Sese Bau led the recovery as Papua New Guinea fought back after losing two early wickets to muster 136/8 against West Indies in their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 opener at the Guyana National Stadium.
Bau came to the crease after Tony Ura was caught behind by Nicholas Pooran off Romario Shepherd for 2, followed by Lega Siaka three balls later for 1 after a sizzling angled delivery from Akeal Hosein.
And he hit 50 – his fourth in the format for his country, including six fours and a six – before he was bowled by Alzarri Joseph with three and a half overs remaining.
Earlier, Andre Russell had taken the 50th wicket of his T20 international career when Charles Amini nicked behind on 12.