The Papua New Guinea national cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates in March and April 2017 to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs), three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) and a first-class match.[1] Two of the three ODI matches were part of the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship and the first-class match was part of the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup tournament.[2] Before the international fixtures, Papua New Guinea played warm-up matches against the English sides Middlesex County Cricket Club and Yorkshire County Cricket Club.[1][3]
| Papua New Guinean cricket team in the UAE in 2016–17 | |||
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| United Arab Emirates | Papua New Guinea | ||
| Dates | 31 March – 14 April 2017 | ||
| Captains | Rohan Mustafa | Assad Vala | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | United Arab Emirates won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Rohan Mustafa (185) | Vani Morea (120) | |
| Most wickets | Imran Haider (8) | Assad Vala (6) | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | United Arab Emirates won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Shaiman Anwar (157) | Sese Bau (69) | |
| Most wickets | Mohammad Naveed (7) | Norman Vanua (6) | |
The United Arab Emirates won the ODI series 2–1, after winnings the final match of the series by 103 runs.[4] The UAE won the Intercontinental Cup match by a margin of 9 wickets, their first victory in a first-class match since 2013.[5] The UAE won the T20I series 3–0.[6]
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rohan Mustafa (UAE) scored his maiden ODI century and took his maiden ODI five-wicket haul, becoming the third player to do this in the same ODI.[4]
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
- Alei Nao (PNG) and Sultan Ahmed (UAE) both made their T20I debuts.
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
- Shaiman Anwar (UAE) scored his first century in a T20I and became the first from his country to do so.[8]
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dogodo Bau (PNG), Adnan Mufti and Laxman Sreekumar (UAE) all made their T20I debuts.
References edit
- ^ a b c "HEBOU PNG Barramundis Squad announced for UAE Tour". Cricket PNG. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Sport: PNG cricketers in for the long haul". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "An Over of News". Yorkshire CCC. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Mustafa's rare feat seals series for UAE". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Naveed, Haider fire UAE to long-awaited win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ "Anwar 117, bowlers set up 3-0 whitewash for UAE". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ^ "Emirates Cricket Board announces team to represent the UAE". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Anwar 117* secures series win for UAE". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 April 2017.