Papua New Guinea national cricket team

Men's cricket team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Papua New Guinea women's national cricket team.

Papua New Guinea

Nickname(s)| Barramundis
Association| Cricket PNG
Personnel
Captain| Assad Vala
Coach| Tatenda Taibu
International Cricket Council
ICC status| Associate Member (1973)
ICC region| East Asia-Pacific
| ICC Rankings|  Current[1]|  Best-ever

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ODI|  \
|  16th (23 May 2019)
T20I|  20th|  15th (9 Sep 2016)
One Day Internationals
First ODI| v.  Hong Kong at Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville; 8 November 2014
Last ODI| v.  Canada at United Ground, Windhoek; 5 April 2023
| ODIs|  Played|  Won/Lost

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Total[2]|  66|  14/51
(1 tie, 0 no results)
This year[3]|  0|  0/0
(0 ties, 0 no results)
World Cup Qualifier appearances| 10 (first in 1979)
Best result| 3rd (1982)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20I| v.  Ireland at Stormont, Belfast; 15 July 2015
Last T20I| v.  New Zealand at Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando; 17 June 2024
| T20Is|  Played|  Won/Lost

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Total[4]|  65|  35/29
(0 ties, 1 no result)
This year[5]|  12|  4/8
(0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup appearances| 2 (first in 2021)
Best result| First round (2021,2024)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances| 5[a] (first in 2012)
Best result| Champions (2023)

ODI and T20I kit

As of 23 June 2024

The Papua New Guinea men's national cricket team, nicknamed the Barramundis, is the team that represents the country of Papua New Guinea in international cricket. The team is organised by Cricket PNG, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1973.[6][7] Papua New Guinea previously had One-Day International (ODI) status, which it gained by finishing fourth in 2014 World Cup Qualifier.[8] Papua New Guinea lost both their ODI and T20I status in March 2018 after losing a playoff match against Nepal during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, a result that earned ODI and T20I status for their opponents. On 26 April 2019, Papua New Guinea defeated Oman to secure a top-four finish in the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two and reclaim their ODI status.[9]

Papua New Guinea is the strongest team in the ICC East Asia-Pacific region, winning most ICC regional tournaments and having a similar record in the cricket tournament at the Pacific Games.[7][10] The team has also played in every edition of the World Cup Qualifier (previously the ICC Trophy).[11] Papua New Guinea holds the world record for the highest score in a one-day match, making 572/7 against New Caledonia in 2007.[12]

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its Members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Papua New Guinea and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.[13]

## History

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### Beginnings

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Cricket was introduced to the Territory of Papua by missionaries in the 1890s, and the local population soon took up the game. Matches were not always played to strict rules, with teams of more than fifty players a common occurrence. Cricket did not arrive in the Territory of New Guinea until Australia took over the administration of the territory under a United Nations mandate.[7]

Cricket in rural areas tended to be played mostly by the indigenous population, whilst in urban areas such as Port Moresby the game was played mostly by the British and Australian expatriate population, and a competition for clubs in the city was started in 1937. A team of nine expatriate and two indigenous players played in Papua New Guinea's first international, against Australia[7] in 1972.[14]

Since its beginnings cricket was picked up naturally in the Motuan areas of Papua New Guinea, most recognisably the village of Hanuabada. Hanuabada village is located on the outer suburbs of Port Moresby, here cricket is played everyday from small children to their national stars, every afternoon the streets are flooded with boys playing cricket, this was also where the Liklik Kricket Competition was started in PNG. It may be for these reasons more than half of the PNG national cricket team is from Hanuabada village.

