The selection committee of Papua New Guinea announced 15 men squad for the ICC World Cup Qualifier 2018 which will be held in Zimbabwe from 4th – 25th March 2018
https://postcourier.com.pg/barras-squad ... ualifiers/
Team 7:
Papua New Guinea Squad
Assad Vala (Captain), Vani Vagi Morea,Lega Siaka,Tony Ura,
Sese Bau,Mahuru Dai,Damien Ravu,John Boge Reva,
Alei Nao,Jason Kila,Chad Soper,Kipling Doriga,Norman Vanua,
Jack Vare-Kevere, Charles Amini Jnr
Papua New Guinea (PNG) have spent 2018 preparing for the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier, undertaking a strict training programme to put themselves in the best position for a chance of glory in Zimbabwe.PNG qualified for the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier by taking the last qualification spot in the 50-over ICC World Cricket League Championship 2015-2017, winning eight of the 14 matches. The Pacific team are no strangers to the qualifier, competing in the competition from 1979 to 2014 ( known as the ICC Trophy until 2005). In that time, they have played 59 matches, winning 28, losing 29 and two no-results.The team had an indifferent end to the ICC World Cricket League Championship, losing both round seven matches in Dubai in December 2017. They have undertaken a rigorous training programme, led by National Coach Joe Dawes, with Adelaide Strikers’ leg-spinner Liam O’Connor travelling to PNG to help the team in their training preparations and providing expertise advice ahead of the trip to Zimbabwe.
Captain Assad Vala , is looking forward to the qualifiers and what the team can bring to the table. “It means a lot to be playing in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe. We have worked really hard and given ourselves an opportunity to archive something special has a group,” he remarked.
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Performances in ICC World Cup Qualifiers :
Papua New Guinea has featured 9th time in ICC World Cup Qualifiers, it was in South Africa 2009 qualifiers when they did'nt featured, the best result came for Papua New Guinea was in 1982 ICC qualifiers in England where they were semi finalist and in 2014 qualifiers in New Zealand they ended in fourth spot out of 10 teams and got Odi status.
Recent Performances :
1) Papua New Guinea had great time in 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship, where they ended fourth in the table winning 8 out of 14 games
2)As per their current performance, they lost 2-0 odi series against Scotland in UAE