Lockie Ferguson (3/0) created historical past with probably the most economical spell in T20Is as New Zealand signed off from the T20 World Cup with a seven-wicket hammering of Papua New Guinea right here on Monday.
Ferguson recorded a dream spell of 4-4-0-3 as New Zealand shot out a lowly PNG for a mere 78 in 19.4 overs and overhauled the goal with 46 balls to spare, scoring 79 for 3 in 12.2 overs.
Ferguson joined Canada skipper Saad Bin Zafar (4-4-0-2) as solely the second bowler in T20I historical past to have despatched down every of the allotted 4 overs to a bowler as maiden.
One of the constant groups in ICC tournaments, New Zealand thus bowed out of this World Cup with Group stage wins over Oman (9 wickets) and PNG, having earlier misplaced to Afghanistan (84 runs) and the co-host West Indies (13 runs) which led to its early elimination.
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Like Oman in Group B, PNG misplaced every of its 4 Group C fixtures after the Kiwi bowlers led by Ferguson terrorised the PNG batters.
Nevertheless, to its credit score, PNG made New Zealand work exhausting with Kabua Morea doing a advantageous job. Morea had Finn Allen (0) caught behind on the second ball of the chase and in addition had Rachin Ravindra (6) at deep midwicket within the third over.
Devon Conway struck three sixes and two fours to make a 32-ball 35, which laid the inspiration of New Zealand’s win as skipper Kane Williamson (18) and Daryl Mitchell (19) took them over the road.
Earlier, the Kiwis had been profitable in maintaining the PNG batters quiet and pinned to their respective ends for almost all of their innings, with the primary half witnessing the ball racing to the ropes for boundaries solely on 4 events.
Trent Boult (2/14), enjoying in his final T20 World Cup match, started with a two-run first over but it surely was Tim Southee (2/11) who drew the primary blood, getting opener Tony Ura caught at deep backward level.
Whereas there was no success for Boult by way of wickets with the brand new ball, Ferguson struck on his very first ball to have PNG skipper Assad Vala caught at first slip for six.
Ferguson troubled the opposition batters to such an extent that PNG couldn’t rating a run off his first three overs.
Kane Williamson, Trent Boult and Tim Southee of New Zealand line up for the Nationwide Anthems forward of the match in opposition to PNG.
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Kane Williamson, Trent Boult and Tim Southee of New Zealand line up for the Nationwide Anthems forward of the match in opposition to PNG.
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The proper-arm pacer had additional success when he pinned Charles Amini (17) in entrance of the wickets efficiently for the third scalp.
Mitchell Santner (1/17) minimize quick the progress of Sese Bay (12), getting him caught by Finn Allen at lengthy on after luring the batter to bop down the monitor and hit him however the connection was improper.
Having not conceded a run but, Ferguson discovered an inside edge off Chad Soper (1) after he recklessly dangled his bat which got here down awkwardly away from his pads.
Ferguson completed his spell with out having conceded a run and joined Zafar, who was the primary to have bowled all 4 maidens in November 2021 in opposition to Panama in T20 World Cup Americas Area Qualifier.
Boult got here again into the assault for his first wicket of the competition to wash up Hiri Hiri (7) whereas Southee bagged one other within the subsequent to take away wicketkeeper-batter Kiplin Doriga (5) out of the equation.
Having toiled for fulfillment in his first three overs, Ish Sodhi (2/29) grabbed a few wickets to wrap up the PNG innings within the final over.