Assad Vala

The PNG captain also called Kiplin Doriga's lower-order rearguard 'the blueprint of what we expect from him'

The huge win gives Oman a major qualification boost, putting them top of the table as well as handing them a favourable net run rate

Captain wants team to bring smiles to his countrymen who have endured a tough fight with covid-19

Papua New Guinea will play Oman, Scotland and Bangladesh as they bid to reach the Super 12

After narrowly missing out on qualification in 2013 & 2015, PNG clinched a place in the 2020 T20 World Cup this time

Namibia's net run-rate takes a hit too as they lose their second in a row, this one by 81 runs

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

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

The win helped consolidate PNG's second position in the ICC WCL table, while UAE, who slumped to their eighth loss in 10 matches, are placed seventh in the eight-team championship

Fast bowlers Norman Vanua and Willie Gavera took three wickets each and played leading roles during a collapse in which Namibia lost six wickets for 57 runs in Port Moresby

Stand-in captain Assad Vala scored an unbeaten 144 in the first innings to set up Papua New Guinea's 199-run rout of Namibia at Port Moresby, their first I-Cup win at home

Ireland maintained their flawless run in the current edition of the Intercontinental Cup, once again claiming the maximum 20 points with a 146-run win over Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea registered a slender two-wicket win against Nepal in Abu Dhabi, by chasing down 233 with only three balls to spare

Papua New Guinea progressed to the knockout stages with a dominant eight-wicket win against Nepal

How the team went from a bunch of mentally and physically unfit cricket enthusiasts to winning their maiden first-class game in some style

An unbeaten 124 from Assad Vala powered Papua New Guinea to victory in their maiden first-class game, beating Netherlands by five wickets in the Intercontinental Cup fixture

Medium pacer Norman Vanua's 5 for 36 sealed a 133-run win for Papua New Guinea over Hong Kong in a three-day tour match in Townsville, Australia on Thursday

A round-up of all the World Cup 2015 qualifiers on January 13, 2013

Hosts Papua New Guinea cruised past an inexperienced Hong Kong team by seven wickets in the opening 50-over match of the Air Niugini International Super Series 2012 being played in Port Moresby.