RESULT

VAN vs PNG Commentary, 17 May, 2026

VAN

60/10 (14.2 ov)

PNG

207/5 (20 ov)

Papua New Guinea won by 147 runs

Over 20 17 Runs

PNG 207/5

B Ray 0(1) P Nou 18(6)

PK Matautaava 1-62 (4)

Out

B Ray 0(1)

c A Viraliliu b PK Matautaava

0.00

19.6 · B Ray c A Viraliliu b PK Matautaava 0 (1) — Patrick Matautaava to Boio Ray, no run, c A Viraliliu b PK Matautaava,

1 19.5

Patrick Matautaava to Patrick Nou, 1 run,

4 19.4

Patrick Matautaava to Patrick Nou, Four,

4 19.3

Patrick Matautaava to Patrick Nou, Four,

2 19.2

Patrick Matautaava to Patrick Nou, 2 runs,

6 19.1

Patrick Matautaava to Patrick Nou, Six,

Over 19 13 Runs

PNG 190/4

L Siaka 85(46) P Nou 1(1)

J Rasu 2-39 (4)

Out

L Siaka 85(46)

c N Nipiko b J Rasu

184.78

18.6 · L Siaka c N Nipiko b J Rasu 85 (46) — Joshua Rasu to Lega Siaka, no run, c N Nipiko b J Rasu,

6 18.5

Joshua Rasu to Lega Siaka, Six,

4 18.4

Joshua Rasu to Lega Siaka, Four,

2 18.3

Joshua Rasu to Lega Siaka, 2 runs,

1 18.2

Joshua Rasu to Patrick Nou, 1 run,

Out

A Vala 25(14)

c W Wotu b J Rasu

178.57

18.1 · A Vala c W Wotu b J Rasu 25 (14) — Joshua Rasu to Assad Vala, no run, c W Wotu b J Rasu,

Over 18 20 Runs

PNG 177/2

L Siaka 73(42) A Vala 25(13)

J Kaltapau 1-51 (4)

0 17.6

Junior Kaltapau to Lega Siaka, no run,

1 17.5

Junior Kaltapau to Assad Vala, 1 run,

PNG

Scored 150 in 17.4 overs

150

L Siaka

Scored 50 in 36 balls

6 17.4

Junior Kaltapau to Assad Vala, Six,

1 17.3

Junior Kaltapau to Lega Siaka, 1 run,

6 17.2

Junior Kaltapau to Lega Siaka, Six,

6 17.1

Junior Kaltapau to Lega Siaka, Six,

Over 17 16 Runs

PNG 157/2

L Siaka 60(38) A Vala 18(11)

PK Matautaava 0-45 (3)

1 16.6

Patrick Matautaava to Lega Siaka, 1 run,

6 16.5

Patrick Matautaava to Lega Siaka, Six,

4 16.4

Patrick Matautaava to Lega Siaka, Four,

3 16.3

Patrick Matautaava to Assad Vala, 3 runs,

1 16.2

Patrick Matautaava to Lega Siaka, 1 run,

1 16.1

Patrick Matautaava to Assad Vala, 1 run,

Over 16 8 Runs

PNG 141/2

A Vala 14(9) L Siaka 48(34)

J Kaltapau 1-31 (3)

1 15.6

Junior Kaltapau to Assad Vala, 1 run,

3 15.5

Junior Kaltapau to Lega Siaka, 3 runs,

1 15.4

Junior Kaltapau to Assad Vala, 1 run,

1 15.3

Junior Kaltapau to Lega Siaka, 1 run,

1 15.2

Junior Kaltapau to Assad Vala, 1 run,

1 15.1

Junior Kaltapau to Lega Siaka, 1 run,

Over 15 11 Runs

PNG 133/2

A Vala 11(6) L Siaka 43(31)

N Venables 0-30 (4)

0 14.6

Nicholas Venables to Assad Vala, no run,

0 14.5

Nicholas Venables to Assad Vala, no run,

4 14.4

Nicholas Venables to Assad Vala, Four,

2 14.3

Nicholas Venables to Assad Vala, 2 runs,

4 14.2

Nicholas Venables to Assad Vala, Four,

1 14.1

Nicholas Venables to Lega Siaka, 1 run,

Over 14 8 Runs

PNG 122/2

L Siaka 42(30) A Vala 1(1)

