Squads
 Nepal [10] |  Papua New Guinea [11] |  United States [12] |
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The United States also named Kyle Phillip as a travelling reserve player for the tour. [13]
The Papua New Guinea cricket team toured Oman in September 2021 to play two One Day International (ODI) matches against Nepal and two ODI matches against the United States. [1] [2] The matches were used as preparation for all three teams ahead of the Cricket World Cup League 2 series, also in Oman, which started on 13 September 2021 and 25 September 2021 respectively. [3] [4]
In the first round of matches, the United States beat Papua New Guinea by seven wickets, [5] with Nepal beating Papua New Guinea by two wickets in the second match. [6] The United States won their second match against Papua New Guinea by 134 runs, with Jaskaran Malhotra scoring the first century for the United States in an ODI match. [7] The final match saw Nepal beat Papua New Guinea by 151 runs, [8] leaving Papua New Guinea winless across all four matches. [9]
| Nepal [10] | Papua New Guinea [11] | United States [12] |
|---|---|---|
The United States also named Kyle Phillip as a travelling reserve player for the tour. [13]
| PNG cricket team against the US in Oman in 2021–22 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| United States | Papua New Guinea | ||
| Dates | 6 – 9 September 2021 | ||
| Captains | Saurabh Netravalkar | Assad Vala | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | United States won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Jaskaran Malhotra (176) | Assad Vala (61) | |
| Most wickets | Nisarg Patel (5) | Damien Ravu (3) | |
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| PNG cricket team against Nepal in Oman in 2021–22 | |||
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| Nepal | Papua New Guinea | ||
| Dates | 7 – 10 September 2021 | ||
| Captains | Gyanendra Malla | Assad Vala | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Nepal won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Rohit Paudel (127) | Charles Amini (39) | |
| Most wickets | Sandeep Lamichhane (10) | Chad Soper (5) | |
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