History
In February 1966, Prime Minister Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II banned cricket from being played except on Wednesdays and Saturdays, stating it was distracting Samoans from cleaning up after a cyclone. [7] A cricket match in Samoa in October 1977 ended in a fight in which two players were stabbed to death. According to the Papua New Guinea Post-Courier , "the row started after a player was bowled out and angrily hit the wicket with his bat". [8]
2018–present
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Samoa and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status. [9]
Samoa played their first T20I against Papua New Guinea during the 2019 Pacific Games, losing the rain-affected match by 9 wickets. [10]
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
- Papua New Guinea were set a revised target of 24 runs from 5 overs due to rain.
- First ever T20I match for Samoa with Twenty20 International status.
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Papua New Guinea at Colin Maiden Park, Auckland, New Zealand; 3 February 2001 [4] 
Nepal at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat; 17 October 2025