J Kaltapau 1-23 (2)

1 13.6

Junior Kaltapau to Lega Siaka, 1 run,

4 13.5

Junior Kaltapau to Lega Siaka, Four,

2 13.4

Junior Kaltapau to Lega Siaka, 2 runs,

1 13.3

Junior Kaltapau to Assad Vala, 1 run,

Out

T Ura 63(38)

b J Kaltapau

165.79

13.2 · T Ura b J Kaltapau 63 (38) — Junior Kaltapau to Tony Ura, no run, b J Kaltapau,

0 13.1

Junior Kaltapau to Tony Ura, no run,

Over 13 12 Runs

PNG 114/1

L Siaka 35(27) T Ura 63(36)

TL Cutler 1-25 (4)

PNG

Scored 100 in 12.6 overs

100

0 12.6

Tim Cutler to Lega Siaka, no run,

T Ura

Scored 50 in 33 balls

1 12.5

Tim Cutler to Tony Ura, 1 run,

6 12.4

Tim Cutler to Tony Ura, Six,

1 12.3

Tim Cutler to Lega Siaka, 1 run,

2 12.2

Tim Cutler to Lega Siaka, 2 runs,

2 12.1

Tim Cutler to Lega Siaka, 2 runs,

Over 12 12 Runs

PNG 102/1

T Ura 56(34) L Siaka 30(23)

J Rasu 0-26 (3)

6 11.6

Joshua Rasu to Tony Ura, Six,

2 11.5

Joshua Rasu to Tony Ura, 2 runs,

1 11.4

Joshua Rasu to Lega Siaka, 1 run,

1 11.3

Joshua Rasu to Tony Ura, 1 run,

1 11.2

Joshua Rasu to Lega Siaka, 1 run,

1 11.1

Joshua Rasu to Tony Ura, 1 run,

Over 11 14 Runs

PNG 90/1

T Ura 46(30) L Siaka 28(21)

N Venables 0-19 (3)

1 10.6

Nicholas Venables to Tony Ura, 1 run,

0 10.5

Nicholas Venables to Tony Ura, no run,

0 10.4

Nicholas Venables to Tony Ura, no run,

6 10.3

Nicholas Venables to Tony Ura, Six,

1 10.2

Nicholas Venables to Lega Siaka, 1 run,

6 10.1

Nicholas Venables to Lega Siaka, Six,

Over 10 15 Runs

PNG 76/1

L Siaka 21(19) T Ura 39(26)

J Kaltapau 0-15 (1)

1 9.6

Junior Kaltapau to Lega Siaka, 1 run,

1 9.5

Junior Kaltapau to Tony Ura, 1 run,

0 9.4

Junior Kaltapau to Tony Ura, no run,

6 9.3

Junior Kaltapau to Tony Ura, Six,

1 9.2

Junior Kaltapau to Lega Siaka, 1 run,

6 9.1

Junior Kaltapau to Lega Siaka, Six,

Over 9 5 Runs

PNG 61/1

L Siaka 13(16) T Ura 32(23)

TL Cutler 1-13 (3)

1 8.6

Tim Cutler to Lega Siaka, 1 run,

1 8.5

Tim Cutler to Tony Ura, 1 run,

PNG

Scored 50 in 8.4 overs

1 8.4

Tim Cutler to Lega Siaka, 1 run,

1 8.3

Tim Cutler to Tony Ura, 1 run,

0 8.2

Tim Cutler to Tony Ura, no run,

1 8.1

Tim Cutler to Lega Siaka, 1 run,

Over 8 14 Runs

PNG 56/1

L Siaka 10(13) T Ura 30(20)

PK Matautaava 0-29 (2)

1 7.6

Patrick Matautaava to Lega Siaka, 1 run,

1 7.5

Patrick Matautaava to Tony Ura, 1 run,

6 7.4

Patrick Matautaava to Tony Ura, Six,

0 7.3

Patrick Matautaava to Tony Ura, no run,

6 7.2

Patrick Matautaava to Tony Ura, Six,

0 7.1

Patrick Matautaava to Tony Ura, no run,

Over 7 2 Runs

PNG 42/1

L Siaka 9(12) T Ura 17(15)

N Venables 0-5 (2)

