Papua New Guinea Women vs United Arab Emirates Women, 2nd Match Pitch Report - Match Overview & Playing XI | United Arab Emirates Women tour of Papua New Guinea, 2025

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14 October 2025 | 06:17AM
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PNG-W vs UAE-W Live Score, 2nd Match | United Arab Emirates Women tour of Papua New Guinea, 2025 — The series shifts to another early start at Amini Park, Port Moresby on 15 October 2025, 05:30 AM IST, a compact venue that has quickly grown into PNG cricket’s nerve-centre. It hosted the opening ODI of this tour, which featured slow, humid conditions and a bowl-first call that paid off, underlining how early control and tidy middle-overs sequencing decide totals here. Papua New Guinea will lean on a busy top order and a cluster of multi-skill options to turn dots into ones and protect wickets to launch late. The United Arab Emirates arrive buoyed by form and structure: a confident top order, athletic ring fielding, and spinners who can own overs 15–35 if the surface grips.


Historically, Amini Park is balanced: there’s enough new-ball bounce to keep seamers interested, yet stroke-play opens up once set, before spin and change-ups influence the back half. With the ground’s modest capacity and no floodlights, early morning moisture and a tacky first hour can shape the day more than at bigger, drier venues. Expect par in the low- to mid-200s if wickets are banked, and momentum swings driven by fielding intensity and strike rotation rather than brute hitting. Track every passage with PNG-W vs UAE-W Live Score for ball-by-ball context and match-ups.

Papua New Guinea Women vs United Arab Emirates Women, 2nd Match Details

Series

United Arab Emirates Women tour of Papua New Guinea, 2025

Match

Papua New Guinea Women vs United Arab Emirates Women

Date & Time

15 October 2025, 05:30 AM

Venue

Amini Park

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Papua New Guinea Women vs United Arab Emirates Women, 2nd Match Weather Condition

06:30 am

Cloud

82%

Humidity

76%

Wind

10.8 km/h

27.8

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Light rain shower

Amini Park

Amini Park Pitch Report

Pitch Condition

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Batting Condition

Average

Pace Bowling

Average

Spin Bowling

Average

Pace vs Spin on Venue

(Last 10 match)

Amini Park generally offers a firm but not flat surface: truer bounce up top, then progressively slower with grip for finger spin and cutters. Recent women’s fixtures here (including the 1st ODI of this tour) noted slow underfoot conditions, humid weather, and rewards for bowling straight with pace-off—classic cues for captains to consider bowl first if there’s early tack. Venue guides describe the ground as balanced, with spinners entering as the ball softens and batters prospering once set. Expect par around 210–230 in ODIs, stretching higher to 240+ if a platform is built through overs 11–35.

Papua New Guinea Women Recent form

Last 5 Matches

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United Arab Emirates Women Recent form

Last 5 Matches

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Venue Scoring Pattern

Avg 1st Innings

228

X

165

Avg 2st Innings

Highest Total

284/4 (50 Ovs) By NAM vs PNG

X

117/10 (42.4 Ovs) By PNG vs NAM

Lowest Total

Highest Chased

204/5 (48 Ovs) By PNG vs SCO

X

211/9 (50 Ovs) By PNG vs USA

Lowest Defended

Matches Won
Batting First

6

86%
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14%
Bowling First

1

Papua New Guinea Women vs United Arab Emirates Women, 2nd Match Squad

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Papua New Guinea Women Probable XI :

Brenda Tau, Konio Oala, Miria Raio, Naoani Vare, Lakshmi Rajadurai, Pauke Siaka, Hollan Doriga, Henao Thomas, Geua Tom, Erani Pokana, Isabel Toua.

United Arab Emirates Women Probable XI :

Theertha Satish, Esha Oza, Michelle Botha, Mehak Thakur, Lavanya Keny, Rinitha Rajith, Udeni Dona, Samaira Dharnidharka, Vaishnave Mahesh, Siya Gokhale, Indhuja Nandakumar.

Conclusion

Tactically, this leans win the toss, consider bowling: sample grip early, watch how quickly the surface settles, then pace a measured chase. PNG’s route is the singles war—minimise dots, target the short side, and carry set batters deep before a controlled surge in the last 8–10 overs. The UAE’s path runs through new-ball accuracy, proactive ring fielding to choke rotation, and spin-led squeeze through the middle. If the side batting first reaches 240+, scoreboard pressure sharpens; otherwise, the venue’s temperament keeps a methodical chase very live. Expect fine margins decided by catching, ground fielding, and death-over execution.