| Dates | 15 – 21 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket PNG |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Host(s) |  Papua New Guinea |
| Champions | Papua New Guinea |
| Runners-up |  Australia Indigenous |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Most runs |  Rachel Andrew (145) [1] |
| Most wickets | Christina Coulson (11) Isabel Toua (11) |
The 2025 Women's PacificAus Sports Invitational was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Papua New Guinea from 15 to 21 June 2025. This was the inaugural edition of annual Women's PacificAus Sports Invitational tournament, a first-of-its-kind event that brings Pacific and First Nations cricketers together. [2] [3] This tournament was played as a part of Papua New Guinea's 50th independence celebrations. [4] The participating teams were Australia Indigenous, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Vanuatu. The tournament is hosted by Cricket PNG, and supported by PacificAus sports programme of the Australian Government and Cricket Australia. This was following the renewal of PacificAus partnership with cricket in the Pacific region. [5] The tournament was played as a tribute to the relations between Australia across the Blue Pacific. These matches were the first Women's Twenty20 International matches played in Papua New Guinean soil. [6]
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The teams competed in a double round-robin, after which Papua New Guinea won the title for finishing at top of the points table. PNG finished with four wins and one loss, and won the title by having a higher net run rate than the next placed Australia Indigenous team with equal points. [7]
Australia's High Commissioner to Samoa, HE Will Robinson said “The Australian Government is proud to partner with the Samoa International Cricket Association to help the Samoan team to attend the inaugural PacificAus Sports Cricket Invitational". [8] Previously, PacificAus Sports had supported Samoan cricket team by a visit from Australian cricketer Cathryn Fitzpatrick ahead of the 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup in January 2025, which was the first time Samoa had qualified for an ICC World Cup tournament at any level. [9] [10]
The tournament was supported by numerous sponsors and supporting partners, which included Capital Insurance, Steel Industries, MJ Electrical, Dulux, Pure Water, Boroko Motors, Brian Bell, Pacific International Hospital, Digicel, Royal Papua Yacht Club, Black Swan Security Services, Bishop Brothers, PNG Motors, BOC Gases, Guard Dog Security Services, Queensland Cricket, Business for Health PNG, Olympic Committee and Business Coalition for Women. [11]
On 18 June, the teams were welcomed by a tea reception from the Australian High Commissioner to PNG and the Special Envoy to the Pacific, Ewen McDonald at the Australia High Commission head office in Port Moresby. [12] On 21 June, the final day of the tournament, a closing ceremony was held along with the trophy presentation, which was attended by guests that included the Australian Acting High Commissioner to PNG, Adrian Lochrin, Chairman of the Motu Koita Assembly, Dadi Toka Jr, PNG Olympic Committee President, Emma Waiwai and Brett Wood of Cricket Australia. [13]