### ICC Membership

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Papua New Guinea became an associate member of the ICC in 1973,[15] shortly before the country gained independence in 1975.[7] The West Indies cricket team visited the country that year, beating the national side by four wickets.[16] The team for that match contained six indigenous players, and from this point on, indigenous players began to dominate the national team.[7]

They played in the first ICC Trophy in 1979, though they failed to progress beyond the first round.[17] They won the gold medal at the first South Pacific Games cricket tournament later in the year and have won the gold medal every time since.[7][10] After a tour of Australia in 1981,[18] Papua New Guinea had their best international performance in the 1982 ICC Trophy where they finished third after beating Bangladesh in a play-off.[19]

Papua New Guinea again failed to progress beyond the first round at the 1986 ICC Trophy,[20] though they did record the highest total in the tournament's history in their match against Gibraltar.[21] They bounced back to win the gold medal at the South Pacific Games in New Caledonia the following year.[7] They reached the second round of the 1990 ICC Trophy in the Netherlands[22] and the gold medal when they hosted the South Pacific Games in 1991.[7]

They reached the plate final of the 1994 ICC Trophy, but did not play the match as they had already booked a flight home, not expecting to qualify.[23] This has been an occasional problem for Papua New Guinea, as flights to and from the country are infrequent. They also left the 1998 ACC Trophy in Nepal early after losing their first two games, forfeiting their match against the Maldives as otherwise they would have had to have waited more than a week for the next flight. This has also meant they have rarely played overseas outside of official tournaments, the only exceptions being a visit to Fiji in 1977, a tour of Hong Kong in the early 1980s and the aforementioned tour of Australia.[7]

### Modern era

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Another international outlet for Papua New Guinea team opened up in 1996 when they participated in the first ACC Trophy in Kuala Lumpur. They reached the semi-final, where they lost to Bangladesh.[24] They played in the tournament again in 1998, but left the tournament early. They have not played in the tournament since due to the establishment of the ICC's East Asia/Pacific development region.[7] Between the two ACC Trophy tournaments, Papua New Guinea finished 13th in the 1997 ICC Trophy.[25] They failed to progress beyond the first round of the 2001 tournament in Ontario.[26] They finished third in the 2001 Pacifica Cup[27] and won the same event in 2002, beating Tonga in the final.[28]

They again won the gold medal at cricket tournament of the 2003 South Pacific Games,[29] and in 2005 played in the repêchage tournament of the 2005 ICC Trophy. They won the tournament, beating regional rivals Fiji in the final.[30] This qualified them for the 2005 ICC Trophy, where they finished 11th.[31] In 2007, Papua New Guinea played in Division Three of the World Cricket League in Darwin where they finished third.[32] They played in the cricket tournament of the 2007 South Pacific Games, where they again won the gold medal.[10]

In late January 2009, Papua New Guinea travelled to Buenos Aires to take part in Division Three of the World Cricket League where they played Argentina, the Cayman Islands, Uganda and the top two teams from Division Four in 2008. A top-two finish in this tournament would have qualified them for the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier in South Africa later in 2009, from which they could have qualified for the 2011 World Cup.[33] Papua New Guinea narrowly missed qualification, ending up in third place behind Afghanistan and Uganda.

It was third time lucky for Papua New Guinea when they contested Division Three of the World Cricket League in January 2011. Winning their first 4 matches of the tournament, they had assured themselves a top-two finish, before losing the final round robin match and then the final, both against Hong Kong.

In April 2011, Papua New Guinea took part in Division Two of the World Cricket League, held in the United Arab Emirates and came third, thus qualifying for the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in New Zealand.

In February 2013, Papua New Guinea travelled to Auckland, New Zealand, for the EAP Championship and went through the group stages unbeaten before defeating Vanuatu in the final.[34] As a result, they participated in the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE in October.

### ODI and T20I status

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Papua New Guinea finished 4th in the final qualifying tournament for the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, in New Zealand in 2014. While missing out on qualification for the World Cup, their final position allowed them to gain One Day International (ODI) status for the first time.[35] By having ODI status, the International Cricket Council (ICC) also granted Papua New Guinea Twenty20 International (T20I) status.[36]

The team played their first ODI match in a two-match series against Hong Kong in Australia in November 2014.[37]

8 November 2014
Scorecard

Hong Kong
202 (48.3)

Papua New Guinea
203/6 (40 overs)

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Jamie Atkinson 59 (79)
Assad Vala 2/17 (5 overs)

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Charles Amini 61* (67)
Irfan Ahmed 3/51 (8 overs)

Papua New Guinea won by 4 wickets
Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville
Umpires: Phil Jones (NZ) and Paul Wilson (Aus)

* Hong Kong won the toss and chose to bat.
* First ever ODI match for Papua New Guinea.

