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T20 World Cup 2024: The T20 World Cup 2024 has started but many cricketers are not happy with the pitches in the US and West Indies. People are constantly questioning the condition of the ground. Current Team India head coach Rahul Dravid has also given his opinion on this issue. He believes that the soil there is a bit soft and spongy. Where you can feel the impact on the hamstrings and legs.
This was also seen during the Papua New Guinea match against West Indies. During the match, when the Papuan player dived into the field to try to stop the ball, his foot got stuck due to the wet ground.
You can guess the extent of the player's injury from the fact that when he fell on the ground, he was in pain for some time. Meanwhile, he could not even get out of the ground and he had to throw the ball to another player.
Seeing the injured player, the team physio immediately reached the field and started treatment. The good thing was that despite the cricketer being injured, his game was not affected and the match continued.
west indies won
In Guyana, the West Indies team won the toss and invited the opposition team to bat first. Accepting the invitation, the Papua New Guinea team managed to score 136 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs.
The host team easily achieved the target of 137 runs given by the opposition team at the loss of 5 wickets with 1 over remaining. Roston Chase (42*) played an important role in the team's victory. For which he was selected as the Player of the Match.