Papua New Guinea at the Men's T20 World Cup

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. They made their reappearance at the tournament in the 2024 edition. In two editions that they have participated, the team is yet to register a win in World Cup.

T20 World Cup record

ICC T20 World Cup record											Qualification record [a]
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Ab [b]	Cap.		Pld	W	L	T	NR
2007	Did not qualify										Did not participate
2009
2010
2012											13	8	5	0	0
2014											16	10	5	0	1
2016											14	10	3	0	1
2021	First round	16/16	3	0	3	0	0	0	Assad Vala		18	15	2	0	1
2022	Did not qualify										5	2	3	0	0
2024	Group stage	19/20	4	0	4	0	0	0	Assad Vala		6	6	0	0	0
Total	0 Titles	2/9	7	0	7	0	0	0	—		72	51	18	0	3

1. WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition.
2. Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

Record by opponents

Opponent	M	W	L	T+W	T+L	NR	Ab	Win %	First played
Afghanistan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2024
Bangladesh	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2021
New Zealand	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2024
Oman	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2021
Scotland	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2021
Uganda	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2024
West Indies	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	2024
Total	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0.00	—
Source: [1] Last Updated: 17 June 2024

Tournament results

Oman & UAE 2021

Main article: 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Squad

• Assad Vala (c)
• Charles Amini
• Simon Atai (wk)
• Sese Bau
• Kiplin Doriga (wk)
• Jack Gardner
• Hiri Hiri
• Jason Kila
• Kabua Morea
• Nosaina Pokana
• Damien Ravu
• Lega Siaka
• Chad Soper
• Gaudi Toka
• Tony Ura
• Norman Vanua

2021 kit

Results

Event	First round (Group B)				Super 12		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
2021	Oman L by 10 wickets	Scotland L by 17 runs	Bangladesh L by 84 runs	4	Did not advance				First round
Source: ESPNcricinfo [2]

United States & West Indies 2024

Main article: 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Squad

• Assad Vala (c)
• Charles Amini (vc)
• Sese Bau
• Kiplin Doriga (wk)
• Jack Gardner
• Hiri Hiri
• Semo Kamea
• John Kariko
• Kabua Morea
• Alei Nao
• Lega Siaka
• Chad Soper
• Tony Ura
• Norman Vanua
• Hila Vare (wk)

2024 kit

Results

Event	Group stage (Group C)					Super 8		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
2024	West Indies L by 5 wickets	Uganda L by 3 wickets	Afghanistan L by 7 wickets	New Zealand L by 7 wickets	5	Did not advance				Group stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [3]

References

1. "Aggregate/overall records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
2. "Records | ICC World T20, 2021/22 Records | Team Match Results - Papua New Guinea". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
3. "Records | ICC World T20, 2024 Records | Team Match Results - Papua New Guinea". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.