The commencement of six team ICC World Cricket League Division Two will take place from April 20 and three matches are lined-up for the first day of the competition. The tournament will be hosted in Namibia at the Wanderers Cricket Ground, Affies Park, and United Cricket Club Ground.
The first day of the competition will see Papua New Guinea taking on the hosts Namibia, followed by two other matches which will be played between Canada and Hongkong, Oman and United States of America. This competition will award ODI status to the top 4 teams in the competition, whereas, the bottom two teams will progress to the 2019-21 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League to contest with other teams from the World Cricket League.
Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek will play the host for the first game and both teams will be willing to make a winning start to their respective campaigns.
Papua New Guinea vs Namibia, ICC World Cricket League Division Two 2019
Venue: Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Time: April 20, 01:00 PM
Both teams have announced their respective squads for this tournament.
Papua New Guinea squad to face Namibia:
Papua New Guinea have announced a 14-member squad for the competition led by Asad Vala.
Asad Vala(c), Chad Soper, Jason Kila, Kipling Doriga, CJ Amini, John Boge Reva, Sese Bau, Damien Ravu, Tony Ura, Nosaina Pokana, Lega Siaka, Anthony Vare, Norman Vanua, Simon Atai.
Namibia squad to face Papua New Guinea:
Namibia have named a 14-member squad with a newly appointed skipper in Merwe Gerhard Erasmus.
Merwe Gerhard Erasmus (c), Stephen Julian Baard, Christoffel Viljoen, Johannes Jonathan Smit, Helao Nafidi ya France, James Milne Bredenkamp, Bernard Martinus Scholtz, Jan Nicolaas Frylinck, Craig George Williams, Jean Pierre Kotzé, Karl John Birkenstock, Zane Edward Green, Zhivago Groenewald, Tangeni Joseph Lungamene.
Wicket-keeper: Z Green
Batsmen: S Bau, T Ura, S Baard, J Kotze
All-rounders: A Vala, MG Erasmus, C Viljoen
Bowlers: J reva, N Vanua, J Smit
Our Captain/Vice-captain picks: T Ura, S Baard, MG Erasmus, C Viljoen