Who Will Win Nepal vs PNG Playoff, ICC World Cup Qualifier 2018?
In their bid to achieve ODI status, Nepal and Papua New Guinea will go up against each other in the playoff of the ICC World Cup Qualifier 2018. The match will be played on March 15 at the Old Hararians in Harare. Live action is scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM local time.
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Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Nepal vs PNG Playoff....
Nepal Team News & Playing 11
Their openers have struggled to score runs so far which adds more pressure on Paras Khadka and RK Paudel who have been their most dependable batsmen in this tournament. Khadka has scored the most runs for Nepal and he will be the key man in this batting line-up. Spinners Basant Regmi and Sandeep Lamichhane will be the team's best bets with the ball. The latter is coming off a three-wicket haul against Hong Kong and his leg-breaks will be a threat to PNG.
Nepal Predicted Playing 11
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Paras Khadka (c), Gyanendra Malla, Basant Regmi, Sompal Kami, Aarif Sheikh, KC Karan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Dipendra Singh Airee, Anil Sah (wk), RK Paudel, Lalit Rajbanshi
Papua New Guinea Team News & Playing 11
They will depend largely on the opening pair of Tony Ura and Assad Vala when it comes to batting. While Ura shone with the bat in his blistering innings of 151 against Ireland, Vala looked good in his knock of 44 in the last match against the Netherlands. Norman Vanua and Alei Nao have been the most impressive of all the PNG bowlers and they will be the key figures in this bowling attack. The two seamers took a couple of wickets each last time and Nepal will look to face them with caution.
Papua New Guinea Predicted Playing 11
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Assad Vala (c), Lega Siaka, Sese Bau, Alei Nao, Norman Vanua, Kiplin Doriga (wk), John Reva, Tony Ura, Jason Kila, Mahuru Dai, Charles Amini
Nepal vs Papua New Guinea Playoff Betting Odds
Nepal are favorites amongst the bookmakers' to win this playoff at odds of 1.42 on Betfair, 1.79 on Unibet and 1.73 on Ladbrokes. They missed out on a Super Sixes spot after winning just one and losing three out of their four group-stage fixtures. Papua New Guinea finished at the bottom of their group after failing to win even a single game from their four matches. They are the underdogs for this match at odds of 1.74 on Betfair, 2 on Unibet and 2.10 on Ladbrokes.
Nepal vs Papua New Guinea Playoff Prediction
Papua New Guinea and Nepal have faced each other only twice in the 50-overs format. Both these matches were played in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Championship and the former emerged victorious on both the occasions. So this should give PNG some confidence ahead of this clash. However, their performance in this tournament has so far been underwhelming and most of their players are going through rough form. Nepal seems to be the better team at the moment and so we predict them to come up trumps in this playoff.
Final Verdict: Back Nepal to beat Papua New Guinea at 1.42 on 1xbet, 1.79 on Unibet and 1.73 on 10Cric.
Mar 15, 2018
13:00 IST / 7:30 GMT
Old Hararians Sports Club - Harare, Zimbabwe
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