Under 19 Cricket World Cup

Some gutsy bowling from PNG’s James Tau was not enough to get the Garamuts a win, as they lost to Ireland by 3 wickets at the Under 19 Cricket World Cup.

They sure made hard work of it, but Ireland were ultimately successful in chasing PNG's modest total of 121.

Neil Rock top-scored with 43 and it was his 45-run partnership with Graham Kennedy (17*) that steadied the ship and saw Ireland home.

James Tau took 4/45 for PNG off his 10 overs and Sema Kamea chipped in with 2/22 off his full complement.

A 311-run loss made it the second highest in the history of the Under 19 Cricket World Cup. The match however, started off on a positive note.

After winning the toss, captain Vagi Karaho put Australia into bat with the hope of early wickets. And that is exactly what arrived in the 2nd over of the match.