Assad Vala
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Full name | Asadollah Vala | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Port Moresby,Papua New Guinea | 5 August 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-armoff break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Pauke Siaka(wife) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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ODI debut (cap10) | 8 November 2014 vHong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 5 April 2023 vCanada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI shirt no. | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap9) | 15 July 2015 vIreland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 21 September 2023 vHong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,21 September 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Asadollah Vala(born 5 August 1987) is aPapua New Guineacricketerand thecaptainof the national side.[1][2]A left-handedbatsmanandoff spinbowler,he has played for thePapua New Guinea national teamsince 2005.[3]
Early career
[edit]Born in Papua New Guinea in 1987,[3]Assad Vala first represented Papua New Guinea at the under-19 level, playing in the 2004Under-19 World Cupin Bangladesh.[4]He made his debut for the senior side at the2005 ICC Trophyin Ireland, where he played sevenList Amatches.[5]
He returned to the under-19 level later in the year, playing in the Africa/East Asia-Pacific Under-19 Championship atWillowmoore ParkinBenoni,South Africa. In 2006, he played for a combined East Asia Pacific team in the Australian National Country Cricket Championship, and did so again in 2007 and 2008.[4]
In 2007, Vala played inDivision Threeof theWorld Cricket LeagueinDarwinand represented his country at the2007 South Pacific Games,[4]where he won a gold medal in thecricket tournament.[6]
International career
[edit]He made hisOne Day International(ODI) debut on 8 November 2014against Hong Kongin Australia.[7]He made hisTwenty20 Internationaldebut against Ireland in the2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiertournament on 15 July 2015.[8]
In June 2015 on hisfirst-class cricketdebut, he scored a match-winning 124not outagainst the Netherlands in the2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[9]He scored three hundreds in his first four matches, also making centuries againstIreland(120) andNamibia(144not out).[10]
In February 2018, theInternational Cricket Council(ICC) named Vala as one of the ten players to watch ahead of the2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifiertournament.[11]In June 2018, at the Papua New Guinea Cricket Awards, he won the Tony Elly Medal for the best male player.[12]
In August 2018, he was named as the captain of Papua New Guinea's squad for Group A of the2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifiertournament.[13]He was the leading run-scorer in Group A of the tournament, with 294 runs in six matches.[14]In March 2019, he was named as the captain of Papua New Guinea's squad for theRegional Finalsof the2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifiertournament.[15]The following month, he was named captain of Papua New Guinea's squad for the2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Twotournament in Namibia.[16]
In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Papua New Guinea cricket team in themen's tournamentat the2019 Pacific Games.[17]In September 2019, Vala was named as the captain of Papua New Guinea's squad for the2019 United States Tri-Nation Series.[18]In the final match of the series, againstNamibia,he scored his first ODI century, with 104 runs from 114 balls.[19]
In September 2019, he was named as the captain of Papua New Guinea's squad for the2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiertournament in the United Arab Emirates.[20][21]Ahead of the tournament, the ICC named him as the key player in Papua New Guinea's squad.[22]He was the leading run-scorer for Papua New Guinea in the tournament, with 197 runs in eight matches.[23]
In November 2020, Vala was nominated for the ICC Men's Associate Cricketer of the Decade award.[24]In August 2021, Vala was named as the captain of Papua New Guinea's squad for the2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[25]
In May 2024, he was named the captain in Papua New Guinea’s squad for the2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cuptournament.[26]
References
[edit]- ^"Assad Vala".ESPNCricinfo.Retrieved23 October2016.
- ^"PNG squad for Inter-continental Cup match against Namibia".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved17 October2016.
- ^abCricketArchive profile
- ^abcOther matches played by Asad ValaArchived18 October 2012 at theWayback Machineat CricketArchive
- ^List A matches played by Asad Valaat CricketArchive
- ^Points table for the 2007 South Pacific Games cricket tournamentat CricketArchive
- ^"Hong Kong tour of Australia, 1st ODI: Papua New Guinea v Hong Kong at Townsville, Nov 8, 2014".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved8 November2014.
- ^"ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 23rd Match, Group A: Ireland v Papua New Guinea at Belfast, Jul 15, 2015".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved15 July2015.
- ^"ICC Intercontinental Cup, Netherlands v Papua New Guinea at Amstelveen, Jun 16-18, 2015".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved18 June2015.
- ^"ICC Intercontinental Cup Results".ESPNCricinfo.Retrieved23 October2016.
- ^"10 stars to look out for at CWCQ".International Cricket Council.27 February 2018.Retrieved27 February2018.
- ^"Assad Vala, Pauke Siaka win top PNG Cricket awards".International Cricket Council.Retrieved20 June2018.
- ^"Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018".International Cricket Council.Retrieved9 August2018.
- ^"ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier A, 2018, Most Runs".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved29 August2018.
- ^"Squads and Fixtures Announced for 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Final 2019".Cricket Philippines.Retrieved22 March2019.
- ^"Barras on a mission".The National (Papua New Guinea).Retrieved3 April2019.
- ^"Athlete List for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games".Pacific Games Council.Retrieved21 June2019.
- ^"First One Day International to be played in USA".International Cricket Council.Retrieved10 September2019.
- ^"Vala century in vain as Namibia see off PNG".International Cricket Council.Retrieved24 September2019.
- ^"Barras named for qualifiers".The National.Retrieved4 October2019.
- ^"Captains enthusiastic ahead of ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019".International Cricket Council.Retrieved12 October2019.
- ^"Team preview: Papua New Guinea".International Cricket Council.Retrieved12 October2019.
- ^"ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 - Papua New Guinea: Batting and bowling averages".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved3 November2019.
- ^"ICC Awards of the Decade announced".International Cricket Council.Retrieved25 November2020.
- ^"Papua New Guinea unveil T20 World Cup squad".International Cricket Council.Retrieved24 August2021.
- ^"Papua New Guinea's Player Squad for ICC T20 World Cup".ScoreWaves.Retrieved12 June2024.