This is a list of all the cricketers who have captained the Papua New Guinea men's team, Papua New Guinea under-19 team and Papua New Guinea women's team in an official international match. This includes the ICC tournaments, Under-19 One Day Internationals, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. This list is correct as of 30 January 2026.

Men's cricket One Day Internationals

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Papua New Guinea men's cricket team for at least one One Day International. The table of results is complete to the ODI against Canada in April 2023.

+Papua New Guinean ODI captains No. Name Year Played Won Lost Tied N/R 1 Chris Amini 2014–2014 2 2 0 0 0 2 Assad Vala 2016–2023 64 12 51 1 0 Overall 66 14 51 1 0

Twenty20 Internationals

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Papua New Guinea men's cricket team for at least one Twenty20 International. The table of results is complete to the T20I against Oman in October 2025.

+Papua New Guinean T20I captains Number Name Year Played Won Lost Tied No Result 1 Jack Vare 2015–2016 5 2 3 0 0 2 Assad Vala 2014–present 61 33 27 0 1 3 Tony Ura 2024 1 1 0 0 0 4 Norman Vanua 2024 1 0 1 0 0 Overall 68 36 31 0 1

Captains in ICC tournaments

T20 World Cup This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Papua New Guinea men's cricket team at the Men's T20 World Cup. The table of results is complete to the 2024 edition.

+Papua New Guinean captains at the Men's T20WC Tournament Name Played Won Tied Lost No Result Position 2021 Assad Vala 3 0 0 3 0 First round 2024 Assad Vala 4 0 0 4 0 Group stage Overall 7 0 0 7 0

ICC Trophy/Cricket World Cup Qualifier This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Papua New Guinea men's cricket team at the Cricket World Cup Qualifier. The table of results is complete to the 2018 edition.

+Papua New Guinean captains at the CWC Qualifier Tournament Name Played Won Tied Lost No Result Position 1979 Nigel Agonia 4 1 0 1 2 Group stage 1982 Api Leka 9 4 0 4 1 Semi-finals 1986 Api Leka 8 4 0 4 0 Group stage 1990 William Maha 7 4 0 3 0 Second round 1994 Api Leka 5 3 0 2 0 Plate round Vavine Pala 2 2 0 0 0 1997 Vavine Pala 5 3 0 2 0 13th place Charles Amini 1 0 0 1 0 2001 Navu Maha 5 1 0 4 0 Group stage 2005 Rarva Dikana 7 2 0 5 0 11th place 2014 Chris Amini 7 3 0 4 0 4th place 2018 Assad Vala 6 1 0 5 0 9th place Overall 65 29 0 34 2

T20 World Cup Qualifier/EAP regional final

Tournament Name Played Won Tied Lost No Result Position Papua New Guinea captains in the Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2012 Rarva Dikana 9 4 0 5 0 8th place 2013 Chris Amini 9 4 0 5 0 8th place 2015 Jack Vare 6 3 0 3 0 8th place 2019 Assad Vala 8 6 0 2 0 Runners-up 2022 Assad Vala 5 2 0 3 0 3rd place Papua New Guinea captains in the EAP regional final 2023 Assad Vala 6 6 0 0 0 Winners 2025 Assad Vala 2 0 0 2 0 Group stage Overall 45 25 0 20 0

Women's cricket

Women's One Day Internationals

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Papua New Guinea women's cricket team for at least one Women's One Day International. The table of results is complete to the ODI against United Arab Emirates in October 2025.

+Papua New Guinean women's ODI captains Number Name Year Played Won Tied Lost No Result 1 Brenda Tau 2024–2025 13 3 0 10 0 Overall 13 3 0 10 0

Women's Twenty20 Internationals

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Papua New Guinea women's cricket team for at least one Women's Twenty20 International. The table of results is complete to the T20I against United States in January 2026.

+Papua New Guinean women's T20I captains Number Name Year Played Won Tied Lost No Result 1 Pauke Siaka 2018 3 2 0 1 0 2 Kaia Arua 2018–2023 39 29 0 9 1 3 Ravina Oa 2019 2 1 0 1 0 4 Brenda Tau 2024–present 32 18 1 12 1 Overall 76 50 1 23 2

Captains in ICC tournaments

T20 World Cup Qualifier

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Papua New Guinea women's cricket team at the Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier. The table of results is complete to the 2026 edition.

+Papua New Guinean women's captains at Women's T20WC Qualifier Tournament Name Played Won Tied Lost No Result Position 2015 Norma Ovasuru 5 3 0 2 0 5th place 2018 Pauke Siaka 5 2 0 3 0 Semi-finals 2019 Ravina Oa 2 1 0 1 0 Semi-finals Kaia Arua 8 4 0 4 0 2022 Kaia Arua 8 4 0 4 0 5th place 2026 Brenda Tau 4 1 0 3 0 Group stage Overall 24 11 0 13 0

References

External links Cricinfo