# Papua New Guinea at the Men's T20 World Cup

The Papua New Guinea national cricket team is one of the associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), they are nicknamed as the Barramundis. Papua New Guinea qualified for their maiden T20 World Cup in 2021, after finishing as runners-up of the 2019 qualifier, the team failed to make it past the first round. They made their reappearance at the tournament in the 2024 edition. In two editions that they have participated, the team is yet to register a win in World Cup.

## T20 World Cup record

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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab | Cap. | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | First round | 16/16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Assad Vala | 18 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Group stage | 19/20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Assad Vala | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 72 | 51 | 18 | 0 | 3 |
* ↑ WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition.
* ↑ Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

### Record by opponents

| Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2021 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2024 |
| Oman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2021 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2021 |
| Uganda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2024 |
| West Indies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2024 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Source: Last Updated: 17 June 2024 ||||||||||

## Tournament results
### Oman & UAE 2021
#### Squad

* Assad Vala (c)
* Charles Amini
* Simon Atai (wk)
* Sese Bau
* Kiplin Doriga (wk)
* Jack Gardner
* Hiri Hiri
* Jason Kila
* Kabua Morea
* Nosaina Pokana
* Damien Ravu
* Lega Siaka
* Chad Soper
* Gaudi Toka
* Tony Ura
* Norman Vanua
* 2021 kit

#### Results

| Event | First round (Group B) | First round (Group B) | First round (Group B) | First round (Group B) | Super 12 | Super 12 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2021 | Oman L by 10 wickets | Scotland L by 17 runs | Bangladesh L by 84 runs | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | First round |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||||||

### United States & West Indies 2024
#### Squad

* Assad Vala (c)
* Charles Amini (vc)
* Sese Bau
* Kiplin Doriga (wk)
* Jack Gardner
* Hiri Hiri
* Semo Kamea
* John Kariko
* Kabua Morea
* Alei Nao
* Lega Siaka
* Chad Soper
* Tony Ura
* Norman Vanua
* Hila Vare (wk)
* 2024 kit

#### Results

| Event | Group stage (Group C) | Group stage (Group C) | Group stage (Group C) | Group stage (Group C) | Group stage (Group C) | Super 8 | Super 8 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2024 | West Indies L by 5 wickets | Uganda L by 3 wickets | Afghanistan L by 7 wickets | New Zealand L by 7 wickets | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Group stage |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||||