They won the first by 4 wickets, the second by 3 wickets. As on date (November-2016), they are the only country that has won its first two ODIs.[38]

Papua New Guinea's first scheduled T20I match was against Hong Kong on 13 July 2015 at the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. However the match was abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain, with no toss taking place.[39] They played their first full match two days later, against Ireland, beating them by 2 wickets.[40] With their victory against Nepal on 17 July, they became the first team to qualify for the play-off section of the tournament.[41]

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Papua New Guinea and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.[42]

Papua New Guinea crashed out early from the race of qualification for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 slated to be held in India. They finished eighth during the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland and Scotland.

In September 2017, then team coach Jason Gillespie suggested that Papua New Guinea should be added to the Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament.[43][44]

Papua New Guinea qualified for 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup to be held in India.

On the 30th of March 2021, it was announced that Carl Sandri was to be the new national coach and high performance manager for all three national squads and will oversee the high performance department and the development of talent in PNG.[45]

Papua New Guinea won the 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier, defeating the Japan national cricket team in the final. Subsequently, Papua New Guinea qualified for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup that was co-hosted by the United States and the West Indies. They were drawn in group C, along with Uganda, New Zealand, Afghanistan and West Indies. They crashed out after losing every game, ending the tournament with a net run rate of -1.268.

## Papua New Guinea Cricket Board

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Papua New Guinea Cricket Board is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Papua New Guinea. Its current headquarters is in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea Cricket Board is Papua New Guinea's representative at the International Cricket Council and is an associate member and has been a member of that body since 1973. It is also a member of the East Asia-Pacific Cricket Council.

## Home ground

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Amini Park

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Locations of all stadiums which have hosted international cricket matches within Papua New Guinea

### Amini Park

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Amini Park is a cricket ground in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.[46][47] The ground -- named after the Amini family, several of whose members have played cricket for Papua New Guinea[48] \-- has seen the men's team play Australia, the West Indies and Victoria.

The women's team played Japan in a three match series at the ground in September 2006.[49]

## Current squad

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This lists all the players who have played for Papua New Guinea in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest ODI or T20I squad. Updated as of 5 April 2023.

Name  | Age  | Batting style  | Bowling style  | Forms  | Notes

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Batters
Sese Bau | 32 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI & T20I |
Tony Ura | 34 | Right-handed |  | ODI & T20I |
Lega Siaka | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ODI & T20I |
Hiri Hiri | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ODI |
Gaudi Toka | 30 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI |
All-rounders
Assad Vala | 37 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ODI & T20I | Captain
Norman Vanua | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI & T20I |
Charles Amini | 32 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | ODI & T20I | Vice-captain
Chad Soper | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI & T20I |
Simon Atai | 24 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | T20I | Also wicket-keeper
Wicket-keepers
Kiplin Doriga | 28 | Right-handed |  | ODI |
Hila Vare | 23 | Left-handed |  | T20I |
Spin Bowler
John Kariko | 20 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ODI |
Pace Bowlers
Riley Hekure | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI & T20I |
Semo Kamea | 23 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | ODI & T20I |
Kabua Morea | 30 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | ODI & T20I |
Alei Nao | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ODI & T20I |
Damien Ravu | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | T20I |

## Coaching staff

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Position  | Name

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Team manager  |
Head coach  | Tatenda Taibu
Batting coach  |
Bowling coach  |
Fielding coach  |
Physiotherapist |
Strength and conditioning coach |
Analyst |
Specialist coach / Consultant  | Phil Simmons

### Coaching history

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* c. 2007:  Api Leka
* 2009–2011:  Andy Bichel
* 2011:  Rarua Dikana (interim)
* 2011–2012:  Brad Hogg
* 2012-2014:  Peter Anderson
* 2014:  Rarua Dikana (interim)
* 2014–2017:  Dipak Patel
* 2017:  Jason Gillespie (interim)
* 2018–2021:  Joe Dawes
* 2021–2022:  Carl Sandri
* 2022-2023:  Mark Coles (interim)
* 2023-2024:  Nathan Reardon
* 2024-present:  Tatenda Taibu

