RESULT
39th Match, Group C, Tarouba, June 17, 2024, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
PNG
78
NZ
(12.2/20 ov, T:79) 79/3
New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 46 balls remaining)
RESULT
29th Match, Group C (N), Tarouba, June 13, 2024, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
PNG
95
AFG
(15.1/20 ov, T:96) 101/3
Afghanistan won by 7 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
RESULT
9th Match, Group C (N), Providence, June 05, 2024, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
PNG
77
UGA
(18.2/20 ov, T:78) 78/7
Uganda won by 3 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
RESULT
2nd Match, Group C, Providence, June 02, 2024, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
PNG
136/8
WI
(19/20 ov, T:137) 137/5
West Indies won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
RESULT
Warm-up, Tarouba, May 30, 2024, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches
PNG
109/7
NAM
(16.5/16.5 ov, T:91) 93/6
Namibia won by 3 runs (DLS method)
RESULT
Warm-up, Tarouba, May 27, 2024, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches
PNG
137/9
OMA
(19.1/20 ov, T:138) 141/7
Oman won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
RESULT
2nd T20I, Kuala Lumpur, March 17, 2024, Papua New Guinea tour of Malaysia
MAS
161/4
PNG
(17/20 ov, T:162) 98
Malaysia won by 63 runs
RESULT
1st T20I, Kuala Lumpur, March 16, 2024, Papua New Guinea tour of Malaysia
PNG
206/3
MAS
(20 ov, T:207) 129/9
P.N.G. won by 77 runs
RESULT
Final, Mong Kok, March 13, 2024, Nepal tour of Hong Kong
PNG
171/8
NEP
(16.3/20 ov, T:172) 85
P.N.G. won by 86 runs
RESULT
3rd Match, Mong Kok, March 12, 2024, Hong Kong Men's T20I Series
HKG
121
PNG
(12.4/20 ov, T:122) 124/0
P.N.G. won by 10 wickets (with 44 balls remaining)
Papua New Guinea Cricket Team
Captain: Assad Vala
Coaches: Tatenda Taibu (head coach)
First international match: 1972
Cricket board: Cricket PNG
Coaches: Tatenda Taibu (head coach)
First international match: 1972
Cricket board: Cricket PNG
Papua New Guinea Men's Cricket Team History
Cricket was introduced to the country in the late 19th century by Christian missionaries, and played widely, if loosely, locally. The first recorded match by a representative Papua New Guinea team was played in 1972, against a touring Australia XI at Amini Park in Port Moresby, the country's capital. A year later PNG were formally admitted as an Associate member of the ICC.
A dominant force in the East Asia-Pacific region, especially in the shortest format, they gained ODI status - and by extension T20I status - at the 2014 World Cup Qualifier in New Zealand. Later that year, they became the first team to win their first two one-day internationals after gaining status. They were briefly relegated in 2018 after a defeat to Nepal, but reclaimed ODI status after a top-four finish in the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two.
Having been a part of every World Cup qualifier since 2013, PNG finished at the top in 2019, which earned them a place at the T20 World Cup for the first time, in 2021, though they bowed out winless after the first round.
They missed out on qualification in 2022, but topped the table in the 2024 East Asia-Pacific region qualifiers, making it to their second T20 World Cup in 2024.
Papua New Guinea Men's Cricket Team Current Ranking
T20Is: 20
Papua New Guinea Men's Cricket Team Records
ODIs: Most runs | Most wickets | Highest totals | Lowest totals
T20Is: Most runs| Most wickets | Highest totals | Lowest totals
T20Is: Most runs| Most wickets | Highest totals | Lowest totals
Papua New Guinea Men's Cricket Team Trophies and Milestones
1973: Elected to ICC as Associate Member
2014: First ODI win and series win, Townsville
2015: First T20I win, Belfast
Team Fan Ratings
Top Run Scorers
In last one year358
Innings: 17Average: 22.37
329
Innings: 15Average: 25.30
299
Innings: 13Average: 29.90
Top Wicket Takers
In last one year19
Innings: 15Average: 15.47
16
Innings: 12Average: 14.00
13
Innings: 12Average: 20.84