0 6.6

Nicholas Venables to Lega Siaka, no run,

0 6.5

Nicholas Venables to Lega Siaka, no run,

0 6.4

Nicholas Venables to Lega Siaka, no run,

0 6.3

Nicholas Venables to Lega Siaka, no run,

1 6.2

Nicholas Venables to Tony Ura, 1 run,

1 6.1

Nicholas Venables to Lega Siaka, 1 run,

Over 6 8 Runs

PNG 40/1

L Siaka 8(7) T Ura 16(14)

J Rasu 0-14 (2)

1 5.6

Joshua Rasu to Lega Siaka, 1 run,

0 5.5

Joshua Rasu to Lega Siaka, no run,

0 5.4

Joshua Rasu to Lega Siaka, no run,

2 5.3

Joshua Rasu to Lega Siaka, 2 runs,

4 5.2

Joshua Rasu to Lega Siaka, Four,

1 5.1

Joshua Rasu to Tony Ura, 1 run,

Over 5 4 Runs

PNG 32/1

T Ura 15(13) L Siaka 1(2)

TL Cutler 1-8 (2)

1 4.6

Tim Cutler to Tony Ura, 1 run,

0 4.5

Tim Cutler to Tony Ura, no run,

2 4.4

Tim Cutler to Tony Ura, 2 runs,

1 4.3

Tim Cutler to Lega Siaka, 1 run,

0 4.2

Tim Cutler to Lega Siaka, no run,

Out

S Bau 16(15)

lbw b TL Cutler

106.67

4.1 · S Bau lbw b TL Cutler 16 (15) — Tim Cutler to Sese Bau, no run, lbw b TL Cutler,

Over 4 15 Runs

PNG 28/0

T Ura 12(10) S Bau 16(14)

PK Matautaava 0-15 (1)

4 3.6

Patrick Matautaava to Tony Ura, Four,

5 3.5

Patrick Matautaava to Sese Bau, 5 runs,

1 3.4

Patrick Matautaava to Tony Ura, 1 run,

4 3.3

Patrick Matautaava to Tony Ura, Four,

0 3.2

Patrick Matautaava to Tony Ura, no run,

1 3.1

Patrick Matautaava to Sese Bau, 1 run,

Over 3 3 Runs

PNG 13/0

T Ura 3(6) S Bau 10(12)

N Venables 0-3 (1)

0 2.6

Nicholas Venables to Tony Ura, no run,

1 2.5

Nicholas Venables to Sese Bau, 1 run,

1 2.4

Nicholas Venables to Tony Ura, 1 run,

0 2.3

Nicholas Venables to Tony Ura, no run,

1 2.2

Nicholas Venables to Sese Bau, 1 run,

0 2.1

Nicholas Venables to Sese Bau, no run,

Over 2 6 Runs

PNG 10/0

T Ura 2(3) S Bau 8(9)

J Rasu 0-6 (1)

0 1.6

Joshua Rasu to Tony Ura, no run,

1 1.5

Joshua Rasu to Sese Bau, 1 run,

4 1.4

Joshua Rasu to Sese Bau, Four,

0 1.3

Joshua Rasu to Sese Bau, no run,

0 1.2

Joshua Rasu to Sese Bau, no run,

1 1.1

Joshua Rasu to Tony Ura, 1 run,

Over 1 4 Runs

PNG 4/0

S Bau 3(5) T Ura 1(1)

TL Cutler 0-4 (1)

0 0.6

Tim Cutler to Sese Bau, no run,

1 0.5

Tim Cutler to Tony Ura, 1 run,

1 0.4

Tim Cutler to Sese Bau, 1 run,

0 0.3

Tim Cutler to Sese Bau, no run,

0 0.2

Tim Cutler to Sese Bau, no run,

2 0.1

Tim Cutler to Sese Bau, 2 runs,

Out

TL Cutler 1(8)

b S Bau

12.50

14.2 · TL Cutler b S Bau 1 (8) — Sese Bau to Tim Cutler, no run, b S Bau,

0 14.1

Sese Bau to Tim Cutler, no run,

Over 14 1 Runs

VAN 60/9

TL Cutler 1(6) PK Matautaava 10(10)

J Kariko 2-11 (3)

1 13.6

John Kariko to Tim Cutler, 1 run,

0 13.5

John Kariko to Tim Cutler, no run,

0 13.4

John Kariko to Tim Cutler, no run,

0 13.3

John Kariko to Tim Cutler, no run,

0 13.2

John Kariko to Tim Cutler, no run,

0 13.1

John Kariko to Tim Cutler, no run,

Over 13 4 Runs

VAN 59/9

PK Matautaava 10(10) TL Cutler 0(0)

