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Assad Vala is a prominent Papua New Guinea (PNG) cricketer, an all-rounder known as a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-spin bowler, and the captain of the PNG national team, leading them to significant achievements like regaining ODI status. He debuted in 2014, rose through the ranks, scored a century on first-class debut, and is a key player for PNG in ODI and T20 formats, known for his solid top-order batting and useful bowling. 

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5 ఆగస్టు 1987
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Match Format Date Runs BF 4s 6s SR
Oman vs Papua New Guinea · 9th Match T20I October 10, 2025 10 15 0 0 66.67
Papua New Guinea vs Samoa · 6th Match T20I October 9, 2025 38 38 1 2 100.00
Papua New Guinea vs Jersey · Match 26 ODI August 28, 2025 0 1 0 0 0.00
Papua New Guinea vs Kuwait · Match 21 ODI August 24, 2025 10 13 2 0 76.92
Papua New Guinea vs Denmark · Match 18 ODI August 22, 2025 2 6 0 0 33.33
Kenya vs Papua New Guinea · Match 14 ODI October 5, 2024 63 62 3 3 101.61

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International Debuts

  • ODI Debut: November 8, 2014, for Papua New Guinea against Hong Kong in Townsville, Australia.

  • T20I Debut: July 15, 2015, for Papua New Guinea against Ireland in Belfast.

  • First-Class Debut: June 16, 2015, for Papua New Guinea against the Netherlands in Amstelveen. 

Career Statistics Summary

Format  Matches Runs Scored Batting Average Wickets Taken Bowling Average
ODI 66 2,003 30.81 55 28.70
T20I 63 1,274 24.98 37 15.62
First-Class 7 700 63.63 5 33.20

Records And Awards

  • Captaincy: Became captain in 2018 and led PNG to regain their ODI status in 2019 and qualify for the 2021 and 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cups.

  • First-Class Debut: Scored an unbeaten century (144*) on his first-class debut against the Netherlands in the 2015-17 ICC Intercontinental Cup.

  • ODI Century: Scored his first ODI century (104 runs from 114 balls) in September 2019 against Namibia.

  • Leading Run-Scorer: Was the leading run-scorer for Papua New Guinea in the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament.

  • Awards: Nominated for the ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Decade Award in November 2020.

  • Medal: Won a gold medal in the cricket tournament at the 2007 South Pacific Games. 

Teams Represented

  • National Team: Papua New Guinea (2014–present)
  • Other Teams:
    • Papua New Guinea Under-19s
    • East Asia-Pacific
    • Galaxy Gladiators Lantau (in T20 leagues)