## Tournament history

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### ICC Cricket World Cup

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World Cup record

Year  | Round  | Position  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | NR
1975 | did not participate
1979 | did not qualify
1983
1987
1992
1996
1999
2003
2007
2011 | Not eligible
2015 | did not qualify
2019
2023
Total | 0 Titles | 0/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

### ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (ICC Trophy)

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* 1979: First round[17]
* 1982: 3rd place[19]
* 1986: First round[20]
* 1990: Second round[22]
* 1994: Reached plate final but did not take part[23]
* 1997: 13th place[25]
* 2001: First round[26]
* 2005: 11th place[31]
* 2009: Did not qualify
* 2014: 4th place
* 2018: 9th place
* 2023: Did not qualify

### ICC T20 World Cup

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Main article: Papua New Guinea at the T20 World Cup

ICC T20 World Cup

Year  | Round  | Position  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | NR
2007 | did not qualify
2009
2010
2012
2014
2016
2021 | First round | 16/16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.655
2022 | did not qualify
2024 | First round  | 19/20  | 4  | 0  | 4  | 0  | -1.268
Total | 0 Titles | 2/9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0

### ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier

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* 2012: 8th place[50]
* 2013: 8th place[51]
* 2015: 8th Place[52]
* 2019: Runners-up[53]
* 2022: 3rd place[54]
* 2023 (EAP Regional Final): Winners

### ICC World Cricket League

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* 2007: Division Three 3rd place[32]
* 2009: Division Three 3rd place[55]
* 2011: Division Three 2nd place[56]
* 2011: Division Two 3rd place[57]
* 2019: Division Two 3rd place[58]

### ICC EAP Cricket Trophy

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* 2009: 1st place[59]
* 2011: 1st place[60]
* 2013: 1st place[34]

### Pacifica Cup

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* 2001: 3rd place[27]
* 2002: Winners[28]

### (South) Pacific Games

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* 1979: Gold medal[7]
* 1987: Gold medal[7]
* 1991: Gold medal[7]
* 2003: Gold medal
* 2007: Gold medal
* 2011: Gold medal
* 2015: Silver medal
* 2019: Gold medal

### ACC Trophy

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* 1996: Semi-final[24]
* 1998: First round[7]
* 2000 onwards: Not taken part as now part of the East Asia/Pacific region[7]

## Records and statistics of international matches

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International match summary – Papua New Guinea[61][62]

Playing record

Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural match
One-Day Internationals | 66 | 14 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 8 November 2014
Twenty20 Internationals | 65 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 15 July 2015

Last updated 17 June 2024

### One-Day Internationals

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* Highest team total: 333 v. Namibia, 29 March 2023 at United Ground, Windhoek[63]
* Highest individual score: 151, Tony Ura v. Ireland, 6 March 2018 at Harare Sports Club, Harare[64]
* Best individual bowling figures: 6/41, Chad Soper v. Hong Kong, 6 November 2016 at Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok[65]

Most ODI runs for Papua New Guinea[66]

| Player | Runs | Average | Career span

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Assad Vala | 2,003 | 30.81 | 2014–2023
Tony Ura | 1,363 | 22.71 | 2014–2023
Charles Amini | 1,128 | 23.50 | 2014–2023
Sese Bau | 1,089 | 20.16 | 2016–2023
Lega Siaka | 931 | 19.80 | 2014–2022

Most ODI wickets for Papua New Guinea[67]

| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span

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Chad Soper | 70 | 28.35 | 2016–2023
Norman Vanua | 61 | 34.18 | 2014–2023
Assad Vala | 55 | 28.70 | 2014–2023
Semo Kamea | 33 | 26.30 | 2016–2023
Charles Amini | 32 | 43.06 | 2014–2023

ODI record versus other nations[61]

Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win

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v. Full Members
Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 March 2018 |
West Indies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 March 2018 |
v. Associate Members
Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 April 2023 |
Hong Kong | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 November 2014 | 8 November 2014
Jersey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 April 2023 |
Namibia | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 September 2019 |
Nepal | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 September 2021 | 25 March 2022
Oman | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 August 2019 |
Scotland | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 October 2017 | 8 October 2017
United Arab Emirates | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 March 2017 | 2 April 2017
United States | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 27 April 2019 | 27 April 2019

Records complete to ODI #4567. Last updated 5 April 2023.

