Papua New Guinea national cricket team information
Men's cricket team representing Papua New Guinea
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
ODI
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16th (23 May 2019)
T20I
19th
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
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. Malaysia at Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran; 17 March 2024
T20Is
Played
Won/Lost
Total[4]
61
35/25 (0 ties, 1 no result)
This year[5]
8
4/4 (0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup appearances
1 (first in 2021)
Best result
First round (2021)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances
5[a] (first in 2012)
Best result
Champions (2023)
ODI and T20I kit
As of 17 March 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]
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^"Papua New Guinea secure top-four finish on dramatic final day". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
^"XIII South Pacific Games 2007". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012.
^"List of Matches for Papua New Guinea in ICC Trophy Matches". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020.
^Nixon, Andrew (1 September 2007). "Papua New Guinea run riot". CricketEurope. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
^"All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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Global Information
Hong Kong at Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville; 8 November 2014
Canada at United Ground, Windhoek; 5 April 2023
Ireland at Stormont, Belfast; 15 July 2015
Malaysia at Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran; 17 March 2024
