# Cricket at the 2015 Pacific Games – Men's tournament

A men's 20-over cricket tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, was held from 14 to 18 July 2015. Played at Amini Park and the Colts Cricket Ground, it was preceded by the women's tournament at the same venues the previous week.
Vanuatu were undefeated throughout the tournament, defeating Papua New Guinea in the final to win the gold medal for the first time (and become the first country other than PNG to win a gold medal in men's Pacific Games cricket). Tonga defeated New Caledonia in the bronze-medal play-off. Only four teams participated in the tournament, the same as at the 2011 tournament and two less than in the women's tournament. Because the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier was held at the same time, Papua New Guinea fielded a development squad at the Pacific Games, coached by John Ovia. Fiji and Samoa did not send men's teams, despite both their women's teams competing in the games. Cricket Fiji cited logistical reasons for not sending a team, stating their need to focus on their participation at the 2015 WCL Division Six tournament.

## Group stage

* Qualified for the final.
* Qualified for the preliminary final.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | Pts | NRR |
| Vanuatu | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | +4.238 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +4.485 |
| Tonga | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | –2.256 |
| New Caledonia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | –6.607 |
* 14 July Scorecard
| Vanuatu 172/9 (20 overs) | v | Papua New Guinea 144/6 (20 overs) |
* Vanuatu won by 28 runs Amini Park, Port Moresby
* Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.
* 14 July Scorecard
| Tonga 176 (19.4 overs) | v | New Caledonia 139/6 (20 overs) |
* Tonga won by 37 runs Colts Cricket Ground, Port Moresby
* Tonga won the toss and elected to bat.
* 14 July Scorecard
| Papua New Guinea 259/3 (20 overs) | v | New Caledonia 34 (9.4 overs) |
* PNG won by 225 runs Amini Park, Port Moresby
* 14 July Scorecard
| Tonga 55 (15.4 overs) | v | Vanuatu 58/0 (3.1 overs) |
* Vanuatu won by 10 wickets Colts Cricket Ground, Port Moresby
* Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 15 July Scorecard
| Vanuatu 285/7 (20 overs) | v | New Caledonia 51 (14.2 overs) |
* Vanuatu won by 234 runs Amini Park, Port Moresby
* Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.
* 15 July Scorecard
| Papua New Guinea 190/9 (20 overs) | v | Tonga 76 (20 overs) |
* PNG won by 114 runs Colts Cricket Ground, Port Moresby
* PNG won the toss and elected to bat.
* 15 July Scorecard
| Vanuatu 115/9 (20 overs) | v | Papua New Guinea 108/9 (20 overs) |
* Vanuatu won by 7 runs Amini Park, Port Moresby
* Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.
* 15 July Scorecard
| Tonga 222/3 (20 overs) | v | New Caledonia 162 (19.3 overs) |
* Tonga won by 60 runs Colts Cricket Ground, Port Moresby
* Tonga won the toss and elected to bat.
* 17 July Scorecard
| New Caledonia 40 (15.3 overs) | v | Papua New Guinea 41/0 (3.2 overs) |
* PNG won by 10 wickets Colts Cricket Ground, Port Moresby
* New Caledonia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 17 July Scorecard
| Tonga 108/8 (20 overs) | v | Vanuatu 110/7 (16.3 overs) |
* Vanuatu won by 3 wickets Amini Park, Port Moresby
* Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bowl.
* 17 July Scorecard
| Tonga 83 (19.3 overs) | v | Papua New Guinea 84/2 (10.2 overs) |
* PNG won by 8 wickets Amini Park, Port Moresby
* Tonga won the toss and elected to bat.
* 17 July Scorecard
| Vanuatu 195/9 (20 overs) | v | New Caledonia 122/8 (20 overs) |
* Vanuatu won by 73 runs Colts Cricket Ground, Port Moresby
* Vanuatu won the toss and elected to bat.

## Finals
### Preliminary final (2nd vs 3rd)

* 18 July Scorecard
| Papua New Guinea 176/5 (20 overs) | v | Tonga 108/5 (20 overs) |
* PNG won by 68 runs Amini Park, Port Moresby
* PNG won the toss and elected to bat

### Bronze-medal playoff

* 18 July Scorecard
| New Caledonia 163/8 (20 overs) | v | Tonga 164/3 (19.2 overs) |
* Tonga won by 7 wickets Colts Cricket Ground, Port Moresby
* New Caledonia won the toss and elected to bat.

### Final

* 18 July Scorecard
| Papua New Guinea 98 (19.3 overs) | v | Vanuatu 101/6 (17.1 overs) |
* Vanuatu won by 4 wickets Amini Park, Port Moresby
* PNG won the toss and elected to bat.

## Statistics
### Most runs

The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored and then by batting average.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
| Riley Hekure | Papua New Guinea | 386 | 7 | 55.14 | 139 | 2 | 0 |
| Aloisio Pau'u | Tonga | 261 | 8 | 34.33 | 60 | 0 | 1 |
| Nalin Nipiko | Vanuatu | 219 | 6 | 36.50 | 105 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Kila | Papua New Guinea | 187 | 7 | 31.17 | 74 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Amini | Papua New Guinea | 177 | 5 | 35.40 | 80 | 0 | 2 |
Source: CricHQ

### Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | SR | Econ | BBI |
| Patrick Matautaava | Vanuatu | 19.0 | 15 | 6.20 | 7.60 | 4.89 | 4/25 |
| Kabua Morea | Papua New Guinea | 24.0 | 12 | 10.67 | 12.00 | 5.33 | 4/20 |
| Jason Kila | Papua New Guinea | 17.3 | 10 | 8.60 | 10.50 | 4.91 | 3/7 |
| Alei Nao | Papua New Guinea | 23.0 | 10 | 9.20 | 13.80 | 4.00 | 4/0 |
| Nosaina Pokana | Papua New Guinea | 14.4 | 9 | 7.11 | 9.78 | 4.36 | 3/11 |
Source: CricHQ