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The Papua New Guinea men's national cricket team, nicknamed the Barramundis, is the team that represents the country of Papua New Guinea in international cricket.The team is organised by Cricket PNG, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1973.
The Papua New Guinea cricket team gained One Day International cricket (ODI) status in February 2014 after finishing in fourth place in the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. [1] They played their first ODI match on 8 November 2014, against Hong Kong in Australia. [2]
Cricket PNG, originally founded as the Papua New Guinea Cricket Board of Control, is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Papua New Guinea. Its current headquarters is in Port Moresby. Cricket PNG was founded in 1972 [1] and was elected an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council on 24 July 1973.
The Papua New Guinea national cricket team is one of the associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), they are nicknamed as the Barramundis.Papua New Guinea qualified for their maiden T20 World Cup in 2021, after finishing as runners-up of the 2019 qualifier, the team failed to make it past the first round.
The ground was established in 1956 and named Amini Park in 1983 after the Amini family, several of whose members have played cricket and other sports for Papua New Guinea (both the men's and women's teams). [2] [3] The ground has seen the men's team play Australia, the West Indies and Victoria.
The Papua New Guinea men's cricket team toured Oman in March 2024 to play two unofficial 50-over and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [1] [2] The T20I series provided both teams with preparation for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [3]
This is a list of all cricketers who have captained the Papua New Guinea in an official international match. This includes One Day Internationals, Twenty20 Internationals and ICC Trophy games. The table is correct as of their last ODI game which was played on September 23, 2019.
Sport in Papua New Guinea is an important part of the national culture. Rugby league is the most popular sport in Papua New Guinea. [1]Other popular sports include most football codes (like Australian rules football, soccer and rugby union) cricket, volleyball, softball, netball, and basketball.