### Twenty20 Internationals

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* Highest team total: 229/6 v. Philippines, 28 July 2023 at Amini Park, Port Moresby[68]
* Highest individual score: 107*, Tony Ura v. Philippines, 23 March 2019 at Amini Park, Port Moresby[69]
* Best innings bowling: 5/15, Damien Ravu v. Vanuatu, on 9 July 2019 at Faleata Oval No 3, Apia.[70]

Most T20I runs for Papua New Guinea[71]

| Player | Runs | Average | Career span

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Tony Ura | 1,634 | 32.03 | 2015–2024
Assad Vala | 1,274 | 24.98 | 2015–2024
Charles Amini | 1,028 | 24.47 | 2015–2024
Sese Bau | 958 | 23.36 | 2015–2024
Lega Siaka | 773 | 15.46 | 2015–2024

Most T20I wickets for Papua New Guinea[72]

| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span

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Norman Vanua | 66 | 19.01 | 2015–2024
Charles Amini | 47 | 19.27 | 2015–2024
Assad Vala | 37 | 15.62 | 2015–2024
Kabua Morea | 34 | 15.02 | 2021–2024
Chad Soper | 34 | 17.82 | 2015–2024

T20I record versus other nations[62]

Opposition  | M | W | L | T | NR | First Match  | First Win

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v. Full Members
Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 July 2015 |
Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 October 2021 |
Ireland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 July 2015 | 15 July 2015
New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 June 2024 |
West Indies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 June 2024 |
Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 July 2022 |
v. Associate Members
Bermuda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 October 2019 | 19 October 2019
Hong Kong | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 July 2022 | 22 September 2023
Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 July 2023 | 25 July 2023
Kenya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 October 2019 | 27 October 2019
Malaysia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 March 2022 | 1 April 2022
Namibia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 October 2019 | 20 October 2019
Nepal | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 July 2015 | 17 July 2015
Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 October 2019 | 24 October 2019
Oman | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 October 2021 | 7 March 2024
Philippines | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 March 2019 | 22 March 2019
Samoa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 July 2019 | 8 July 2019
Scotland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 October 2019 |
Singapore | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 October 2019 | 25 October 2019
Uganda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 July 2022 | 12 July 2022
United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 April 2017 |
United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 July 2022 | 17 July 2022
Vanuatu | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 March 2019 | 22 March 2019

Records complete to T20I #2702. Last updated 17 June 2024.

## Other records and statistics

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### First-class matches

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* Most first-class runs: Assad Vala 559
* Most first-class wickets: Norman Vanua 16
* Highest individual score: Assad Vala 144* v. Namibia, 16–19 October 2016
* Highest team score: 311 v. Namibia, 16–19 October 2016
* Best bowling (innings): Loa Nou 5/49 v. Netherlands, 16–18 June 2015
* Best bowling (match): Lega Siaka 7/54 v. Namibia, 16–19 October 2016

### ICC Trophy

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* Highest team total: 455/9 v. Gibraltar, 18 June 1986 (Tournament record)[21]
* Highest individual score: 162 by T Souter v. Israel, 20 June 1986[73]
* Best innings bowling: 5/12 by W Maha v. Gibraltar, 18 June 1986[74]

### Overall

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* Highest team total: 572/7 v. New Caledonia, 31 August 2007 (world record)[75]
* Highest individual score: 162 by B Harry v. Israel, 20 June 1986[7]
* Best innings bowling: 8/27 by Mea Steven v. New Hebrides, 1979[7]

## See also

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* Papua New Guinea national women's cricket team
* Papua New Guinea Under-19 cricket team
* Papua New Guinea ODI cricketers
* Papua New Guinea T20I cricketers

## Notes

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1. ^ T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC East Asia-Pacific region from the 2023 edition.

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* Canada
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* East Africa
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* West Africa

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* Ukraine
* Uruguay
* Vietnam

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* Anguilla
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Barbados
* British Virgin Islands
* Dominica
* Grenada
* Guyana
* Jamaica
* Montserrat
* Northern Ireland
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Sint Maarten
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States Virgin Islands
* Vatican City cricket team
* Wales

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