L Siaka 0-6 (2)

0 12.6

Lega Siaka to Patrick Matautaava, no run,

0 12.5

Lega Siaka to Patrick Matautaava, no run,

0 12.4

Lega Siaka to Patrick Matautaava, no run,

Out

N Venables 1(2)

runout (L Siaka / S Bau)

50.00

12.3 · N Venables runout (L Siaka / S Bau) 1 (2) — Lega Siaka to Patrick Matautaava, no run, runout (L Siaka / S Bau),

VAN

Scored 50 in 12.2 overs

0 12.2

Lega Siaka to Patrick Matautaava, no run,

4 12.1

Lega Siaka to Patrick Matautaava, Four,

Over 12 6 Runs

VAN 55/8

N Venables 1(2) PK Matautaava 6(4)

A Vala 1-7 (2)

0 11.6

Assad Vala to Nicholas Venables, no run,

1 11.5

Assad Vala to Patrick Matautaava, 1 run,

4 11.4

Assad Vala to Patrick Matautaava, Four,

0 11.3

Assad Vala to Patrick Matautaava, no run,

1 11.2

Assad Vala to Nicholas Venables, 1 run,

Out

W Wotu 1(3)

c & b A Vala

33.33

11.1 · W Wotu c & b A Vala 1 (3) — Assad Vala to Womejo Wotu, no run, c & b A Vala,

Over 11 2 Runs

VAN 49/7

W Wotu 1(2) PK Matautaava 1(1)

J Kariko 2-10 (2)

1 10.6

John Kariko to Womejo Wotu, 1 run,

1 10.5

John Kariko to Patrick Matautaava, 1 run,

Out

Bettan Viraliliu 2(8)

b J Kariko

25.00

10.4 · Bettan Viraliliu b J Kariko 2 (8) — John Kariko to Ala Viraliliu, no run, b J Kariko,

0 10.3

John Kariko to Ala Viraliliu, no run,

0 10.2

John Kariko to Ala Viraliliu, no run,

0 10.1

John Kariko to Ala Viraliliu, no run,

Over 10 3 Runs

VAN 47/6

W Wotu 0(1) Bettan Viraliliu 2(4)

G Frank 1-3 (1)

0 9.6

Gaba Frank to Womejo Wotu, no run,

Out

R Lekai 2(2)

runout (H Vare / L Siaka)

100.00

9.5 · R Lekai runout (H Vare / L Siaka) 2 (2) — Gaba Frank to Roderick Lekai, 1 run, runout (H Vare / L Siaka),

1 9.4

Gaba Frank to Ala Viraliliu, 1 run,

0 9.3

Gaba Frank to Ala Viraliliu, no run,

1 9.2

Gaba Frank to Roderick Lekai, 1 run,

Out

J Kaltapau 3(9)

c P Nou b G Frank

33.33

9.1 · J Kaltapau c P Nou b G Frank 3 (9) — Gaba Frank to Junior Kaltapau, no run, c P Nou b G Frank,

Over 9 2 Runs

VAN 44/4

Bettan Viraliliu 1(2) J Kaltapau 3(8)

S Bau 2-6 (2)

0 8.6

Sese Bau to Ala Viraliliu, no run,

1 8.5

Sese Bau to Junior Kaltapau, 1 run,

0 8.4

Sese Bau to Junior Kaltapau, no run,

1 8.3

Sese Bau to Ala Viraliliu, 1 run,

Out

A Mansale 16(15)

c A Nao b S Bau

106.67

8.2 · A Mansale c A Nao b S Bau 16 (15) — Sese Bau to Andrew Mansale, no run, c A Nao b S Bau,

0 8.1

Sese Bau to Andrew Mansale, no run,

Over 8 1 Runs

VAN 42/3

A Mansale 16(13) J Kaltapau 2(6)

A Vala 0-1 (1)

1 7.6

Assad Vala to Andrew Mansale, 1 run,

0 7.5

Assad Vala to Andrew Mansale, no run,

0 7.4

Assad Vala to Andrew Mansale, no run,

0 7.3

Assad Vala to Andrew Mansale, no run,

0 7.2

Assad Vala to Andrew Mansale, no run,

0 7.1

Assad Vala to Andrew Mansale, no run,

Over 7 2 Runs

VAN 41/3

J Kaltapau 2(6) A Mansale 15(7)

