Papua New Guinea national cricket team

Papua New Guinea
NicknameBarramundis
AssociationCricket PNG
Personnel
CaptainAssad Vala
CoachTatenda Taibu
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate Member (1973)
ICC regionEast Asia-Pacific
ICC Rankings Current Best-ever
ODI --- 16th (23 May 2019)
T20I 21st 15th (9 Sep 2016)
One Day Internationals
First ODIv.  Hong Kong at Tony Ireland Stadium, Townsville; 8 November 2014
Last ODIv.  Canada at United Ground, Windhoek; 5 April 2023
ODIs Played Won/Lost
Total 66 14/51
(1 tie, 0 no results)
World Cup Qualifier appearances10 (first in 1979)
Best result3rd (1982)
T20 Internationals
First T20Iv.  Ireland at Stormont, Belfast; 15 July 2015
Last T20Iv.  Oman at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat; 10 October 2025
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total 68 36/31
(0 ties, 1 no result)
This year 0 0/0
(0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup appearances2 (first in 2021)
Best resultFirst round (2021,2024)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances5 (first in 2012)
Best resultChampions (2023)

List A & T20I kit

As of 10 October 2025

The Papua New Guinea men's national cricket team, nicknamed the Barramundis, represents Papua New Guinea in international cricket. The team is organised by Cricket PNG, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1973. Papua New Guinea first gained One-Day International (ODI) status by finishing fourth in the 2014 World Cup Qualifier. Papua New Guinea lost both their ODI and T20I status in March 2018 after losing a playoff match against Nepal during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, a result that earned ODI and T20I status for their opponents. On 26 April 2019, Papua New Guinea defeated Oman to secure a top-four finish in the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two and reclaim their ODI status.

Papua New Guinea again lost the ODI status in 2023 after a 117-run defeat against USA.

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its Members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Papua New Guinea and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.