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Assad Vala
Personal information
Full name
Asadollah Vala
Born(1987-08-05)5 August 1987(age 37)
Port Moresby,Papua New Guinea
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-armoff break
RelationsPauke Siaka(wife)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap10)8 November 2014 vHong Kong
Last ODI5 April 2023 vCanada
ODI shirt no.13
T20I debut (cap9)15 July 2015 vIreland
Last T20I21 September 2023 vHong Kong
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 66 43 7 101
Runs scored 2,003 839 700 2,986
Batting average 30.81 23.97 63.63 30.78
100s/50s 1/12 0/6 3/3 2/18
Top score 104 93* 144* 105*
Ballsbowled 2,388 389 341 2,702
Wickets 55 27 5 69
Bowling average 28.70 15.81 33.20 26.24
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/17 3/7 2/80 3/17
Catches/stumpings 34/– 19/– 6/– 46/–
Source:Cricinfo,21 September 2023
Medal record
RepresentingPapua New Guinea
Men'sCricket
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia Twenty20 International

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

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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

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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

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  1. ^"Assad Vala".ESPNCricinfo.Retrieved23 October2016.
  2. ^"PNG squad for Inter-continental Cup match against Namibia".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved17 October2016.
  3. ^abCricketArchive profile
  4. ^abcOther matches played by Asad ValaArchived18 October 2012 at theWayback Machineat CricketArchive
  5. ^List A matches played by Asad Valaat CricketArchive
  6. ^Points table for the 2007 South Pacific Games cricket tournamentat CricketArchive
  7. ^"Hong Kong tour of Australia, 1st ODI: Papua New Guinea v Hong Kong at Townsville, Nov 8, 2014".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved8 November2014.
  8. ^"ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 23rd Match, Group A: Ireland v Papua New Guinea at Belfast, Jul 15, 2015".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved15 July2015.
  9. ^"ICC Intercontinental Cup, Netherlands v Papua New Guinea at Amstelveen, Jun 16-18, 2015".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved18 June2015.
  10. ^"ICC Intercontinental Cup Results".ESPNCricinfo.Retrieved23 October2016.
  11. ^"10 stars to look out for at CWCQ".International Cricket Council.27 February 2018.Retrieved27 February2018.
  12. ^"Assad Vala, Pauke Siaka win top PNG Cricket awards".International Cricket Council.Retrieved20 June2018.
  13. ^"Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018".International Cricket Council.Retrieved9 August2018.
  14. ^"ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifier A, 2018, Most Runs".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved29 August2018.
  15. ^"Squads and Fixtures Announced for 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Final 2019".Cricket Philippines.Retrieved22 March2019.
  16. ^"Barras on a mission".The National (Papua New Guinea).Retrieved3 April2019.
  17. ^"Athlete List for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games".Pacific Games Council.Retrieved21 June2019.
  18. ^"First One Day International to be played in USA".International Cricket Council.Retrieved10 September2019.
  19. ^"Vala century in vain as Namibia see off PNG".International Cricket Council.Retrieved24 September2019.
  20. ^"Barras named for qualifiers".The National.Retrieved4 October2019.
  21. ^"Captains enthusiastic ahead of ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019".International Cricket Council.Retrieved12 October2019.
  22. ^"Team preview: Papua New Guinea".International Cricket Council.Retrieved12 October2019.
  23. ^"ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 - Papua New Guinea: Batting and bowling averages".ESPN Cricinfo.Retrieved3 November2019.
  24. ^"ICC Awards of the Decade announced".International Cricket Council.Retrieved25 November2020.
  25. ^"Papua New Guinea unveil T20 World Cup squad".International Cricket Council.Retrieved24 August2021.
  26. ^"Papua New Guinea's Player Squad for ICC T20 World Cup".ScoreWaves.Retrieved12 June2024.
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