Papua New Guinea Cricket Team
2020 T20 World Cup prospects fade, as alternatives sought
A board official says hosting it this October would be 'too big a risk'
May 17, 2024
ICC Under-19 East Asia-Pacific Regional Qualifier
Papua New Guinea suspends ten Under-19 players for a year
The sanction is in relation to their conduct in Japan, where they were favourites to win a qualifying tournament for the Under-19 World Cup; however, 10 players missed a crucial game against Japan
May 17, 2024
Under-19 World Cup
Japan qualify for 2020 U-19 World Cup after Papua New Guinea forfeiture
PNG forfeited the match after its board suspended 11 of its 14 players 'for internal disciplinary reasons'
May 17, 2024
ICC World Cricket League, Division 2, 2019
Namibia claim Division 2 title with maiden ODI victory
PNG beat USA in third-place playoff, while Canada put it across Hong Kong
May 10, 2024
WCL Division Two, day five, Windhoek
Namibia, PNG secure ODI status after wins over HK and Oman
Canada needed to restrict USA to 211 if they were to regain ODI status, but USA's last-wicket pair denied them with a boundary in the final over
May 18, 2024
ICC World Cricket League, Division 2, 2019
Oman continue dominance with win over Hong Kong
USA brush aside PNG to notch second win while Namibia overpower Canada
May 12, 2024
World Cricket League Division Two
Ali Khan five-for turns Namibia chase upside down in two-run thriller for USA
Oman comfortably overcame Canada and PNG held their nerve against Hong Kong on the second day of the World Cricket League tournament
May 17, 2024
ICC World Cricket League, Division 2, 2019
Oman ride on Mohammad Nadeem's sizzling form to overcome USA
Anshy Rath stars in Hong Kong's win over Canada while Namibia squeeze past PNG in low-scoring thriller
May 17, 2024
Women's World T20 Qualifier, Semi-finals
Bangladesh, Ireland secure Women's World T20 berths
Bangladesh will aim to build on their Asia Cup success as they square off against Ireland in Saturday's final
May 17, 2024
Hong Kong v Papua New Guinea, World Cup qualifier, 9th place playoff, Harare
Norman Vanua, Charles Amini help PNG defend 200
The two bowlers claimed four wickets each to consign Hong Kong to a 58-run loss and the last spot in the World Cup qualifier
May 12, 2024
World Cup Qualifier 2018
The painfully small margins in Associate cricket
Nepal has gained ODI status for the first time winning absolute nail-biters, but the teams that lost by such small margins also deserve a shot at more funding and better recognition
May 13, 2024
Nepal v Papua New Guinea, World Cup Qualifier, Bulawayo
Nepal claim ODI status for the first time
Dipendra Singh Airee was front and centre on this historic occasion, claiming 4 for 15 to knock the opposition over for 114 and then leading the chase with a 58-ball half-century
May 11, 2024
Netherlands v PNG, World Cup Qualifiers, Harare
Netherlands stay afloat with comfortable victory
Netherlands needed to win this game to have any chance of staying in contention for a place in World Cup 2019. They did that.
May 10, 2024
Papua New Guinea v West Indies, World Cup Qualifier, Harare
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
May 13, 2024
Ireland v PNG, World Cup Qualifiers, Harare
Ireland get past PNG despite Ura brilliance
Tony Ura, the Papua New Guinea opener, hit 151 off 142 balls. The rest of his team managed 74 among them
May 14, 2024
PNG v UAE, World Cup Qualifiers, Harare
UAE open campaign with breezy victory
Seamer Mohammad Naveed contributed much to PNG's slide, taking career-best ODI figures of 5 for 28
May 10, 2024
Canada v Papua New Guinea, Under-19 World Cup, 9th place play-off, Lincoln
Akash Gill's 120 leads Canada past PNG
The chase was on with PNG at 140 for 2 in the 55th over, but they collapsed to 185 all out
May 18, 2024
Australia v PNG, Under-19 World Cup 2018, Lincoln
McSweeney 156, Ralston 7 for 15 bulldoze PNG
Half-centuries from captain Jason Sangha and Param Uppal contributed to Australia's all-round effort, handing PNG a mammoth 311-run drubbing in Lincoln
May 18, 2024
India v PNG, Under-19 World Cup, Group B, Mount Maunganui
Anukul Roy's five-for leads rout of PNG
A second win for India in Group B has all but ensured their place in the quarter-finals of the Under-19 World Cup
May 11, 2024
ICC Under-19 World Cup 2018
'Forget telecast, nobody knew we were a cricket team' - PNG head coach
PNG will be playing a match that will be televised back home for only the second time ever and their head coach Kila Pala and the cricket board are doing all they can to make sure the kids have fun
May 12, 2024
PNG v Zimbabwe, Under-19 World Cup 2018, Group B, Lincoln
PNG crash to 95 all out in heavy defeat
Papua New Guinea threw away a solid start by losing all of their wickets for only 54 runs as their Under-19 World campaign began with a 10-wicket drubbing at the hands of Zimbabwe in Lincoln
May 14, 2024
WCL Championship
Adnan Mufti hundred in bizarre UAE victory
Kyle Coetzer made 121 off 130 deliveries in Sharjah and so dominant was his Scotland team that Kenya couldn't even match his own score much less aim for a target of 267
May 10, 2024
ICC World Cricket League Championship 2015-17
Scotland, PNG, Hong Kong secure World Cup qualifier spots
Put in to bat, Kenya were bowled out for 146 and watched their opponents bash through to the target with 132 balls to spare
May 11, 2024
ICC WCL Championship, 7th round
ODI League berth, World Cup Qualifier slots at stake in final WCL Championship round
Five teams have a lot riding on the last round of the ICC WCL Championship matches in the UAE this week, from spots in the World Cup Qualifier to a berth in the new ODI League
May 14, 2024
ICC Intercontinental Cup, 7th round
Afghanistan, Ireland prepare for Associate swansong
With the final round of matches in the Intercontinental Cup set to kick off on November 29, it will be the last time these two new Test teams will feature in Associate cricket's most important multi-day tournament
May 17, 2024
Papua New Guinea v Scotland, 2nd ODI, Dubai
Coetzer, Watt seal Scotland's 2-0 sweep
Papua New Guinea's batting underwhelmed again as they conceded the ODI series 2-0 to Scotland with a six-wicket defeat in Dubai
May 15, 2024
Papua New Guinea v Scotland, 1st ODI, Dubai, November 24, 2017
MacLeod, seamers lead Scotland to six-wicket win
Safyaan Sharif and Alasdair Evans shared seven wickets between them to bowl Papua New Guinea out for 147, and Calum MacLeod's unbeaten 60 helped Scotland easily finish the chase
May 12, 2024
Papua New Guinea v Scotland, World Cricket League Championship, Port Moresby
Dai leads Papua New Guinea to second on WCL points table
A five-wicket victory over Scotland in Port Moresby meant they are only two points behind Netherlands
May 14, 2024
Papua New Guinea v Scotland, World Cricket League Championship, Port Moresby
MacLeod 154 propels Scotland past PNG
The No. 3 batsman made the third-highest score for Scotland and led them to their third-largest ODI victory by margin of runs
May 11, 2024
UAE v PNG, 3rd ODI, Abu Dhabi
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
May 12, 2024
UAE v PNG, 1st ODI, Abu Dhabi
Shahzad, Usman swat aside PNG
Half-centuries from Ghulam Shabber, Rameez Shahzad and Muhammad Usman underpinned UAE's 82-run victory over Papua New Guinea in Abu Dhabi
May 17, 2024