Check out all the previous stats and AI predictive form guide for the 18th match: Papua New Guinea vs United States of America, to be played on January 26, 2026 at the Mulpani Cricket Ground.
Points table
Match details:
Date: Monday, January 26, 2026.
Venue: Mulpani Cricket Ground.
Start time: 03:15 am GMT | 09:00 am Local | 08:45 am IST.
Current form:
Papua New Guinea:
For Papua New Guinea it is win or lose: a victory allows them to advance to the next phase, while a loss eliminates them from the tournament, and when they reach the next match with their first victory, they will be confident.
The runs came from Hollan Doriga, Sibona Jimmy and Brenda Tau for the Papua New Guinea women, while the bowling was led by Hane Tau and Dika Lohia, Sibona Himmy and Mairi Tom contributed.
United States of America:
The equation is really simple for the United States: a win takes them to the Super Sixes, but a loss eliminates them and the United States has a chance to control its luck.
Ritu Singh, Ella Claridge and Chetna Pagydyala are the leading run-scorers for the United States of America women, while in their bowling Tara Norris has stolen the show.
WOMENT20 Batting Statistics
Players to watch:
Papua New Guinea:
Hane Tau – is the leading wicket-taker for Papua New Guinea in the qualifiers, having taken five wickets at an average of just 13.8, she has struck once every 13.2 balls.
Hollan Doriga – Papua New Guinea women’s leading run-scorer Hollan Doriga has scored 79 runs in three innings at an average of 119.69 and has already hit seven sixes.
Jimmy Sibona – It has been an all-round performance from Sibona Jimmy so far in the playoffs, taking two wickets at 33.5 in his six overs and scoring 58 runs while hitting 100.
United States of America:
Ritu Singh – Ritu Singh, who is not known for her batting coming into this tournament, has turned it on, scoring 95 runs at 31.66 and her strike rate of 179.24 stands out.
tara norris – missed the first game, but Norris has been brilliant since, picking up six wickets in two games, averaging just 7.33 per wicket and has picked up a wicket once every eight balls.
Isani Vaghela – He has bowled well throughout the tournament, with Vaghela picking up four wickets at 20.5, at just 7.45 runs per over and striking once every 16.5 balls.
Head to head (Last 5 matches):
These two teams have met only twice in their history, back in 2022 and 2019, where the Papua New Guinea women triumphed easily.
WOMENT20 land takers
Venue Statistics – T20 – Mulpani Cricket Ground (2022-2026):
Average score of the first entry:
Bowling Averages and Cheap Rates:
Percentage of land based on entries:
Wickets per entry:
Windows per phase:
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Powerplay (over 1 to 6): 1.73 wickets
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Middle overs (overs 7 to 15): 3.00 wickets
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Death Overs (16-20 over): 2.23 wickets
After eight games at the Mulpani Cricket Ground, the first innings aggregate average here has been 136.63 and the conditions have rewarded good cricket from the batsmen and bowlers. There is an advantage to batting first here, with 62.5% of games won by teams that bat first.
Fast bowlers have been more successful here, averaging 19.66 per wicket and have struck once every 18.1 balls compared to spin bowlers who have struggled, averaging 28.18 and needing 24.3 balls per wicket.
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Squads:
Papua New Guinea:
Brenda Tau (c), Pauke Siaka (vc), Melanie Ani, Hollan Doriga, Kevau Frank, Sibona Jimmy, Dika Lohia, Konio Oala, Miria Raio, Hane Tau, Henao Thomas, Geua Tom, Mairi Tom, Isabel Toua and Naoani Vare.
United States of America:
Aditiba Chudasama (c), Chetna Pagydyala, Disha Dhingra, Ella Claridge, Gargi Bhogle, Geetika Kodali, Isani Vaghela, Lekha Shetty, Maahi Madhavan, Pooja Ganesh, Ritu Singh, Saanvi Immadi, Sainavi Kambalapalli, Tara Norris and Taranum Chopra.
Match Prediction: USA Women v Papua New Guinea Women
Cricket Match Predictions – PrePlay
Who will win the draw? – United States of America
Who will win the match? – United States of America
Best Hitter (Runs Scored) — Hollan Doriga (Papua New Guinea), Ritu Singh (United States of America)
Best bowler (wickets taken) — Hane Tau (Papua New Guinea), Tara Norris (United States of America)
Most of the six — Hollan Doriga (Papua New Guinea), Ritu Singh (United States of America)
Player of the match — Tara Norris (United States of America)
The team scores batting first — Papua New Guinea 110+, United States of America 120+
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