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The West Indies have survived an almighty scare against Papua New Guinea in the opening Group C encounter of the T20 World Cup at the Guyana National Stadium on Sunday.
After some clever, disciplined bowling from the PNG attack, the West Indies slumped to 5/97 with four overs left before star all-rounder Roston Chase put the foot down as he put together a match-winning knock. “Based on what we saw when PNG batted, it was always going to be hard for batsmen now coming in, so I gave myself some time to have the best chance possible and back my skills to get the ball away once I got in,” said Chase, who was awarded Man of the Match for his match-winning performance.
That early success fired up the Papuans despite the shot-making of Brandon King and Nicholas Pooran . “We are happy with the fight we showed in trying to defend that total. This is an opportunity for us, and we look forward to the challenge to play our best cricket in tournaments and against teams like this.”
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