Nosaina Pokana

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Nosaina Pokana
Personal information
Born (1996-04-21) 21 April 1996 (age 25)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 19)31 March 2017 v UAE
Last ODI9 September 2021 v USA
T20I debut (cap 16)6 February 2016 v Ireland
Last T20I2 November 2019 v Netherlands
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 14 19 2 20
Runs scored 52 20 17 76
Batting average 10.40 10.00 17.00 10.85
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 11* 8* 9* 11*
Balls bowled 641 341 318 815
Wickets 20 19 2 30
Bowling average 25.15 17.26 62.00 20.93
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match n/a n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 3/25 3/21 1/48 5/14
Catches/stumpings 6/– 4/– 1/– 7/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 September 2021

Nosaina Pokana (born 12 April 1996) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut on 6 February 2016 against Ireland in Australia.[2] He made his List A debut in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 30 May 2016 against Kenya.[3] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 31 March 2017 against the United Arab Emirates in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship.[4] He made his first-class debut on 7 April 2017, also against the United Arab Emirates, in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[5]

In January 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) found his bowling action to be illegal, and was suspended from bowling in international cricket as a result.[6] In August 2018, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.[7] In March 2019, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament.[8] The following month, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[9] In Papua New Guinea's match against Oman, Pokana took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.[10] He was the leading wicket-taker for Papua New Guinea in the tournament, with 13 dismissals in six matches.[11]

In June 2019, he was selected to represent the Papua New Guinea cricket team in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games.[12] In September 2019, he was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[13] Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the player to watch in Papua New Guinea's squad.[14]

In August 2021, Pokana was named in Papua New Guinea's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nosaina Pokana". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Ireland tour of Australia, 1st T20I: Ireland v Papua New Guinea at Townsville, Feb 6, 2016". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 24th Match: Papua New Guinea v Kenya at Port Moresby, May 30, 2016". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  4. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Championship, 37th Match: United Arab Emirates v Papua New Guinea at Abu Dhabi, Mar 31, 2017". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  5. ^ "ICC Intercontinental Cup, United Arab Emirates v Papua New Guinea at Abu Dhabi, Apr 7-10, 2017". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Nosaina Pokana bowling action found to be illegal". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Squads and fixtures announced for 2020 ICC World T20 - EAP Group 'A' 2018". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Squads and Fixtures Announced for 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Final 2019". Cricket Philippines. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Barras on a mission". The National (Papua New Guinea). Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Namibia, PNG secure ODI status after wins over HK and Oman". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  11. ^ "ICC World Cricket League Division Two, 2019 - Papua New Guinea, List A matches: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Athlete List for Samoa 2019 Pacific Games". Pacific Games Council. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Barras named for qualifiers". The National. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Team preview: Papua New Guinea". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Papua New Guinea unveil T20 World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

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