Twitter reactions: Roston Chase shines as West Indies survive PNG scare to claim thrilling win in T20 World Cup 2024
In the second match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, West Indies secured a thrilling victory over Papua New Guinea (PNG) by 5 wickets at Providence Stadium in Guyana.
Sese Bau powers PNG to a respectable total
PNG struggled to build momentum after losing early wickets. Sese Bau anchored the innings with a well-crafted 50 off 43 balls, hitting 6 fours and 1 six. Captain Assad Vala contributed 21 runs off 22 balls, and Kiplin Doriga added a brisk 27 off 18 balls. However, the rest of the batting lineup failed to make significant contributions, resulting in a modest total of 136 for 8.
For the co-hosts, Andre Russell (3 overs, 2 wickets, 19 runs conceded), Alzarri Joseph (4 overs, 2 wickets, 34 runs conceded) bagged two wickets each while Akeal Hosein (3 overs, 1 wicket, 9 runs conceded) picked up one scalp.
Roston Chase holds nerves in the tricky chase
Chasing 137, West Indies got off to a rocky start with the early dismissal of Johnson Charles for a duck. However, Brandon King steadied the innings with a solid 34 off 29 balls. Nicholas Pooran and Roston Chase provided crucial middle-order contributions, with Chase top-scoring with 42 off 27 balls, including 4 fours and 2 sixes. Despite a few hiccups, Andre Russell‘s quickfire 15 off 9 balls ensured West Indies reached the target with an over to spare.
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Here is how Twitter reacted:
The hosts kick it off with a win but kudos to Papua New Guinea for putting up a fight and taking the game so close!!#T20WorldCup #WIvPNG
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) June 2, 2024
Roston Chased. đź—ż
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) June 2, 2024
🤩 @windiescricket win by 5 wickets 🤩 🇬🇾#WIReady #WIvPNG #T20WorldCup #CPL24 #CricketPlayedLouder #BiggestPartyInSport pic.twitter.com/HpOmEomG2Z
— CPL T20 (@CPL) June 2, 2024
WELL FOUGHT, PNG. 🫡
– A great comeback, given 2 time Champions lots of headaches at one moment, Cricket is winning in T20I World Cup 2024. pic.twitter.com/p0GWl1spmD
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 2, 2024
A fine knock from Roston Chase with 42* and WI win by 5 wickets with 1 over to spare
Good effort from PNG though#T20WordCup
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA) June 2, 2024
Flatter the pitch, wider the gap between two sides.
Tough pitch to bat will bring teams closer to each other. WI has amazing batting depth and a very decent bowling unit…but PNG pushed them properly.
Hope today’s pitch was just an aberration … #T20WorldCup— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 2, 2024
Roston Chase has started to understand his limited-overs game much better. A fine player of spin too.
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12) June 2, 2024
WEST INDIES DEFEATED PNG BY 5 WICKETS…!!!!
– PNG has given a scare to West Indies but Russell & Chase became the finishers for the host. 🌟 pic.twitter.com/Tuubbg4nNF
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 2, 2024
A close finish 🔥
Roston Chase’s 42* powers West Indies to a win against PNG at Guyana đź‘Ź#T20WorldCup | #WIvPNG | đź“ť: https://t.co/1t44q31AAH pic.twitter.com/FNLy0HlZuM
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) June 2, 2024
West Indies beat PNG in their opening game đź‘Š#WIvPNG #cricket #T20WorldCup2024
Scorecard: https://t.co/b9tOUnP32l #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/Wsw0ogdoh3— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) June 2, 2024
Bringing it home!🙌🏾
What a knock, Roston! 💪🏽#WIREADY | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/MRZbvVVZcY
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) June 2, 2024
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June 02, 2024 at 11:49PM
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