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'Our batters let us down' - PNG captain Assad Vala after defeat to Uganda

Vala wants PNG to pick their "energy, determination and attitude" with Afghanistan and NZ up next

06-Jun-2024•Mohammad Isam

Vala proud despite hopes of upset slipping away

The captain's two wickets threatened a huge result but West Indies' depth saw them home

03-Jun-2024•Shashank Kishore

Assad Vala to lead PNG in T20 World Cup, Charles Amini to be vice-captain

PNG will be playing their second T20 World Cup, after a winless campaign in 2021

08-May-2024•ESPNcricinfo staff

Assad Vala hopes PNG's World Cup appearance will inspire more children to play the sport

The PNG captain also called Kiplin Doriga's lower-order rearguard 'the blueprint of what we expect from him'

21-Oct-2021•Mohammad Isam

Maqsood, Jatinder help Oman lead 10-wicket rout of PNG

The huge win gives Oman a major qualification boost, putting them top of the table as well as handing them a favourable net run rate

17-Oct-2021•Saurabh Somani

Assad Vala wants Papua New Guinea to become World Cup regulars

Captain wants team to bring smiles to his countrymen who have endured a tough fight with covid-19

14-Oct-2021•Mohammad Isam

Assad Vala to captain Papua New Guinea at maiden ICC global tournament

Papua New Guinea will play Oman, Scotland and Bangladesh as they bid to reach the Super 12

10-Sep-2021•ESPNcricinfo staff

PNG crush Namibia after Tony Ura, Assad Vala set platform with century stand

Namibia's net run-rate takes a hit too as they lose their second in a row, this one by 81 runs

20-Oct-2019•The Report by Peter Della Penna in Dubai

Holder and Brathwaite ward off PNG threat

For a few moments, West Indies looked in danger of losing to Papua New Guinea, chasing a target of 201. But their captain Jason Holder took charge to lead the team across the line

08-Mar-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Mustafa's rare feat seals series for UAE

UAE captain Rohan Mustafa became the third player in ODI history to score a century and take five wickets in the same innings as PNG crumbled to a 103-run loss in the series decider in Abu Dhabi

04-Apr-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Vala stars in PNG's series-levelling win

The win helped consolidate PNG's second position in the ICC WCL table, while UAE, who slumped to their eighth loss in 10 matches, are placed seventh in the eight-team championship

02-Apr-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Gavera, Vanua set up PNG's sixth straight win

Fast bowlers Norman Vanua and Willie Gavera took three wickets each and played leading roles during a collapse in which Namibia lost six wickets for 57 runs in Port Moresby

23-Oct-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

Vala ton sets up PNG's first home I-Cup win

Stand-in captain Assad Vala scored an unbeaten 144 in the first innings to set up Papua New Guinea's 199-run rout of Namibia at Port Moresby, their first I-Cup win at home

19-Oct-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

O'Brien brothers carry Ireland past PNG

Ireland maintained their flawless run in the current edition of the Intercontinental Cup, once again claiming the maximum 20 points with a 146-run win over Papua New Guinea

03-Feb-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

PNG steal two-wicket win in 233 chase

Papua New Guinea registered a slender two-wicket win against Nepal in Abu Dhabi, by chasing down 233 with only three balls to spare

16-Nov-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Dominant PNG progress to knockouts with easy win

Papua New Guinea progressed to the knockout stages with a dominant eight-wicket win against Nepal

17-Jul-2015•The Report by Peter Della Penna in Malahide

Vala ton scripts historic win for Papua New Guinea

An unbeaten 124 from Assad Vala powered Papua New Guinea to victory in their maiden first-class game, beating Netherlands by five wickets in the Intercontinental Cup fixture

18-Jun-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Vanua bowls PNG past Hong Kong in three-day game

Medium pacer Norman Vanua's 5 for 36 sealed a 133-run win for Papua New Guinea over Hong Kong in a three-day tour match in Townsville, Australia on Thursday

13-Nov-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

Shaiman Anwar ton steamrolls Nepal

A round-up of all the World Cup 2015 qualifiers on January 13, 2013

13-Jan-2014•ESPNcricinfo staff

PNG, Vanuatu surge into final

A round-up of the third day's matches and semi-finals at the ICC East Asia-Pacific Region Division One Twenty20 tournament

06-Jul-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

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