The USA bowling attack came up with a brilliant performance, which restricted PNG to a low score.
The entire bowling unit was in top form, as the PNG batting innings never quite got going.
Only opener Lega Siaka (28) managed to put up some sort of fight.
The rest of the scorecard was a poor reading for PNG, as they faltered to 97 all out in 16.3 overs.
For USA, Juan Theron, Nisarg Patel and Vatsal Vaghela all picked up two wickets each.
In reply, PNG fought valiantly with the ball, sealing a nervy victory. They had USA in all sorts of trouble at 36/6, a situation from which they could never quite recover.
Chad Soper and Assad Vala would both scalp three wickets each to do the bulk of the damage. For USA, only Vatsal Vaghela (29) could make any sort of a significant contribution with the bat. I
n the end, the match would be decided in the final over, with PNG holding on for a five-run victory.
This brought an end to their tournament where they finished third.
Source: icc-cricket.com