Papua New Guinea cricket team stats and records

Data through 18 May 2026Last updated 18 May 2026

In the data, Papua New Guinea won 67 of 161 matches between 2013 and 2026 (42.7% of matches with a result). Their best format by win rate is Other T20: 8 wins and 6 defeats (57.1%). Assad Vala has scored the most runs for them in the data (4,463).

Matches

161

2013–2026

Won

Lost

Win %

42.7%

matches with a result

Tied / drawn / NR

1 / 0 / 3

Papua New Guinea results by format

Results by format
Format	Played	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Win %	Years
ODIs	56	11	44	1	0	20.0%	2016–2023
T20Is	64	34	29	0	1	54.0%	2015–2026
First-class	2	1	1	0	0	50.0%	2016–2016
List A	25	13	10	0	2	56.5%	2015–2025
Other T20	14	8	6	0	0	57.1%	2013–2018

Win percentage by year

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Papua New Guinea: win percentage by year (matches with a result)
Year	Win %
2013	33.3
2015	66.7
2016	63.6
2017	16.7
2018	54.5
2019	48.0
2021	0.0
2022	27.6
2023	57.9
2024	50.0
2025	16.7
2026	83.3

Years with at least 3 matches with a result.

Papua New Guinea head to head

Record against each opponent (5+ matches)
Opponent	Played	Won	Lost	Other
vs Nepal	15	4	11	0
vs United Arab Emirates	13	5	8	0
vs United States of America	11	3	7	1
vs Oman	11	1	10	0
vs Scotland	9	0	9	0
vs Namibia	9	2	7	0
vs Hong Kong	8	4	4	0
vs Malaysia	6	4	2	0
vs Vanuatu	5	5	0	0

Highest and lowest totals by Papua New Guinea

Highest totals
Team	Score	Overs	Against	Date	Result
Papua New Guinea	311		Namibia	16 Oct 2016	Won
Papua New Guinea	299/3	41.4	Qatar	1 Oct 2024	Won
Papua New Guinea	292/8	50	Nepal	25 Mar 2022	Won
Papua New Guinea	283/7	48.4	Nepal	26 Mar 2022	Won
Papua New Guinea	280/9	50	Jersey	1 Apr 2023	Lost

Lowest all-out totals
Team	Score	Overs	Against	Date	Result
Papua New Guinea	77	19.1	Uganda	5 Jun 2024	Lost
Papua New Guinea	78	19.4	New Zealand	17 Jun 2024	Lost
Papua New Guinea	82	19.1	Nepal	10 Sep 2021	Lost
Papua New Guinea	86	16.4	Oman	10 Oct 2025	Lost
Papua New Guinea	95	32	Nepal	13 Mar 2023	Lost

Biggest wins

Largest victories (rain-rule results excluded)
Winner	Margin	Against	Format	Date	Ground
Papua New Guinea	199 runs	Namibia	MDM	16 Oct 2016	Amini Park
Papua New Guinea	147 runs	Vanuatu	T20I	17 May 2026	Sano International Cricket Ground
Papua New Guinea	145 runs	Oman	ODM	26 Apr 2019	United Cricket Club Ground
Papua New Guinea	136 runs	South Korea	T20I	9 May 2026	Korogi Sports Park
Papua New Guinea	133 runs	Philippines	T20I	22 Mar 2019	Amini Park
Papua New Guinea	10 wickets	Vanuatu	T20I	24 Mar 2019	Amini Park
Papua New Guinea	10 wickets	Bermuda	T20I	19 Oct 2019	ICC Academy
Papua New Guinea	10 wickets	Hong Kong	T20I	12 Mar 2024	Mission Road Ground

Heaviest defeats

Largest defeats (rain-rule results excluded)
Winner	Margin	Against	Format	Date	Ground
Namibia	167 runs	Papua New Guinea	ODI	20 Sep 2022	Amini Park
Scotland	162 runs	Papua New Guinea	ODI	9 Apr 2022	Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Jersey	160 runs	Papua New Guinea	ODM	28 Aug 2025	Farmers Cricket Club Ground
Nepal	151 runs	Papua New Guinea	ODI	10 Sep 2021	Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1)
Ireland	145 runs	Papua New Guinea	MDM	31 Jan 2016	Tony Ireland Stadium
United States of America	10 wickets	Papua New Guinea	ODM	23 Apr 2019	Affies Park
Oman	10 wickets	Papua New Guinea	T20I	17 Oct 2021	Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1)
Nepal	9 wickets	Papua New Guinea	ODI	13 Mar 2023	Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground

