Live Blog: Pacific Games Cricket Day 2

4:45pm: Key performances in that innings.

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An amazing performance from Inoa Bauau taking 5 wickets for 3 runs off 4 overs.

Jacob Mado also took 3 for 10 off 3 overs.

For New Caledonia Noel Sinyeue top scored with 13.

4:24pm: It's all over! New Caledonia bowled out for 46.

4:07pm: New Caledonia fighting hard here to bat out the 20 overs. Showing good character in their tail.

8-25 off 10 overs.

3:56pm: Wilfred Fuimaono scored a rare boundary for New Caledonia smashing it back past Pipi Raho to the fence.

New Caledonia 7-19 off 8.3 overs

3:45pm: Inoa Baeau was only cm away from taking a hattrick! He got a wicket with his next ball though so 3 wickets in 4 balls is still pretty good!

This game will be over really quickly I think. New Caledonia 5-12 off 6 overs.

3:25pm: New Caledonia has lost it's first wicket after an amazing catch at cover from Tony Ura of the bowling of Pipi Raho. Boy that ball was moving! New Caledonia 1-6 off 2.1 overs.

3:15pm: Standout performances from the first innings were as follows.

PNG Kapena Arua 62
Tony Ura 57

New Caledonia Noel Sinyeue 2-28

3:00pm A great performance in the last 2 overs from New Caledonia taking 3 wickets and keeping PNG under 200. PNG finish 6-197.

Incredible atmosphere at the ground as well. I haven't seen support like this for a cricket side since the Barmy Army took over the MCG on the last day of the Boxing Day test. The hosts ar

2:48pm: PNG are 3-177 off 18 overs

2:42pm Poor old Yann Gastaldi's moment in the sun after taking the wicket of Ura has come crashing down. He just dropped two catches in consecutive balls. Since then Vani Vagi and Arua have gone 4, 6, 6, 4, 3.

Probably would have been handy to hold one of them.

2:40pm: I was really hoping to see some massively reckless slogging in this innings from PNG, but I think I forgot to take into account how professional this unit can be.

They are building a very measured innings here at the lovely Terrain de Cricket in Noumea. 3-146 off 16 overs.

2:25pm: Solid bowling from Yann Gastaldi to take the wicket or Ura. They struggled to get him away and forced the desperate shot.

2:20pm: Hold the phone Ura is out caught at deep mid-wicket. That is PNG's 3rd wicket.

2:15pm New Caledonia are trying really hard here and have dismissed Vala and Vare fairly cheaply. However as is standard if either Vala or Ura fail the other steps it up a notch and Ura is doing just that.

PNG 2-102 off 11 overs

1:50pm: I could watch Tony Ura bat all day...and it looks like I might get that chance!

Ura just took 19 off that last over and PNG are 0-53 off 5 overs.

**1:30pm:**PNG batting first against New Caledonia. Expect some fireworks!

12:30pm: Final totals.

Vanuatu ended 8-109 off their 20 overs falling 4 runs short of Fiji.

For Vanuatu Lenica Natapei made 44 and Andrew Mansale 27.

For Fiji the match winners were Viliame Yabaki 4-21 and Jikoi Kida 3-21.

What a game.

Next up PNG v New Caledonia.

12:06pm: Fiji has won! A great finish. just waiting on absolute confirmation of the scores but it looks like a 3 run victory.

12:03pm: Over so far. Dot, 2, 1 + run out Simpson going for 2.

**12:00pm:**A great over from Lomani only concedes 5 runs.

Vanuatu need 7 to force a bowl off and 8 to win. Kida will bowl. Obed on strike!

11:55am: Nalin Nipiko run out and Vanuatu in big trouble. It's all up to Simpson Obed.

Vanuatu 6-101 off 18 overs needing 13 off the last 2 overs.

11:45: 2 wickets in 3 balls to young Yabaki and Fiji are right in this match! He took the wickets of Matautaava caught behind and Edi Mansale LBW

Vanuatu 5-98 off 17 overs so need 16 runs off 18 balls for victory.

11:35 Lenica bowled by Yabaki just short of his 50. A great knock from him. Game on!

11:30am: Mansale is out and Fiji are back in this one. Vanuatu 2-80 off 14 overs. Kida got the key wicket of Mansale.

Obed and Lenica are batting for Vanuatu. If they see out the overs I'd expect Vanuatu to win.

11:15am: Jo Rika into the attack for Fiji who are in search of a much needed wicket.

Vanuatu 1-55 off 9.1 overs.

11:10am: Lomani is human after all! He has droped a difficult chance to remove Mansale. Will Fiji look back on this as the key moment in this match?

11:05am: Lenica and Mansale on top here in Noumea. Finding the gaps nicely. Really sensible cricket.

Vanuatu 1-42 off 7.3 overs.

10:55am: Andrew Mansale just hooked Lomani for a huge Six! Fiji can not afford to let him get comfortable.

Vanuatu 1-23 off 5 overs.

10:45am: Smith out caught behind off Lomani. Vanuatu 1-7 off 2.2 overs

10:40am: No rest for Lomani who had to bowl Fiji's first over, and it was a good one to Vanuatu's Smith and Lenica.

After 2 overs Vanuatu 0-6

10:30am: Scores in Brief for the Fiji innings.

Fiji 3-113 off 20 overs.

Best Batsman, Lomani 44 not out and Jo Rika 36.

Best Bowler Simpson Obed 2-29 off 4 overs.

10:20am: Thanks to some more big hitting by Lomani Fiji has got their score over 100. Finishing 3-113 off 20 overs. On paper probably not quite enough runs given the wickets in hand, but if they can get Mansale and Obed cheaply they'll be in good shape.

10:10am: Fiji has lost it's 3rd wicket. Kida out caught off the bowling of A Mansale.
3-94 off 17.3

10:05am: It's all or nothing for Fiji's Sakaraia Lomani at the moment. Either a swing and a miss or it is sent flying into the stands! Very entertaining either way. A great battle between him and Matautaava.

Andrew Mansale back into the attack at a critical stage of the innings

Fiji 2-91 off 17 overs.

10:00am: It's hard to determine what a par score would be today between these two sides. I think given the size of the ground 120-130 would be a good score.

9:9:55am: Apologies for the delay in updates but so much as been going on I wasn't sure where to start!

The opening partnership for Fiji was broken when Ravoka was run out by some of the best fielding you'll ever see from Nalin Nipiko.

Jo Rika then smashed Simpson Obed for 6 only to be trapped LBW the next ball.

Since then Vanuatu has brought Patrick Matautaava into the attack and he has slowed the run rate nicely. Match evenly poised with Fiji 2-69 off 14 overs.

9:30am: Vanuatu are continuing with the spin with little success. Although the run rate will need to life Rika and Ravoka are settling in nicely.

Fiji 0-31 off 7 overs

9:10am: Jo Rika looking in good form early.

Vanuatu has opened with 2 spinners and Rika is taking advantage with some great shots.

Fiji 0-16 off 3 overs

8:50am: Fiji has won the toss and will bat on another fine day in Noumea.