Lockie Ferguson returned excellent bowling figures with three wickets for nil as New Zealand ended their T20 World Cup marketing campaign with a convincing win over Papua New Guinea.
Quick bowler Ferguson struck along with his very first ball, claiming the wicket of Asad Wal (6) and got here again to dismiss Charles Amini (17) and Chad Soper (1) within the first 4 overs.
Tim Southee (2-11), Trent Boult (2-14) and Ish Sodhi (2-29) picked up two wickets every as Papua New Guinea had been finally bowled out for 78 once they batted first.
In reply, Finn Allen bowled the second ball, however opening companion Devon Conway (35) together with captain Kane Williamson (18 not out) and Darryl Mitchell (19 not out) noticed New Zealand to a seven-wicket victory in 7.4 overs.
It means the Black Caps at the very least finish their event on a constructive word, having already been eradicated with group stage defeats to Afghanistan and West Indies of their first two video games.
As for Papua New Guinea, they crashed out of the World Cup with a disappointing 4 defeats out of 4.
What’s subsequent for the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup?
The Tremendous 8s stage of the Males’s T20 World Cup begins on Wednesday when USA face South Africa in Antigua, dwell on Sky Sports activities Cricket from 15.00 (first ball 15.30).
EnglandThe opening Tremendous 8s is towards the co-hosts West Indies later that day in Saint Lucia, dwell on Sky Sports activities Cricket at 1am (first ball at 1.30am) early Thursday morning.
England are in Group 2 within the second spherical of the eight-team event alongside the West Indies, USA and South Africa.
Group 1 contains Afghanistan and India, together with Australia and Bangladesh, who meet on Thursday.
The highest two groups from every group advance to the semi-finals.
Watch each T20 World Cup match, together with the ultimate in Barbados on Saturday 29 June, dwell on Sky Sports activities.
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