Most runs for Papua New Guinea

Top 10 run scorers for the team in the data
Player	Team	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	HS	100s
Assad Vala	Papua New Guinea	154	4,463	31.88	84.2	144	5
TP Ura	Papua New Guinea	140	3,785	28.67	111.8	151	5
S Bau	Papua New Guinea	133	2,862	23.46	79.0	85	0
CJA Amini	Papua New Guinea	119	2,231	20.66	79.6	91	0
L Siaka	Papua New Guinea	119	1,990	17.61	89.7	90	0
N Vanua	Papua New Guinea	106	1,479	16.08	94.4	71	0
K Doriga	Papua New Guinea	77	1,116	16.17	68.6	73	0
CA Soper	Papua New Guinea	77	962	17.81	56.8	46	0
H Hiri	Papua New Guinea	53	804	18.70	68.0	77	0
MD Dai	Papua New Guinea	38	681	20.03	76.3	76	0

Most wickets for Papua New Guinea

Top 10 wicket takers for the team in the data
Player	Team	Inns	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best
N Vanua	Papua New Guinea	120	147	26.24	5.53	5/59
CA Soper	Papua New Guinea	95	119	23.42	4.52	6/41
Assad Vala	Papua New Guinea	123	111	22.36	4.65	4/25
CJA Amini	Papua New Guinea	107	88	29.01	5.26	4/1
KV Morea	Papua New Guinea	51	76	19.97	5.40	5/28
A Nao	Papua New Guinea	55	63	24.87	5.20	4/17
N Pokana	Papua New Guinea	47	59	22.61	5.31	5/14
SI Kamea	Papua New Guinea	37	48	25.60	5.80	5/38
S Bau	Papua New Guinea	73	45	31.47	5.13	3/6
J Kariko	Papua New Guinea	35	44	17.20	4.89	4/11

Grounds where Papua New Guinea played most

Most-used grounds
Ground	Played	Won	Lost
Amini Park	18	14	2
Dubai International Cricket Stadium	13	6	7
Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1)	12	1	11
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground	11	4	7
Wanderers Cricket Ground	8	0	8
Zayed Cricket Stadium	8	3	5
ICC Academy	7	2	5
Mission Road Ground	6	3	3

Latest Papua New Guinea matches in the data

Most recent matches in the data
Date	Teams	Result	Ground
18 May 2026	Japan 121/7 (20 ov) Papua New Guinea 95/8 (20 ov)	Japan won by 26 runs	Sano International Cricket Ground
17 May 2026	Papua New Guinea 207/5 (20 ov) Vanuatu 60 (14.2 ov)	Papua New Guinea won by 147 runs	Sano International Cricket Ground
14 May 2026	Papua New Guinea 130/7 (20 ov) Indonesia 92/9 (19 ov)	Papua New Guinea won by 38 runs	Sano International Cricket Ground
13 May 2026	Samoa 112 (20 ov) Papua New Guinea 115/8 (20 ov)	Papua New Guinea won by 2 wickets	Sano International Cricket Ground
10 May 2026	Papua New Guinea 204/5 (20 ov) Cook Islands 155/6 (20 ov)	Papua New Guinea won by 49 runs	Korogi Sports Park
9 May 2026	Papua New Guinea 197/3 (20 ov) South Korea 61 (19.4 ov)	Papua New Guinea won by 136 runs	Korogi Sports Park
10 Oct 2025	Oman 138/7 (20 ov) Papua New Guinea 86 (16.4 ov)	Oman won by 52 runs	Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1)
9 Oct 2025	Papua New Guinea 117 (20 ov) Samoa 118/4 (18.3 ov)	Samoa won by 6 wickets	Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1)
30 Aug 2025	Papua New Guinea 145 (38 ov) Qatar 21/2 (5 ov)	No result	Farmers Cricket Club Ground
28 Aug 2025	Jersey 261 (49.1 ov) Papua New Guinea 101 (30.2 ov)	Jersey won by 160 runs	Farmers Cricket Club Ground

Competitions

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 (35)ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier (24)ICC Men's T20 World Cup (6)ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (2)

Frequently asked questions

How many matches have Papua New Guinea won?

67 of 161 matches in the data (2013–2026): 11 of 56 ODIs, 34 of 64 T20Is, 1 of 2 First-class, 13 of 25 List A, 8 of 14 Other T20.

What is Papua New Guinea's highest total?

311 against Namibia on 16 Oct 2016.

What is Papua New Guinea's lowest total?

77 all out against Uganda on 5 Jun 2024.

What is Papua New Guinea's biggest win?

By 199 runs against Namibia (MDM, 16 Oct 2016).

Who has taken the most wickets for Papua New Guinea?

N Vanua, with 147 wickets in the data.

Coverage: Cricsheet data only (from the early 2000s). Matches against Afghanistan are not included.

Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Definitions: methodology.