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Assad Vala

Assad Vala
FULL NAME

Asadollah Vala

BORN

August 05, 1987, Papua New Guinea

AGE36y 
BATTING STYLELeft hand Bat

BOWLING STYLE

Right arm Offbreak

PLAYING ROLE

Batter

TEAMSPapua New Guinea, Galaxy Gladiators Lantau

Batting Career Summary

BattingTestODIT20IPL
Matches067530
Innings067500
Runs0200412070
Balls0289710030
Highest0104930
Average030.3628.740.0
SR069.18120.340.0
Not Out0180
Fours01611100
Sixes028360
Ducks0500
50s01280
100s0100
200s0000
400s0000

Bowling Career Summary

BowlingTestODIT20IPL
Matches067530
Innings062320
Balls024064560
Runs016134660
Maidens02320
Wickets055310
Avg029.3315.030
Eco04.026.130
SR043.7514.710
BBI-/-3/173/7-/-
BBM-/-3/173/7-/-
4w0000
5w0000
10w0000

 

Profile
A key figure in the history of Papua New Guinea, Assad Vala is one of the genuine local talents from the country. Skillful with the bat, Assad is a top order batsman who prefers to open the innings. Right from the U19 level, he has been a star in PNG cricket, briskly climbing up the ranks to eventually become the captain of the national side in 2018, 13 years after he made his debut for the country. Apart from his batting skills, Assad is also a more than useful off-spin bowler and can be effective in white-ball cricket. Among his several career highlights, his century on First-class debut during the Intercontinental Cup 2015-17 and his tremendous frequency during the tournament is what piloted his progress as a cricketer. PNG lost their ODI status temporarily in 2018 after a loss to Nepal but managed to regain it in 2019 during the WCL Division Two tournament under Assad’s astute leadership.