Allrounder

Assad Vala

Born: 1987-08-05
Batting: left handed
Bowling: right-arm offbreak
From: Papua New Guinean

Batting career

Career totals by format

Batting career statistics
Format	M	Runs	Avg	SR	HS
ODI	66	2,003	30.82	69.26	104
T20I	72	1,447	24.95	115.12	93
First-class	2	290	96.67	58.23	144*
List A	42	1,153	32.03	83.43	129*
T20	15	351	25.07	137.11	110
list a	9	270	38.57	100	129*

Bowling career

Career totals by format

Bowling career statistics
Format	M	Wkts	Econ	Overs	Best
ODI	66	55	3.97	398.0	3/17
T20I	72	44	6.26	108.5	3/7
List A	42	18	4.5	116.2	3/32
T20	15	10	7.46	30.5	4/25
list a	9	0	4.61	31.0	—

Recent performances

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About Assad Vala

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One of the most dynamic all-rounders present in the current Papua New Guinea squad, Assad Vala is an explosive left-handed batsman and a part-time offspinner. Born in PNG, Assad first represented the associate nation at the u-19 level, showcasing his skills at the 2004 U-19 World Cup held in Bangladesh. The 34-year old made his senior debut at the 2005 ICC Trophy against the Netherlands and nine years later made his international debut. He was first capped in an ODI fixture against Hong Kong on November 8th, 2014. A year later, In June 2015, Assad scored an unbeaten 124 on his first-class debut against Netherlands in the 2015-17 ICC Intercontinental Cup. After 13 years with the senior team, Assad was named as the skipper of PNG in August for the 2018 T20 World Cup Qualifiers and finished as the leading run-scorer with 294 runs in six innings. He came into the limelight when ICC nominated him as the ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Decade Award. Having been named in PNG’s T20 World Cup squad, the veteran would be hoping to take the associate nation to new heights in the upcoming years. (As of October 2021)