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22 BELTER

SCOTLAND
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Matches: 7 Won: 1 Lost: 5 Tied: 0 No Result: 1
STATISTICS
Scotland
T20 World Cup Appearances: 3
Best Result: First Round (2007, 2009, 2016)
STATISTICS
Papua New Guinea
T20 World Cup:
Debut

CAUSING AN UPSET WOULD BE GREAT SUCCESS
Undoubtedly, it will be a historic moment for Papua New Guinea when they will step on to play T20 World Cup co-hosts Oman in the opener on October 17 in Muscat as they will be making their ICC global tournament debut. They made it to the group stages of the marquee event by winning five of their six group matches at the T20 World Cup Qualifier in 2019. Led by Assad Vala, PNG will have their hopes pinned on Tony Pala Ura, touted as ‘the heart and soul of Papua New Guinean cricket’. Although far-fetched, PNG’s bold dream would be to announce themselves onto the big stage by sealing a spot in the Super 12.

‘versatile and exciting’
Under the leadership of Kyle Coetzer and the guidance of newly-appointed batting consultant Jonathan Trott, Scotland will commence their T20 World Cup quest against Bangladesh on October 17 in Muscat. The Scottish side hope to prepare for crunch situations and adapt to the high demands of ICC events with the help of former English player Trott’s experience. Scotland have seven players who will be playing their maiden World Cup, five players from their squad for the previous edition of the tournament and a host of veterans included in their squad that led to their head coach Shane Burger saying, “This is an experienced, versatile and exciting group of players.”

SQUAD
Assad Vala (c), Charles Amini, Lega Siaka, Norman Vanua, Nosaina Pokana, Kipling Doriga, Tony Ura, Hiri Hiri, Gaudi Toka, Sese Bau, Damien Ravu, Kabua Vagi-Morea, Simon Atai, Jason Kila, Chad Soper, Jack Gardner

SQUAD
Kyle Coetzer (c), Richard Berrington (vc), Dylan Budge, Matthew Cross, Josh Davey, Alasdair Evans, Chris Greaves, Oli Hairs, Michael Leask, Calum Macleod, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Chris Sole, Hamza Tahir, Craig Wallace, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal