Papua New Guinea qualifies for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024

Papua New Guinea secured their berth in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 after registering a thumping victory against the Philippines in the ongoing East Asia Pacific Qualifier on Friday.

Papua New Guinea secured their berth in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 after registering a thumping victory against the Philippines in the ongoing East Asia Pacific Qualifier on Friday.

Tournament hosts Papua New Guinea went into the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier as favourites, they proved themselves at the Qualifier stage with consistent dominant performances.

Led by Assad Vala, the hosts maintained a solid form with wins in each of the five games played so far, twice against Vanuatu, the Philippines and once against Japan.

With their latest win against the Philippines, the PNG now have 10 points from five wins, which resulted in a confirmed place in the 2024 T20 World Cup with still one game to go, against Japan, on Saturday, July 29.