Hong Kong cricket team against Papua New Guinea in Australia in 2014–15
The Hong Kong cricket team and Papua New Guinea cricket team toured Australia from 8 to 13 November 2014, playing two One Day Internationals (ODI) and a three-day match.[1] It was the first ODI matches to be played by Papua New Guinea since gaining ODI status by the International Cricket Council.[2] Papua New Guinea won the ODI series 2–0.
| Hong Kong cricket team against Papua New Guinea in 2014–15 | |||
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| Hong Kong | Papua New Guinea | ||
| Dates | 8 November – 13 November 2014 | ||
| Captains | James Atkinson | Chris Amini | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Papua New Guinea won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | James Atkinson (81) | Lega Siaka (140) | |
| Most wickets | Tanwir Afzal (3) | Norman Vanua (4) | |
Squads
| ODIs | |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong[3] |
Papua New Guinea[4] |
ODI series
1st ODI
8 November 2014 Scorecard |
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- Hong Kong won the toss and chose to bat.
- Charles Amini, Chris Amini, Mahuru Dai, Willie Gavera, Vani Morea, Pipi Raho, Lega Siaka, Tony Ura, Assad Vala, Jack Vare and Geraint Jones all made their ODI debuts for Papua New Guinea. Jones had previously played 49 ODIs for England.
- Aizaz Khan, Anshuman Rath and Kinchit Shah made their ODI debuts for Hong Kong.
2nd ODI
Three-day series
Only three-dayer
11-13 November 2014 Scorecard |
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and chose to bat.
- Players per side 14 (11 batting, 11 fielding)
References
- "Hong Kong tour of Australia, 2014/15". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- "Papua New Guinea set to make ODI debut". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- "Hong Kong Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- "Sport: PNG cricket team named for historic internationals". Radio NZ. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
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