MATCH SCORECARD
Papua New Guinea v Vanuatu
17 May 2026 · T20I · Men · Sano International Cricket Ground
Papua New Guinea won by 147 runs
Toss Papua New Guinea, chose to batICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier
INNINGS 1
207/5Papua New Guinea
20 overs · run rate 10.35| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sese Bau | lbw b TL Cutler | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 106.66 |
| Tony Ura | b Junior Kaltapau | 63 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 165.78 |
| Lega Siaka | c Nalin Nipiko b Joshua Rasu | 85 | 46 | 4 | 6 | 184.78 |
| Assad Vala | c Womejo Wotu b Joshua Rasu | 25 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 178.57 |
| Patrick Nou | not out | 18* | 6 | 2 | 1 | 300.00 |
| Boio Ray | c Ala Viraliliu b Patrick Matautaava | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Extras 0 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 0)Total 207/5 (20 ov)Run rate 10.35
Did not bat: Gaba Frank, Hila Vare, Alei Nao, Aue Oru, John Kariko
Fall of wickets1-28 (S Bau, 4.1 ov)2-114 (TP Ura, 13.2 ov)3-177 (A Vala, 18.1 ov)4-190 (L Siaka, 19.0 ov)5-207 (Boio Ray, 20.0 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TL Cutler | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Rasu | 4.0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 | 0 | 0 |
| N Venables | 4.0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Matautaava | 4.0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 15.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Junior Kaltapau | 4.0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 12.75 | 0 | 0 |
Over-by-over totals
| Over | Runs | Wickets | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 32 |
| 6 | 8 | 0 | 40 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 42 |
| 8 | 14 | 0 | 56 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | 61 |
| 10 | 15 | 0 | 76 |
| 11 | 14 | 0 | 90 |
| 12 | 12 | 0 | 102 |
| 13 | 12 | 0 | 114 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | 122 |
| 15 | 11 | 0 | 133 |
| 16 | 8 | 0 | 141 |
| 17 | 16 | 0 | 157 |
| 18 | 20 | 0 | 177 |
| 19 | 13 | 2 | 190 |
| 20 | 17 | 1 | 207 |
INNINGS 2
60Vanuatu
14.2 overs · run rate 4.18 · all out| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Rasu | c Patrick Nou b Sese Bau | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Clement Tommy | b John Kariko | 19 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Nalin Nipiko | run out (Patrick Nou, Aue Oru) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Junior Kaltapau | c Patrick Nou b Gaba Frank | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Andrew Mansale | c Alei Nao b Sese Bau | 16 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 106.66 |
| Ala Viraliliu | b John Kariko | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| R Lekai | run out (Lega Siaka, Hila Vare) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Womejo Wotu | c & b Assad Vala | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Patrick Matautaava | not out | 10* | 10 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| N Venables | run out (Sese Bau, Lega Siaka) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| TL Cutler | b Sese Bau | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
Extras 1 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 1)Total 60 (14.2 ov)Run rate 4.18
Fall of wickets1-19 (J Rasu, 3.4 ov)2-19 (N Nipiko, 3.5 ov)3-24 (C Tommy, 4.5 ov)4-42 (A Mansale, 8.2 ov)5-44 (JP Kaltapau, 9.1 ov)6-47 (R Lekai, 9.5 ov)7-47 (BA Viraliliu, 10.4 ov)8-49 (W Wotu, 11.1 ov)9-59 (N Venables, 12.3 ov)10-60 (TL Cutler, 14.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alei Nao | 2.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Boio Ray | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Aue Oru | 1.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Sese Bau | 2.2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kariko | 3.0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Lega Siaka | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Assad Vala | 2.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaba Frank | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
Over-by-over totals
| Over | Runs | Wickets | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 |
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 28 |
| 6 | 11 | 0 | 39 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 44 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | 47 |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | 49 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | 55 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | 59 |
| 14 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| 15 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
MATCH CHARTS
Runs by over, wickets and phases
Papua New GuineaVanuatuWicket
Powerplay40 runs · 1 wkts · 6 overs · 6.67 an over
Middle overs101 runs · 1 wkts · 10 overs · 10.10 an over
Death overs66 runs · 3 wkts · 4 overs · 16.50 an over
Powerplay39 runs · 3 wkts · 6 overs · 6.50 an over
Middle overs21 runs · 7 wkts · 9 overs · 2.33 an over
Fours44 · 21.3%
Sixes84 · 40.6%
Other runs79 · 38.2%
Fours24 · 40.7%
Sixes12 · 20.3%
Other runs23 · 39.0%