Who will win Thailand vs Papua New Guinea, Womens T20 WC Qualifier 2019?
Surprise packages Thailand and Papua New Guinea will fight it out for a place at the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 when they meet in the semi-final of this qualifying tournament in Scotland. The match will take place at Lochlands, Arbroath, on September 5 and is scheduled to start at 10:00 local time.
Thailand showed good form coming into this tournament, winning the Netherlands Quadrangular Series, and they carried that on with three wins in the group stage – including defeating Ireland in their final game.
Papua New Guinea’s surprise win against Scotland helped them book their semi-final place and they only narrowly lost to Bangladesh next up. Victory against the USA book their place in this semi-final.
THAIW vs PNGW, Womens T20 WC Qualifier: Where to watch/Live streaming
Live streaming: ICC
THAIW vs PNGW Toss Prediction
Both sides won the toss in their first two matches but not last time out. Thailand have done well batting first and will hope to do so again.
THAIW vs PNGW Weather Report
Temperatures will only just be out of single figures when this game starts but crucially it will also be dry with only a minimal chance of precipitation forecast. The wind could whip up a little, however.
THAIW vs PNGW Pitch Condition
Arbroath has been a slower wicket in general, but Papua New Guinea batted well there last time out – it could be the case that, once settled, there are runs to be found.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Thailand vs Papua New Guinea, Womens T20 WC Qualifier 2019...
THAI Women Team News & Playing 11
THAIW Team News
Thailand have fielded the same 11 in every game so far – the same 11 that also travelled to the Netherlands for the Quadrangular Series. None of the additional call-ups – Rosenan Kanoh, Phannita Maya and Arriya Yenyueak – have featured and that seems unlikely to change.
THAIW Key Players
Nattakan Chantam: Led the Thai batting charts in the Netherlands and came through the group stage as their highest runscorer too – including an unbeaten 44 in the opening game against the Dutch.
Chanida Sutthiruang: Excelled with the ball during the group stage, with figures of 3-5, 4-13 and 3-14 from the three matches with her medium-pace bowling. She has ten wickets in total and an economy rate of 3.42.
Nattaya Boochatham: Yet to find her best form with the bat, but she has taken four wickets to follow up the nine she took in the Netherlands.
THAIW Team Form
Thailand’s rise up the world rankings has continued with three wins from three in the group stage of this qualifier. They scored 76/0 from nine overs in a rain-reduced game against the Netherlands, before they bowled Namibia out for 61 in a 38-run win next up.
They finished the group stage by posting 92/7 against Ireland from 17 overs, but Chanida Sutthiruang’s 3-14 ensured they claimed a two-run win.
THAI Women Predicted Playing 11
Nattakan Chantam, Naruemol Chaiwai, Nannapat Koncharoenkai (wk), Nattaya Boochatham, Chanida Sutthiruang, Sornnarin Tippoch (c), Onnicha Kamchomphu, Ratanaporn Padunglerd, Wongpaka Liengprasert, Suleeporn Laomi, Soraya Lateh
Papua New Guinea Women Team News & Playing 11
PNGW Team News
Papua New Guinea made two changes for their final group game, with Nerela Ila making her WT20i debut and Isabel Toua also playing. Captain Kaia Arua and Mairi Tom could return for the semi-final, however.
PNGW Key Players
Sibona Jimmy: Excellent with the ball, taking 2-16, 3-10 and 3-15 in the three matches, and she also hit an unbeaten 58 from 50 balls with the bat last time out too.
Brenda Tau: Scored 60 runs in the group stage and also claimed three catches and two stumpings as wicket-keeper. The left-handed batsmen is a good presence in the upper middle order.
Ravina Oa: Captained the team last time out and claimed 1-20 to move to four wickets in the tournament so far.
PNGW Team Form
Papua New Guinea restricted hosts Scotland to 101/5 in their opening game as they claimed a five-wicket win which made a real statement. They nearly surprised Bangladesh next up too, after restring them to 103/8 from 16.3 overs, but rain meant a revised target of 59 to win in eight overs and they could only reach 52/5.
Last time out, however, Sibona Jimmy hit 58* in a total of 133/3 and then claimed 3-15 as they restricted the USA to 94/7 from 17 overs in reply – well short of the revised target.
Papua New Guinea Women Predicted Playing 11
Naoani Vare, Sibona Jimmy, Brenda Tau (wk), Tanya Ruma, Konio Oala, Kaia Arua (c), Ravina Oa, Very Frank, Vicky Araa, Mairi Tom, Natasha Ambo
THAI Women vs Papua New Guinea Women Head to Head
This will be the first official T20 international between Papua New Guinea and the Thailand.
🏆 THAI Women vs Papua New Guinea Women Prediction
Thailand have been the surprise package of this tournament in one sense, but then again they showed their form in the Netherlands and this has just been an extension of that. This set of 11 can fire Thailand to the World Twenty20.
Final Verdict: Back Thailand Women to beat Papua New Guinea Women.
Sep 05, 2019
18:30 IST / 13:00 GMT
Forthill, Dundee - Dundee, Scotland
Womens T20 WC Qualifier 
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