T20 World Cup 2024: West Indies beat Papua New Guinea by five wickets
West Indies’ Roston Chase plays a shot against Papua New Guinea during an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket match at Guyana National Stadium in Providence, Guyana, Sunday, June 2, 2024.
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West Indies stuttered and stumbled before eventually scrambling a five-wicket win with an over to spare over minnows Papua New Guinea in the opening Group C encounter of the T20 World Cup at the Guyana National Stadium on Sunday, June 2, 2024.Set a modest target of 137, the two-time former champions were undone by clever, disciplined PNG bowling, slumping to 97 for five with only four overs left when all-rounder Roston Chase’s unbeaten 42 off 27 balls (four fours, two sixes) stole the spotlight from the power-hitting Andre Russell (15 not out) to take their team to victory at 137 for fi...