Nalin Nipiko

Last updated

Nalin Nipiko
Personal information
Born (1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 28)
BattingRight handed
International information
National side
T20I debut(cap  7)22 March 2019 v  PNG
Last T20I23 July 2023 v  Japan
Career statistics
Competition T20I LA
Matches145
Runs scored312133
Batting average 26.0026.60
100s/50s0/20/1
Top score6277
Balls bowled236150
Wickets 242
Bowling average 12.9568.50
5 wickets in innings 10
10 wickets in match00
Best bowling5/192/37
Catches/stumpings 4/–0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 July 2023
Medal record
Representing Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Men's Cricket
Pacific Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Port Moresby 20 over cricket
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Apia Twenty20 International

Nalin Nipiko (born 21 September 1995) is a Vanuatuan cricketer who is the current captain of the Vanuatu national cricket team. [1] [2] He started his career in 2009, playing for the under-15 team. [3] He played in the 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six tournament. [4]

Contents

Career

In March 2018, he was named in Vanuatu's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia. [5] In August 2018, he was named in Vanuatu's squad for Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament. [6]

In March 2019, he was named in the Vanuatuan squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament. [7] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Papua New Guinea on 22 March 2019. [8] During the Regional Finals, he scored 124 runs and took five wickets in the four matches he played, [9] and was named the Player of the Tournament. [10]

In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Vanuatu cricket team in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games. [11] In September 2019, he was named in Vanuatu's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament. [12] He made his List A debut, against Canada, in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 17 September 2019. [13] He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer for Vanuatu, with 133 runs in five matches. [14]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vanuatu national cricket team</span> Cricket team

The Vanuatu national cricket team is the men's team that represents Vanuatu in international cricket. The team is organised by the Vanuatu Cricket Association, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1995 and an associate member in 2009. Vanuatu made its international debut at the 1979 Pacific Games, at which time the country was still known as the New Hebrides. The majority of the team's matches have come against other members of the ICC East Asia-Pacific region, including both at ICC regional tournaments and at the cricket events at the Pacific Games.

Andrew Mansale is a Vanuatuan cricketer and a former captain of the Vanuatu national cricket team.

Jelany Chilia is a Vanuatuan cricketer. He played in the 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six tournament.

Patrick Kaltaneaki Matautaava is a Vanuatuan cricketer. He played in the 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six tournament.

Jonathon Dunn is a Vanuatuan cricketer.

Worford Kalworai is a Vanuatuan cricketer. He played in the 2013 ICC World Cricket League Division Six tournament.

Sekove Ravoka is a Fijian cricketer and a former captain of the Fiji cricket team. Outside of cricket, Ravoka is also a police officer, having joined the Fiji Police Force in July 2020.

Joshua Rasu is a Vanuatuan cricketer. He played in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six tournament. In March 2018, he was named in Vanuatu's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.

Apolinaire Liplip Stephen is a Vanuatuan cricketer.

Ronald Tari is a Vanuatuan cricketer. He played in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Six tournament.

Callum Charles Blake is a Vanuatu cricketer. Blake was born and raised in Vanuatu. He moved to Brisbane, Australia, to attend secondary school at Anglican Church Grammar School. Blake made his international debut for Vanuatu at the 2014 ICC East Asia-Pacific Men's Championship.

Clement Tommy is a Vanuatuan cricketer. He played in the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament. He was in Vanuatu's squad for Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament. In March 2019, he was named in the Vanuatuan squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against the Philippines on 24 March 2019.

The 2018–19 international cricket season was from September 2018 to April 2019. 34 Test matches, 92 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 74 Twenty20 International (T20Is), as well as 28 Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs) and 130 Women's Twenty20 Internationals (WT20Is), were played during this period. The season started with India leading the Test cricket rankings, England leading the ODI rankings and Pakistan leading the Twenty20 rankings. In October 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced separate rankings for women's ODIs and T20Is for the first time, with Australia women leading both tables.

The 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier was the tournament played in Fiji and Philippines as part of qualification process for the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup.

Williamsing Nalisa is a Vanuatuan cricketer. In April 2018, he was named in Vanuatu's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia. He played in Vanuatu's opening match of the tournament, against Jersey.

Wesley Viraliliu is a Vanuatuan cricketer. He played in the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament.

Jamal Vira is a Vanuatu cricketer. He played in the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament.

Gilmour Kaltongga is a Vanuatuan cricketer who plays for the Vanuatu cricket team. In March 2019, he was named in the Vanuatuan squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Papua New Guinea on 22 March 2019.

Zechariah Kalo Shem is a Vanuatuan cricketer who plays for the Vanuatu cricket team.

Selina Solman is a Vanuatuan cricketer and the current captain of the Vanuatu women's cricket team. She was the first female cricketer from Vanuatu to play grade cricket in Australia. She also played for the East Asia-Pacific team in the Australian Country Cricket Championships, with the International Cricket Council (ICC) calling her a "crucial player for the team".

References

  1. ↑ "Nalin Nipiko". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Nalin Nipiko succeeds Andrew Mansale as Vanuatu captain". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Nalin Nipiko". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "ICC World Cricket League Division Six, Nigeria v Vanuatu at St Brelade, Jul 21, 2013". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "VCA announce team for World Cricket League division 4". The Vanuatu Independent. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Squads and Fixtures Announced for 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Final 2019". Cricket Philippines. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "2nd Match, ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Final at Port Moresby, Mar 22 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Final, 2018/19 - Vanuatu: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "PNG qualify for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "Athlete List for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games". Pacific Games Council. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "National team update". Vanuatu Cricket Association. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  13. ↑ "3rd Match, CWC Challenge League Group A at Kuala Lumpur, Sep 17 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "CWC Challenge League Group A, 2019-2021/22 - Vanuatu: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.