Who will win Papua New Guinea vs Bermuda, T20 WCQ 2019?
Papua New Guinea and Bermuda are both looking to reach the ICC T20 World Cup for the first time – though Bermuda have played at the 50-over tournament , of course. Their first match of the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier takes place at the ICC Academy Ground, Dubai, on October 19 and the live action starts at 10:00 local time.
Papua New Guinea beat Vanuatu and the Philippines to qualify for this tournament, and then go into this on the back of winning the Pacific Games. They are on a winless streak in ODI cricket, however – their own recent matches against teams from outside the EAP region.
Bermuda, meanwhile, upset the USA to reach this tournament. Unlike Papua New Guinea, they did win one of their warm-up matches – beating Nigeria before losing to Hong Kong most recently.
PNG vs BER, T20 WCQ 2019:Where to watch/Live streaming
Live streaming: ICC YouTube page
PNG vs BER Toss Prediction
A good batting wicket could demand batting first. Both teams won one toss and lost the other in the warm-up matches, but Bermuda were the team to take better advantage of the former and will look to do so again.
PNG vs BER Weather Report
Temperatures will already be up in the 30s by the time this game starts. Conditions are set to be hot, dry and sunny.
PNG vs BER Pitch Condition
The Dubai pitch is generally perfect for batting – hard and dry. If it offers anything to the bowlers, it will be the spinners later on.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Papua New Guinea vs Bermuda, T20 WC Qualifiers 2019...
Papua New Guinea Team News & Playing 11
PNG Team News
Chad Soper played in the Pacific Games final but has not been utilised in the warm-up matches, which suggests he will not play this game. Jason Kila may be the man to replace him, judging from the bowlers’ workloads during the two warm-up matches.
PNG Key Players
Tony Ura: The first Papua New Guinea cricketing icon, the opening batsman scored 39 and the 33 in the two warm-up matches. He has a T20i century to his name as well as three half-centuries, while he has reached three figures twice in T20 matches.
Charles Amini: The all-rounder has been another key figure in Papua New Guinea’s cricketing rise. In T20 internationals, he has taken 12 wickets and averages 34.62 with the bat.
Norman Vanua: Took five wickets in the Pacific Games final, and now has 25 wickets in 17 T20 internationals. He is a key bowler for Papua New Guinea in both white-ball formats, having also taken 34 wickets in 23 ODIs.
PNG Team Form
In T20 international cricket, Papua New Guinea are in excellent form – though they have not been tested beyond the East Asian Pacific region and lost both warm-up matches for this tournament. Nevertheless, they won every game at the Pacific Games – Norman Vanua’s 5-17 bowling them to victory against Vanuatu in the final.
Papua New Guinea Predicted Playing 11
Tony Ura, Norman Vanua, Assad Vala (c), Charles Amini, Sese Bau, Lega Siaka, Hiri Hiri, Damien Ravu, Kiplin Doriga (wk), Jason Kila, Nosaina Pokana
Bermuda Team News & Playing 11
BER Team News
Dion Stovell only returned to action in the final match of the ICC Americas Qualifying tournament but he has been named as captain of the Bermuda side. The team will likely be similar to that match, with the majority of the players who helped Bermuda reach this tournament selected again. Justin Pitcher is absent, however. Delray Rawlins is likely to come into the team though, having not played in the final.
BER Key Players
Kamau Leverock: Nephew of Bermudan 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup icon Dwayne Leverock, Kamau – with Global T20 Canada experience – is a key all-rounder of the new generation. He took four wickets across the two warm-up games.
Delray Rawlins: The all-rounder has scored runs and taken wickets for Sussex, building on the potential he has shown while representing both England and Bermuda’s youth teams. Committed to his home country for the time being, however, his finger-spin and big-hitting will be key assets.
Allan Douglas: The all-rounder took 5-18 and then smashed an unbeaten 47 from 28 balls in the final game of the Americas Region qualifier against the Cayman Islands.
BER Team Form
Bermuda twice beat the United States as they qualified for this tournament alongside Canada from the ICC Americas Qualifier. As host nation, Bermuda won both games against the USA and both against the Cayman Islands. In their final game against the latter, Allan Douglas was their star man – he smashed 47 from 28 balls in a six-wicket win, to follow up his 5-18 in the Cayman Islands’ innings.
Bermuda Predicted Playing 11
Onias Bascombe, Terryn Fray (c), Deunte Darrell, Kamau Leverock, Allan Douglas, Delray Rawlins, Dion Stovell, Malachi Jones, Derrick Brangman, Rodney Trott, Sinclair Smith (wk)
Papua New Guinea vs Bermuda Head to Head
This will be the first full T20 international to be played between Papua New Guinea and Bermuda.
Papua New Guinea vs Bermuda Betting Odds
Papua New Guinea have been listed as favourites to beat Bermuda.
PNG Bet365 Odds
- PNG to Win the Match: Papua New Guinea are 1.72 favourites to beat Bermuda with Bet365.
- PNG Top Batsman: Tony Ura is 3.00 favourite to be Papua New Guinea’s top batsman, leading the way at the top of the order. Charles Amini is 5.00, meanwhile, and Assad Vala can be backed at 5.50. Norman Vanua is 6.00, but the all-rounder’s bowling form has generally been better than his batting.
- PNG Top Bowler: Amini is also 5.00 to be Papua New Guinea’s top team bowler, while Vanua can be backed at 3.50 with Bet365. Others listed include Nosaina Pokana at 5.00.
BER Bet365 Odds
- BER to Win the Match: Bermuda are 2.10 outsiders to beat Papua New Guinea in Dubai with Bet365.
- BER Top Batsman: Okera Bascombe and Delray Rawlins are joint-favourites to be Bermuda’s top batsman with Bet365. Both are listed at 4.00. Deunte Darrell is 5.50, as is Malachi Jones, while Dion Stovell and Kamau Leverock are both 6.00.
- BER Top Bowler: Onais Bascombe is favourite with the ball. He is 4.33 to be Bermuda’s top team bowler with Bet365, while Leverock is one of three players priced at 5.00. Allan Douglas is another, after his superb form against the Cayman Islands. Rawlins can be backed at 5.50.
🏆 Papua New Guinea vs Bermuda Prediction
Both teams have enjoyed good form at regional level, but their experience against teams from outside their own bubble is limited. Nevertheless, Papua New Guinea’s white-ball reputation is the greater of the two and they can open this qualifier with a win.
Oct 19, 2019
11:30 IST / 6:00 GMT
ICC Academy Ground - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
T20 WC Qualifiers 2019 
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