The 2022 Papua New Guinea Tri-Nation Series was the 11th round of the 2019–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament, which was played in the United Arab Emirates in April 2022.[1] Originally scheduled to take place in Papua New Guinea, it was moved to the UAE due to travel restrictions.[2] It was a tri-nation series between Oman, Papua New Guinea and the Scotland cricket teams, with the matches played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[3] The ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World Cup.[4][5]
Originally, the matches were due to be played in Papua New Guinea in April 2021.[6][7] However, on 12 February 2021, the series was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9]
Squads
 Oman[10]
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 Papua New Guinea[11]
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 Scotland[12]
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Finlay McCreath was also named in Scotland's squad as a travelling reserve player.[13]
Fixtures
1st ODI
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to field.
2nd ODI
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd ODI
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- Papua New Guinea won the toss and elected to bat.
4th ODI
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- Scotland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Michael Leask (Sco) scored the fastest 50 by an Associate member player in ODIs (18 balls).[14]
- Gavin Main (Sco) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[15]
5th ODI
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- Oman won the toss and elected to bat.
- Christopher McBride (Sco) made his ODI debut.
- Mark Watt played in his 100th international match for Scotland.[16]
6th ODI
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- Oman won the toss and elected to bat.
Notes
- ^ Khawar Ali captained Oman in the third ODI of the series.
References
- ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2, supported by Dream 11, resumes this week in UAE". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "ICC announce CWCL2 fixtures for 2022". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Namibia crowned ICC World Cricket League Division 2 champions with victory over Oman". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Associates pathway to 2023 World Cup undergoes major revamp". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 qualifying matches rescheduled". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "CWC League 2 Round 11 Wrap – Elation for Scotland, familiar feeling for PNG". Emerging Cricket. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Three Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 series postponed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Covid-19 forces postponement of three men's World Cup League 2 series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ @TheOmanCricket (8 April 2022). "Tour announcement: Squad" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "PNG Cricket announce men's squads for tours of UAE and Nepal". Czarsportz. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Men's squad for CWCL2 series in Dubai announced". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Scotland announce Men's squad for CWCL2 Series in Dubai". Cricket World. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "Easy win for Scotland as CWC League 2 continues". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Scotland Win 3rd Match in CWCL2". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ "World Cup League 2: Scotland beat Oman in thriller to secure fourth win in four". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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