ICC Under 19 World Cup 2021/22, Match 6: ZIM-U19 vs PNG-U19 Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Pitch Report and Injury Update

Preview

Zimbabwe U19 and Papua New Guinea U19 will take on each other in the sixth match of the ICC Under 19 World Cup 2021/22. Both the teams are placed in Group C along with Pakistan U19 and Afghanistan U19.

Zimbabwe played two warm-up games before this match against Canada U19 and Bangladesh U19. They won the match against Canada but lost the game against Bangladesh. Against Bangladesh, Zimbabwe could make only 110 runs while chasing a target of 278 runs.

Papua New Guinea also played two warm up matches against UAE U19 and England U19. The team lost both these games by a margin of over 200 runs. PNG failed in all the departments and will have to be on its toes to excel in the tournament.

Match Details

Zimbabwe Under 19 vs Papua New Guinea Under 19, Match 6

Venue: Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad

Date & Time: 15th January at 6:30 PM IST and 9:00 AM Local Time

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar

Pitch Report

The Queen’s Park Oval was not used during the warm-up games and it will be the first game of the Under-19 World Cup on this ground. Overall, the ground has hosted 64 ODIs out of which the team batting second has won 34 while the remaining 30 matches have been won by the team batting first. The average score on this ground is 223 runs, which suggests that the pitch here might not have enough for the batters. A score above 300 runs has been scored only on eight occasions on this ground.

Probable Playing XIs for ZIM-U19 vs PNG-U19

Zimbabwe Under 19

Connor Mitchell, Panashe Taruvinga, Steven Saul, David Bennett, Brian Bennett, Matthew Schonken, Rogan Wolhuter (wk), Victor Chirwa, Matthew Schonken, Mcgini Dube, Emmanuel Bawa (c)

Papua New Guinea Under 19

Toua Boe, Barnabas Maha (c), Aue Oru, Junior Morea (wk), Katenalaki Singi, Rasan Kevau, Patrick Nou, Karoho Kevau, Sigo Kelly, Rayn Ani, Peter Karoho

Top Picks for ZIM-U19 vs PNG-U19 Dream11 Match

Top Picks – Zimbabwe Under 19

Emmanuel Bawa made 61 runs in the warm-up game against Canada at a strike rate of 82.43. He was the leading run-scorer as Zimbabwe made 208 runs for the loss of seven wickets.

Brian Bennett made 130 runs in four matches against Ireland during the three-match series at an average of 43.33 and a strike rate of 73.86. He hit one half-century in the four match series.

Top Picks – Papua New Guinea Under 19

Barnabas Maha made 36 runs in three matches during the ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier East Asia-Pacific Region. He also picked four wickets at an average of 11, an economy of 6.94, and a strike rate of 9.5.

Peter Karoho was one of the two batters who could make a double-digit score against England U19 during the warm-up game. The 18-years-old batter opens the innings and might play a key role as the tournament will progress further.

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for ZIM-U19 vs PNG-U19 Dream11 Fantasy Cricket

Rogan Wolhuter, Emmanuel Bawa, Steven Saul (c), Barnabas Maha, Peter Karoho, Brian Bennett (vc), Rayn Ani, Sigo Kelly, Victor Chirwa, Toua Boe, Karoho Kevau

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for ZIM-U19 vs PNG-U19 Dream11 Fantasy Cricket

Rogan Wolhuter, Junior Morea, Steven Saul, Barnabas Maha (c), Peter Karoho, Emmanuel Bawa (vc), Rayn Ani, Brian Bennett, Toua Boe, Karoho Kevau, Matthew Schonken

Today’s ZIM-U19 vs PNG-U19 Probable Winners

Zimbabwe U19 are expected to win this game.

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