Many of you might not have heard of a country like this, and some of you may didn’t know that they have a national cricket team. Yes, the Papua New Guinea team (PNG) started their debut ODI cricket match in 2014. It’s been 8 years since they started playing in the international cricket formats. They played their first match against Hong Kong in 2014, and since then they have been a part of ICC. These 10 players are the batsmen who scored the highest runs for PNG in the ODI cricket format. Another interesting fact is, that among these 10 scores only three of them are a century. Let’s find out about those talented batsmen and their runs.
1. Tony Ura
TONY URA is the player who topped this list, and he is one of the dew batsmen who scored a century for PNG in ODI cricket. This was his record for scoring 151 runs in an ODI match between PNG and Ireland in 2018. This game was played in the Harare ground on 6 Mar 2018, and he also scored 10 boundaries and 6 sixes.
2. Lega Siaka
LEGA SIAKA is next on the list and is one of the top-order batsmen for PNG in the ODI cricket format, which was the record for scoring the highest score of 109 runs for PNG in 2014. This happened in an ODI match between PNG and Hong Kong in the Townsville ground on 9 Nov 2014. LEGA SIAKA scored 9 boundaries and 2 sixes in this innings.
3. Assad Vala
Coming up next on the list is ASSAD VALA the captain and all-rounder of team PNG in ODI cricket, and this was his record for the highest run of 104 in 2019. This was scored in an ODI against Namibia in the Lauderhill ground on 23 Sep 2019, and he scored 7 boundaries and 4 sixes in this innings. Look down, ASSAD VALA has been placed in several spots.
4. Lega Siaka
At no.4 is once again the batsman LEGA SIAKA from PNG for his score in an ODI match which is considered to be one of the highest scores till now. This was his innings between team Nepal in the kirtipur ground on 26 Mar 2022, and he scored 90 runs in this innings with 12 boundaries and a six.
5. Kiplin Doriga
Coming next on the list for the highest score is KIPLIN DORIGA. He was one of the fierce competitors of the PNG cricket team, and this is the record for a high score of 89* runs in an ODI match between PNG and Hong Kong in 2017. He scored 6 boundaries and 3 sixes in this innings which was played in the ICCA Dubai ground on 8 Dec 2017.
6. Charles Amini
At the 6th spot is the batsmen CHARLES AMINI of team PNG and his record of highest run in the year 2022. This happened in an ODI match between PNG and Nepal in the kirtipur ground on 25 Mar 2022, and he scored a high score of 77 runs in this innings which is the 6th highest individual score by team PNG in ODI
7. Mahuru Dai
The player next on the list is the former batsman and cricketer of PNG MAHURU DAI for his performance in ODI cricket and his high score of 76* runs in an innings for team PNG in 2016. This happened in a game between PNG and Hong Kong that was played in the Mong Kok ground on 8 Nov 2016. He scored 6 boundaries and 4 sixes in this innings.
8. Assad Vala
Once again it’s the Captain ASSAD VALA of team PNG and his record for the highest recorded score of PNG in 2016. This was scored in a match between PNG and Hong Kong in the Mong Kok ground on 6 Nov 2016, and he scored 70 runs in this innings with 9 boundaries and 2 sixes.
9. Assad Vala
At no.9 is the captain ASSAD VALA again and this time it was for the highest score he had scored against UAE in 2022. This was in the 2022 ODI series and was played by PNG and UAE in the Dubai ground on 19 Mar 2022. In this innings, he scored 68* runs with 6 boundaries in a total of 97 balls.
10. Vani Morea
At last on this list is VANI MOREA who was one of the earliest players of PNG in ODI cricket, when PNG debuted their first ODI match in 2014. This was his record for one of the highest runs of team PNG and he scored 65* runs in an ODI match between Hong Kong in 2014. He also scored 5 boundaries in this innings.
