Lockie Ferguson returned extraordinary bowling figures of three wickets for zero runs as New Zealand ended their T20 World Cup campaign with a convincing victory over Papua New Guinea.
Fast bowler Ferguson struck with his first ball, claiming the wicket of Assad Vala (6), and returned to dismiss Charles Amini (17) and Chad Soper (1) as he completed four opening overs.
Tim Southee (2-11), Trent Boult (2-14) and Ish Sodhi (2-29) chipped in with two wickets each as Papua New Guinea were finally bowled out for 78 while batting first.
In reply, Finn Allen fell off the second ball, but fellow opener Devon Conway (35), along with captain Kane Williamson (18no) and Daryl Mitchell (19no) led New Zealand to a comfortable seven-wicket win with 7 .4 overs to spare.
It means the Black Caps at least end their tournament on a positive note, having been eliminated due to group stage defeats to Afghanistan and the West Indies in their opening two matches.
As for Papua New Guinea, they say goodbye to the World Cup with four disappointing defeats in four.
What’s next in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup?
The Super 8 leg of the Men’s T20 World Cup begins on Wednesday when the USA face South Africa in ancient, live on Sky Sports Cricket starting at 3:30 p.m. (first dance at 3:30 p.m.).
EnglandThe first Super 8 match takes place against the co-hosts, the West Indies later that same day in Saint Lucia, live on Sky Sports Cricket to 1 a.m. (first dance at 1:30 a.m.) on Thursday morning.
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Nasser Hussain believes England have everything to qualify for the T20 World Cup semi-finals
England are in Group 2 of the second phase of the tournament, which will involve eight teams, along with the West Indies, the United States and South Africa.
Group 1 includes Afghanistan and India, as well as Australia and Bangladesh, who face each other on Thursday.
The top two teams in each group advance to the semifinals.
Watch every T20 World Cup match, including the final in Barbados on Saturday, June 29, live on Sky Sports.
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