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Tag: Papua New Guinea

Specials – When Papua New Guinea defeated Bangladesh

With Papua New Guinea about to take on Bangladesh at the T20 World Cup later today, it is a good time to revisit the first meeting between the two countries. Almost four decades earlier, in the English summer of 1982, the two teams were part of the 60-over ICC Trophy, as the World Cup Qualifier […]

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Record Book – Papua New Guinea’s T20I numbers

Papua New Guinea are all set to play their first major global tournament, as they take on Oman in the opening clash of the men’s T20 World Cup today. The Barramundis, as the spirited Pacific Islanders are known as, will also face Scotland and Bangladesh as they bid to enter the Super 12 stage. As […]

Read More Record Book – Papua New Guinea’s T20I numbers

In Focus – Pacific quartet set for T20 battle in Fiji

  The ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific (EAP) Qualifier Group A is set to commence tomorrow, with four Pacific nations – hosts Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Vanuatu – vying for two spots at next year’s EAP Regional Final, which will be another stepping stone towards qualification for the 2020 World T20 in Australia.  […]

Read More In Focus – Pacific quartet set for T20 battle in Fiji

In Focus – A historic win on home soil for the Barramundis

  The Papua New Guinea (PNG) national team, popularly known as the Barramundis, bounced back from defeat in style to win the second World Cricket League match against Scotland at Amini Park in Port Moresby last Sunday. Having gone down by 101 runs in the first game, they thus had the satisfaction of recording their […]

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Specials – When the World Cup champions touched down in Papua New Guinea

  The West Indies were scheduled to tour Australia for a much-awaited Test series just four months after winning the inaugural World Cup in England in 1975. Australia, led by Ian Chappell, had been their opponents in the World Cup final at Lord’s, a memorable match that ended in a 17-run win for Clive Lloyd’s […]

Read More Specials – When the World Cup champions touched down in Papua New Guinea

Who Would Have Thought It – The day the Barramundis ran amok

  As many as 16 teams took part in the 1986 ICC Trophy in England, vying for the single spot available for non-Test nations in the 1987 World Cup. It was Zimbabwe who ultimately made it, defeating the Netherlands in the final to qualify for their second successive World Cup.   The tournament featured plenty […]

Read More Who Would Have Thought It – The day the Barramundis ran amok

Review – Associate cricket’s best moments from 2015

  Even as the ICC continued with its blinkered outlook towards the non-Test playing nations, there were plenty of encouraging signs throughout 2015 that underlined the rising stock of Associate cricket.   The World Cup saw a string of exciting performances from the four Associate teams involved, with Ireland producing their best display at the […]

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In Focus – Barramundis take another significant stride

  The Papua New Guinea national team, also known as the Barramundis, wrote a new chapter in their cricketing history when they defeated Netherlands by five wickets in their opening Intercontinental Cup match at the VRA Ground in Amstelveen yesterday.   The ongoing edition of the Intercontinental Cup, slated to reach its climax at the […]

Read More In Focus – Barramundis take another significant stride

REVIEW – Barramundis announce themselves on the ODI scene

  Papua New Guinea’s spirited cricketers created history in Townsville as they became the first team to win their first two One-Day International matches. The Barramundis, as they are known, beat Hong Kong 2-0 in their maiden ODI series at the Tony Ireland Stadium, Australia’s newest international venue.   Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea […]

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