit by Elmore Hutchinson and Nisarg Patel. 29-runs : Number of runs that were scored in the 6th over from Jason Kila, which was the most productive over for USA in One-day international cricket history. Steven Taylor scored 28-runs (6, 6, 6, 4, 6 ) - the most runs scored by an USA batsman in an over in One-day international cricket history. Jason Kila went for 29 runs in the 6th over of the innings, the most expensive over for PNG in One-day internationals.

PNG scored 158 for all-out in 44.2 overs with top scorer by Assad Vala struck 61 off 74-balls including 6-fours & a six.

Sesu Basu scored 31 off consuming 53-deliveries including a boundary and Gaudi Toka 18.

USA best bowler by Nisarg Patel claimed a career-best 4-wickets for 30-runs in 10-overs with economy rate of 3, Nosthush Kenjige picked up 3-wickets for 22-runs in 6.2-overs included a maiden, Saurabh Netravalkar took 2-wickets and one for Elmore Hutchinson.

USA chased 159-3 in 28.2 overs with top scorer by Steven Taylor 82, Monank Patel cracked a unbeaten 34 off 38-balls including one-six & a four and Sushant Modani 24.

PNG best bowler by Damien Ravu and Charles Amini both took 2-wickets.

Steven Taylor named Player of the match for his match-winning career-best scintillating 82-runs knocked off facing 7-sixes and 7-fours with strike rate of 149.09.

                   

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