L Siaka 0-2 (1)

0 6.6

Lega Siaka to Junior Kaltapau, no run,

0 6.5

Lega Siaka to Junior Kaltapau, no run,

0 6.4

Lega Siaka to Junior Kaltapau, no run,

0 6.3

Lega Siaka to Junior Kaltapau, no run,

1 6.2

Lega Siaka to Andrew Mansale, 1 run,

1 6.1

Lega Siaka to Junior Kaltapau, 1 run,

Over 6 11 Runs

VAN 39/3

A Mansale 14(6) J Kaltapau 1(1)

A Nao 0-13 (2)

6 5.6

Alei Nao to Andrew Mansale, Six,

4 5.5

Alei Nao to Andrew Mansale, Four,

0 5.4

Alei Nao to Andrew Mansale, no run,

0 5.3

Alei Nao to Andrew Mansale, no run,

0 5.2

Alei Nao to Andrew Mansale, no run,

1 5.1

Alei Nao to Junior Kaltapau, 1 run,

Over 5 8 Runs

VAN 28/3

A Mansale 4(1) J Kaltapau 0(0)

J Kariko 1-8 (1)

4 4.6

John Kariko to Andrew Mansale, Four,

Out

C Tommy 19(19)

b J Kariko

100.00

4.5 · C Tommy b J Kariko 19 (19) — John Kariko to Clement Tommy, no run, b J Kariko,

0 4.4

John Kariko to Clement Tommy, no run,

4 4.3

John Kariko to Clement Tommy, Four,

0 4.2

John Kariko to Clement Tommy, no run,

0 4.1

John Kariko to Clement Tommy, no run,

Over 4 4 Runs

VAN 20/2

C Tommy 15(14) J Kaltapau 0(0)

S Bau 1-4 (1)

1 3.6

Sese Bau to Clement Tommy, 1 run,

Out

N Nipiko 0(1)

runout (P Nou / A Oru)

0.00

3.5 · N Nipiko runout (P Nou / A Oru) 0 (1) — Sese Bau to Nalin Nipiko, no run, runout (P Nou / A Oru),

Out

J Rasu 4(9)

c P Nou b S Bau

44.44

3.4 · J Rasu c P Nou b S Bau 4 (9) — Sese Bau to Joshua Rasu, no run, c P Nou b S Bau,

1 3.3

Sese Bau to Clement Tommy, 1 run,

1 3.2

Sese Bau to Joshua Rasu, 1 run,

1 3.1

Sese Bau to Clement Tommy, 1 run,

Over 3 6 Runs

VAN 16/0

J Rasu 3(7) C Tommy 12(11)

A Oru 0-6 (1)

0 2.6

Aue Oru to Joshua Rasu, no run,

1 2.5

Aue Oru to Clement Tommy, 1 run,

0 2.4

Aue Oru to Clement Tommy, no run,

4 2.3

Aue Oru to Clement Tommy, Four,

0 2.2

Aue Oru to Clement Tommy, no run,

1 2.1

Aue Oru to Joshua Rasu, 1 run,

Over 2 7 Runs

VAN 10/0

C Tommy 7(7) J Rasu 2(5)

B Ray 0-7 (1)

0 1.6

Boio Ray to Clement Tommy, no run,

0 1.5

Boio Ray to Clement Tommy, no run,

0 1.4

Boio Ray to Clement Tommy, no run,

6 1.3

Boio Ray to Clement Tommy, Six,

1 1.2

Boio Ray to Joshua Rasu, 1 run,

0 1.1

Boio Ray to Joshua Rasu, no run,

Over 1 3 Runs

VAN 3/0

C Tommy 1(3) J Rasu 1(3)

A Nao 0-2 (1)

0 0.6

Alei Nao to Clement Tommy, no run,

1 0.5

Alei Nao to Joshua Rasu, 1 leg bye,

0 0.4

Alei Nao to Joshua Rasu, no run,

1 0.3

Alei Nao to Clement Tommy, 1 run,

0 0.2

Alei Nao to Clement Tommy, no run,

1 0.1

Alei Nao to Joshua Rasu, 1 run,