Papua New Guinea vs Cook Islands, Match 9 — ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier
Match summary
Papua New Guinea beat Cook Islands by 49 runs in the Match 9 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin on Sun, 10 May, 2026. Papua New Guinea 204/5 (20 ov); Cook Islands 155/6 (20 ov). Lega Siaka top-scored with 80* off 50 balls for Papua New Guinea. Sese Bau took 2/22 for Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea won the toss and chose to bat.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Dickson c A Oru b S Bau | 50 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 156.25 |
| Thomas Parima b A Vala | 20 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 86.96 |
| Ma'ava Joshua Ave c & b J Kariko | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Aue Parima b L Siaka | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 138.46 |
| Cory Dickson Not out | 41 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 195.24 |
| Luca Grace c A Nao b S Bau | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Quin Stephens st H Vare b J Kariko | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Jeremiah Shields Not out | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
Extras 5 (2 b, 1 lb, 2 wd)
Total 155/6 (20 ov)
Yet to bat: James Pickering, Oscar Taylor, Jared Tutty
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lega Siaka | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Assad Vala | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 |
| Sese Bau | 3 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 7.33 |
| Alei Nao | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 |
| John Kariko | 4 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 |
| Aue Oru | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 |
| Patrick Nou | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
68 (Thomas Parima, 8.4 ov) · 78 (Hayden Dickson, 9.3 ov) · 93 (Ma'ava Joshua Ave, 13.2 ov) · 115 (Aue Parima, 15.2 ov) · 124 (Luca Grace, 16.3 ov) · 127 (Quin Stephens, 17.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sese Bau c & b Q Stephens | 22 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 137.5 |
| Tony Ura c J Tutty b C Dickson | 74 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 224.24 |
| Lega Siaka Not out | 80 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 160 |
| Patrick Nou runout (MJ Ave / J Pickering) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Assad Vala c L Grace b C Dickson | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 81.82 |
| Boio Ray runout (Hayden Dickson / A Parima) | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Ryan Ani Not out | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
Extras 9 (5 lb, 2 wd, 2 nb)
Total 204/5 (20 ov)
Yet to bat: Hila Vare, Aue Oru, Alei Nao, John Kariko
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ma'ava Joshua Ave | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Hayden Dickson | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6 |
| Cory Dickson | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 |
| Jared Tutty | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 14.67 |
| Oscar Taylor | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Quin Stephens | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 |
35 (Sese Bau, 4.1 ov) · 128 (Tony Ura, 11.3 ov) · 132 (Patrick Nou, 12.3 ov) · 146 (Assad Vala, 15.2 ov) · 181 (Boio Ray, 18.4 ov)