(1987-08-05) 5 August 1987 (age 36) Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Batting
Left-handed
Bowling
Right-arm off break
Relations
Pauke Siaka (wife)
International information
National side
Papua New Guinea (2014-present)
ODI debut (cap 10)
8 November 2014 v Hong Kong
Last ODI
5 April 2023 v Canada
ODI shirt no.
13
T20I debut (cap 9)
15 July 2015 v Ireland
Last T20I
21 September 2023 v Hong Kong
Career statistics
Competition
ODI
T20I
FC
LA
Matches
66
43
7
101
Runs scored
2,003
839
700
2,986
Batting average
30.81
23.97
63.63
30.78
100s/50s
1/12
0/6
3/3
2/18
Top score
104
93*
144*
105*
Balls bowled
2,388
389
341
2,702
Wickets
55
27
5
69
Bowling average
28.70
15.81
33.20
26.24
5 wickets in innings
0
0
0
0
10 wickets in match
0
0
0
0
Best bowling
3/17
3/7
2/80
3/17
Catches/stumpings
34/–
19/–
6/–
46/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 September 2023
Medal record
Representing Papua New Guinea
Men's Cricket
Pacific Games
2019 Apia
Twenty20 International
Asadollah Vala (born 5 August 1987) is a Papua New Guinea cricketer and the captain of the national side.[1][2] A left-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he has played for the Papua New Guinea national team since 2005.[3]
^"Assad Vala". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
^"PNG squad for Inter-continental Cup match against Namibia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
New Guinea national team since 2005. Born in Papua New Guinea in 1987, AssadVala first represented Papua New Guinea at the under-19 level, playing in the...
2016/17: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2017. "AssadVala, Pauke Siaka win top PNG Cricket awards". International Cricket Council...
Guinea AssadVala Japan Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming Amini Park, Port Moresby Papua New Guinea by 6 wickets T20I 2168 26 July Papua New Guinea AssadVala Vanuatu...
Papua New Guinea Scotland United Arab Emirates West Indies Zimbabwe AssadVala (c) Charles Amini Sese Bau Mahuru Dai Kiplin Doriga Jason Kila Vani Morea...
Jones Chris Kent Vani Vagi Morea Kila Pala Pipi Raho Lega Siaka Tony Ura AssadVala Norman Vanua Jack Vare Davis Arinaitwe (c) Brian Masaba Deusdedit Muhumuza...
Willie Gavera, Loa Nou, Kila Pala, John Reva, Lega Siaka, Tony Ura, AssadVala, Norman Vanua and Jack Vare (all PNG) made their T20I debuts. This defeat...