Richie Berrington: T20 World Cup 2021: Richie Berrington caught a brilliant one-handed to fire Simon Atai in Scotland’s win over Papua New Guinea.
Richie Berrington was in top form when Scotland beat Papua New Guinea by 17 runs in Group B Round 1 of the current 2021 T20 World Cup at Al Amerat Cricket Ground on Tuesday.
The 34-year-old broke 70 of 49 balls and received a jaw-dropping catch in the Papua New Guinea chase.
Highlights
- Scotland’s Richie Berrington took a splendid one-handed catch on Tuesday
- Scotland beat Papua New Guinea by 17 runs to go to the top of Group B
- Berrington smashed 70 runs off just 49 deliveries vs PNG
In the final installment of the sixth overs, Josh Davey sent a full ball to batter Simon Atai.
Atai tried to make an overwhelming breakthrough but landed towards the point where Berrington made a brilliant one-handed catch.
ICC shared the highlights on their social media identifiers and captioned them as:
“Richie Berrington, not satisfied in impressing with just the bat, decides to give us a masterclass in the field too”.
First, Scotland won the toss and opted for the racket. Berrington‘s daring punch helped his side post 165 for nine in 20 overs.
Matthew Cross also made a notable contribution with a 45-run hit on 36 balls.
Kabua Morea took four wickets for Papua New Guinea in four overs but conceded 31 runs.
Chasing a goal of 166, Papua New Guinea was thrown for 148 in 19.3 overs, with Josh Davey taking four wickets in 3.3 overs. Davey only conceded 18 runs.
Norman Vanua played a solid shot for his team, recording 47 of 37 balls.
With the victory, Scotland now lead Group B, while Papua New Guinea was eliminated with one game in the group.
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