Assad Vala

Assad Vala
Personal information
Full name
Asadollah Vala
Born (1987-08-05) 5 August 1987 (age 37)
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RelationsPauke Siaka (wife)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 10)8 November 2014 v Hong Kong
Last ODI5 April 2023 v Canada
ODI shirt no.13
T20I debut (cap 9)15 July 2015 v Ireland
Last T20I21 September 2023 v Hong Kong
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 66 43 7 101
Runs scored 2,003 839 700 2,986
Batting average 30.81 23.97 63.63 30.78
100s/50s 1/12 0/6 3/3 2/18
Top score 104 93* 144* 105*
Balls bowled 2,388 389 341 2,702
Wickets 55 27 5 69
Bowling average 28.70 15.81 33.20 26.24
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/17 3/7 2/80 3/17
Catches/stumpings 34/– 19/– 6/– 46/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 September 2023
Medal record
Representing  Papua New Guinea
Men's Cricket
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apia Twenty20 International

Asadollah Vala (born 5 August 1987) is a Papua New Guinea cricketer and the captain of the national side.[1][2] A left-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he has played for the Papua New Guinea national team since 2005.[3]

  1. ^ "Assad Vala". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ^ "PNG squad for Inter-continental Cup match against Namibia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  3. ^ CricketArchive profile