Papua New Guinean cricket team in Hong Kong in 2016–17

The Papua New Guinea national cricket team toured Hong Kong in November 2016 to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs) matches at Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok.[1][2][3] Hong Kong won the series 2–1.[4]

Papua New Guinea cricket team in Hong Kong in 2016–17
 
  Hong Kong Papua New Guinea
Dates 4 – 8 November 2016
Captains Babar Hayat Assad Vala
One Day International series
Results Hong Kong won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Babar Hayat (159) Assad Vala (114)
Most wickets Anshuman Rath (9) Chad Soper (10)
Player of the series Babar Hayat (HK)

Squads
 Hong Kong[5]  Papua New Guinea[6]

ODI series

1st ODI
4 November 2016
Scorecard
Hong Kong 
269 (42 overs)
v
 Papua New Guinea
163 (38.2 overs)
Babar Hayat 77 (95)
Mahuru Dai 3/58 (10 overs)
Assad Vala 43 (41)
Anshuman Rath 3/22 (10 overs)
Hong Kong won by 106 runs
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Sharfuddoula (Ban) and Tabarak Dar (HK)
Player of the match: Babar Hayat (HK)

2nd ODI
6 November 2016
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
201 (45.5 overs)
v
 Hong Kong
187 (48.1 overs)
Assad Vala 70 (87)
Nadeem Ahmed 4/50 (10 overs)
Shahid Wasif 45 (69)
Chad Soper 6/41 (10 overs)
Papua New Guinea won by 14 runs
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Sharfuddoula (Ban) and Tabarak Dar (HK)
Player of the match: Chad Soper (PNG)
  • Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kyle Christie (HK) and John Reva (PNG) both made their ODI debuts.

3rd ODI
8 November 2016
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea 
244/7 (50 overs)
v
 Hong Kong
181/3 (33.3 overs)
Mahuru Dai 76* (62)
Anshuman Rath 3/25 (10 overs)
Babar Hayat 82* (87)
Lega Siaka 1/11 (3 overs)
Hong Kong won by 7 wickets (DLS method)
Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok
Umpires: Sharfuddoula (Ban) and Ian Thomson (HK)
Player of the match: Anshuman Rath (HK)
  • Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
  • A rain delay during Hong Kong's innings set them a revised target of 178 runs in 38 overs.
  • Ian Thomson (HK) stood in his first ODI as an umpire.

References
  1. "Hong Kong to host PNG for three ODIs in November". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  2. "Hong Kong to host PNG for three ODIs in November". Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  3. "PNG To Take On Hong Kong In ODI Series". Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  4. "Hayat, Rath seal series win for Hong Kong". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  5. "Hong Kong Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  6. "Papua New Guinea Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2016.


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